KS1/2

KS1/2 Lesson plans

• Mallard's wetland olympics

  This activity introduces children to a basic feature of living things they can move.

• Getting through the day duck style

  This activity introduces children to how animals (and ourselves) cope with daily life.

• Ducks dinner

  This activity starts with the premise that all living things have needs that are obtained from their surroundings (habitats). One of the most important needs is food.

• Dull duck, dashing duck

  This activity introduces children to the concept that animal colours and patterns are not just there to look nice (although they may).

• Froggy fun

  This activity introduces children to the concept of life cycles.

• Help the duck find her babies

  This activity introduces pupils to a basic characteristic and need of living things the ability and need to reproduce.

• Join dots

  This activity introduces children to the shape and form of Duck.

• Who lives with Mallard?

  Children are introduced to the concepts of habitats and communities.

• The great pond safari

• Stella the swan

  Through the telling of a story with props, children will learn the similarities and differences between ducks, geese and swans and how wildfowl are adapted to life in water.