Animals Everywhere
Know that animals live all over the world — on land, in water, and in the air — and that every continent, even icy Antarctica, is home to animals, each suited to the conditions where they live
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“If you show your child pictures of a polar bear, a parrot, a camel, and a penguin, can they tell you that animals live in all sorts of different places around the world?”
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- Activity. Know that animals live all over the world — on land, in water, and in the air — and that every continent, even icy Antarctica, is home to animals, each suited to the conditions where they live
What to notice. Names at least 3 animals from different environments (e.g., forest, ocean, desert) • States that animals live on land, in water, and some can fly • Recognises that animals live on every continent
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If you show your child pictures of a polar bear, a parrot, a camel, and a penguin, can they tell you that animals live in all sorts of different places around the world?
Know that animals live all over the world — on land, in water, and in the air — and that every continent, even icy Antarctica, is home to animals, each suited to the conditions where they live
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- Names at least 3 animals from different environments (e.g., forest, ocean, desert)
- States that animals live on land, in water, and some can fly
- Recognises that animals live on every continent
“If you show your child pictures of a polar bear, a parrot, a camel, and a penguin, can they tell you that animals live in all sorts of different places around the world?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Animals of the World
- Age range
- Ages 5–7