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Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Where minibeasts live: micro-habitats. Different minibeasts prefer different conditions — under logs (damp, dark), in soil (underground), on leaves (sunny), in…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Minibeasts in the food chain: simple garden food chains. A caterpillar eats a leaf, a bird eats the caterpillar. The idea that minibeasts are food for other…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

How minibeasts move: crawling (ants, beetles), flying (butterflies, bees), slithering (worms, slugs), jumping (grasshoppers, fleas), burrowing (earthworms)…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Caterpillar to butterfly: the life cycle of a butterfly as an observable transformation. Egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly. The idea that one creature…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Caring for minibeasts: observing minibeasts gently, handling them carefully, putting them back where you found them. Why minibeasts matter — they help gardens…

Science // Matter & Materials

Describe simple physical properties of everyday materials such as hard/soft, stretchy/stiff, shiny/dull, rough/smooth, waterproof/absorbent, transparent/opaque

Science // Matter & Materials

Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made, understanding that objects can be made from different materials

Science // Matter & Materials

Identify and name a variety of everyday materials including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock

Science // Ocean Life

Know that oceans are huge bodies of salt water that cover most of Earth's surface, and that the ocean is home to an enormous number of living things

Science // Ocean Life

Understand that ocean animals need food, shelter, and the right conditions to survive — just like land animals — and that different parts of the ocean provide…

Science // Ocean Life

Recognise that the ocean is home to an amazing variety of animals — from tiny seahorses and colourful clownfish to enormous whales and sharks — and that ocean…

Science // Ocean Life

Describe a simple ocean food chain: tiny plants (phytoplankton) are eaten by small animals, which are eaten by bigger fish, which are eaten by top predators…

Science // Ocean Life

Know that whales and dolphins are mammals, not fish — they breathe air, are warm-blooded, and feed their babies milk — even though they live in the ocean

Science // Ocean Life

Know what a coast or beach is — the place where land meets the ocean — and that different coasts can be sandy, rocky, or muddy, each with different plants and…

Science // Ocean Life

Explore rock pools (tide pools) as small ocean habitats where crabs, anemones, starfish, and small fish can be found, and understand that these creatures are…

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Identify and name common animals from major groups: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Identify and name common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Understand what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive: water, food, air, and suitable conditions

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Classify common animals as carnivores (eat meat), herbivores (eat plants), or omnivores (eat both)

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Identify and describe the basic structure of common flowering plants (roots, stem, leaves, flowers) and trees (roots, trunk, branches, leaves)

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Describe and compare the external body structure of common animals across groups (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals)

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Identify, name, and locate basic parts of the human body and associate each body part with its sense

Science // Polar Regions

Know that Earth has a North Pole and a South Pole — the two coldest places on the planet — and be able to find them on a globe, understanding that they are at…

Science // Polar Regions

Know that the Arctic (North Pole) and Antarctic (South Pole) are very different — the Arctic is a frozen ocean surrounded by land where people and polar bears…