Animals in our local community
by Kate Cuddihy
This lesson helps pupils to understand the roles that animals play in the local community and how these have changed over time.
Curriculum objectives
Pupils should learn:
- about their local community and how it has changed over time
- why the place is located where it is, and about people who have contributed to its development
- to work together to pose questions and undertake research
- to communicate their findings to others
- to discuss the local area with a range of different people in the school and local community
- what the place is like today and what it might be like in the future.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this lesson:
- most pupils: recognise and describe some of the main characteristics of their local community, and that it has changed over time
- some pupils have not made so much progress and: know some of the main features of their local community
- some pupils have progressed further and: recognise and describe some of the main characteristics of their local community. They can say how it has changed over time.
