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Year 1 · Science

Common Animals

Year 1 learners practise animal groups mammals birds fish reptiles amphibians for kids.

The activities include Consider How to Observe Plants and Animals, Identify Different Plants and Animals, Identify Invertebrates That Can Fly, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, lesson, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Consider How to Observe Plants and Animals
  • Identify Different Plants and Animals
  • Identify Invertebrates That Can Fly
  • Know How to Stay Safe and Care for Wild Animals
  • Learn About the Animal Group Called Amphibians
  • Learn About the Animal Group Called Birds
  • Learn About the Animal Group Called Fish
  • Learn About The Animal Group Called Mammals
  • Learn About the Animal Group Called Reptiles
  • Name Our Birds
  • Name Our Farm Animals
  • Name Our Mini-beasts
  • Name Our Wild Animals
  • Name Some Sea Creatures
  • Name Some Wild Animals
  • Name the Baby Animal
  • Sort Animals Into the Five Vertebrate Groups

Checked learning resources

  • KS1 Science: Minibeasts

    BBC Teach · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Three short, directly playable KS1 videos identify minibeasts as invertebrates, explore their characteristics and habitats, and model caring for them.

  • Naming and grouping familiar animals

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 1 Year 1 lesson identifying common animals and grouping pets and wild animals.

  • Naming birds and reptiles

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 1 Year 1 lesson naming common birds and identifying feathers, wings and egg-laying as bird characteristics.

  • Types of Animals | KS1 Year 1 Science

    STEM Made Simple · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Directly playable Year 1 science video for identifying common animals and grouping vertebrates as mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

  • Year 1 Biodiversity Lesson 3: Who Sings to Me in the Morning?

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    Signed-in Year 1 lesson teaches children to name and identify common UK birds and notice where those birds can be found.

  • KS1 Minibeast Activity Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    KS1 fact files, identification cards and activities for naming minibeasts, recognising them as invertebrates and caring for their environment.

  • Minibeasts in the forest: KS1 lesson plan

    Forestry England · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    KS1 outdoor observation activities with a Forest Code for finding minibeasts safely and caring for the forest and its smallest animals.

  • Naming and grouping familiar animals lesson slides

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 1 downloadable lesson slides. Year 1 lesson identifying common animals and grouping pets and wild animals.