African Savannah: Life cycles

Topics Year 1
This unit is part of Carnival of the Animals Mammals

Objectives

Science

  • Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores or omnivores.
  • Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals.

Geography

  • Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features – vegetation, season, weather.
  • Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify countries, continents and oceans.

Lesson Planning

Learn 4 characteristics of mammals; research the life cycle of the lion and the elephant and make life cycle mobiles.

Teaching Outcomes
To describe and compare mammals found in the African Savannah.
To locate the continent of Africa on world map, atlas and globe and identify key physical features.

Children will:

  • Learn 4 characteristics of mammals.
  • Research the life cycle of the lion and the elephant.
  • Find out other interesting facts of the lion and the elephant.
  • Know the meaning of the terms carnivore, herbivore, omnivore.
  • Know some key physical features of the African savannah.

You Will Need

  • Small PE hoops
  • Print outs of life cycle images
  • ‘The African Savannah’ to read aloud
  • Small whiteboards
  • Selection of non-fiction books
  • Coloured stiff paper
  • Examples and facts for elephants and lions