Session Outline KS1 – British Wildlife- Animal Antics This outline is a general guide for what to expect during your session with us. Activities and session structure may vary depending on weather conditions and other circumstances.

National Curriculum Links – Learning Objectives Session outline Evaluation of Learners progress .identify and name a variety of common Introduction To include: Discussion animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, The class will have a brief welcome and introduction to the day. with children before, birds and mammals during and after the Activities visit. Pictures etc. taken back .identify and name a variety of common An interactive session where the children will all become ‘Wildlife to school. animals that are carnivores, herbivores and Detectives’ following a trail to discover some British wildlife and Photographs which you undercover some interesting facts including what they eat, where they may take for post visit omnivores live and what time of the day they are most active. discussions, displays We finish off with a fun game to test the children’s knowledge of the and activities. animals eating habits! Creative work produced by the children during the session can be taken back to school. Pre Visit activities Post Visit activities Relevant activity risk assessments Guided walks for Discuss British wildlife with the children, ask Talk about the animals they learnt about. Talk about which ones they schools; Collecting them what animal they think they might see and liked best and draw pictures of their favorite animal along with key facts. natural materials for or learn about on the session. craft activities; Games

Discuss carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z96vb9q

Read some popular fiction books with the children that have animals in, Beatrix Potter books, Percy The Park Keeper, going on a bear hunt etc, this is a great opportunity to discuss the difference between make believe and reality.