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Summer 1: Animal Survival - Life Cycles
In the Animal Survival project, your child will go outside to the Wildlife Garden to identify and observe living things in various microhabitats. They will identify and research what an animal needs to survive. Children will learn about the offspring of different animal groups, matching parents to their offspring. They will order the stages in animals’ life cycles and investigate the life cycle of a frog and a butterfly. They will revisit learning about the four seasons and explore how animals’ behaviour changes across the seasons and how this links to their life cycles. Children will plan and make habitat improvements within the school grounds.
Help your child prepare for their project:
- Talk to your child about animals and insects they see in the garden and in the park.
- Keep a track of which butterflies you spot and where you see them.
- Read stories such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar and Tadpole’s Promise.
