Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Understand that not all animals have an internal skeleton and that the presence of this is an important feature in classifying them.
• Know that a skeleton is needed for support, protection and movement.
• Learn and communicate knowledge of the skeleton through the construction of a string puppet with moving joints.

Activities

1. Play themed games to learn associated knowledge and vocabulary (Yr3 &4).
2. Make a skeleton string puppet that has moving joints (Yr3 &4).
3. Reinforce knowledge by naming bones on the puppets (Yr3) or writing an explanatory script (Yr4).
4. Puppeteer a skeleton dance (Yr3 &4).

Investigation - classifying and identifying, analysing secondary sources
As the team fitness coaches you need to know about bones and skeletons. Make a skeleton string puppet and use it to explain some important facts about bones.
Year 3 - Make puppet in groups and work on puppeteering a presentation on bones.
Year 4 - Make puppet in groups and write a script to explain the bones for the presentation.

Vocabulary
Vertebrate, invertebrate, bone, skeleton, skull, ribcage, pelvis, femur