Wild, Farm & Pet Animals
Understand the difference between wild animals, farm animals, and pets — wild animals find their own food and shelter in nature; farm animals are kept by people for food, wool, or eggs; pets are animals people keep for companionship — and know that wild animals should be observed from a distance
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Classify wild, farm and pet roles using context and respectful distance.
Can attend to a short explanation and respond orally, by pointing, drawing or writing; check relevant prerequisite understanding rather than assuming age proves readiness.
Check readiness rather than assuming age or source graph order establishes attainment.
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Open the teaching material first. Keep the adult key and check sheet separate until their named stage. No printing, purchase or external media is required for the supplied adapted text tasks.
Use the supplied text/schematic indoors. Do not collect, taste, touch or disturb wildlife or unknown materials. Discussion does not require a personal experience.
Only record a real observation after the activity is actually carried out safely; otherwise mark not carried out.
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What this lesson covers and its limits
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- partial: Understand the difference between wild animals, farm animals, and pets — wild animals find their own food and shelter in nature; farm animals are kept by people for food, wool, or eggs; pets are animals people keep for companionship — and know that wild animals should be observed from a distance
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated application of taught roles; supported card classification evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: Sorts animals into wild, farm, and pet categories with examples
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated application of taught roles; supported card classification evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: Explains one key difference between each category
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated application of taught roles; supported card classification evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: Understands that wild animals should be observed, not approached
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated application of taught roles; supported card classification evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: If {{name}} sees a fox in the garden, can they explain that it's a wild animal — different from their pet cat or a farm sheep — and that wild animals look after themselves and shouldn't be touched?
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated application of taught roles; supported card classification evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
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Classify wild, farm and pet roles using context and respectful distance.
Classify wild, farm and pet roles using context and respectful distance.
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- Sorts animals into wild, farm, and pet categories with examples
- Explains one key difference between each category
- Understands that wild animals should be observed, not approached
“If your child sees a fox in the garden, can they explain that it's a wild animal — different from their pet cat or a farm sheep — and that wild animals look after themselves and shouldn't be touched?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Animals of the World
- Age range
- Ages 5–7