- Observing the local environment by drawing and discussing the environment in the school grounds.
- Reading and talking about ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, by Eric Carle.
- Sequencing the life-cycle of a butterfly through group activities.
- Investigating, through fieldwork, types of habitats for minibeasts in school grounds.
- Discussing and classifying minibeasts using living creatures.
- Describing minibeasts and their habitats through talking and drawing.
- Recognising and discussing different types of environments.
- Investigating where butterflies would like to live in the school grounds through fieldwork.
- Discussing, ranking and drawing different types of environments for butterflies.
- Designing and making a butterfly environment.
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Extra activities:
- Designing and making minibeasts with clay / marla
- Researching lives of other minibeasts using library / internet