SQUIRRELS Worksheets - EYFS/KS1 Science Animals

This Year 1 teaching resource pack, based on squirrrels, will help children to use the local environment throughout the year to explore and answer questions about animals in their habitat.

Pack includes Year 1 Science lesson outlines and worksheets on the subject of squirrels useful for follow-up work.

• Background information for teachers so you have the answers to hand and can feel knowledgeable bout your subject without spending hours researching.
• Lesson notes and ideas to help you plan
• 18 Differentiated worksheets will cater for all abilities in your class!

The worksheets cover

• What squirrels eat
• Parts of a squirrel
• Labelling a squirrel (characteristics)
• Where they live
• Writing paper for recording
• Comprehension sheets
• And more!

The pack will:

• Help you to fully embrace the non-statutory guidance for the Year 1 National Curriculum for Science as well as teaching the statutory requirements.
• Bring Science alive and help you to deliver excellent lessons based on squirrels in the local environment.

Designed to appeal to the Y1 child, gently introducing key vocabulary. Written by an Environmental Education, Early Years specialist (ages 3 to 8) who understands how children learn.

Year 1: Science curriculum covered:

• identify and name a variety of common animals, including birds.
• describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (including birds).

• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are …omnivores.

The Squirrel worksheets can be used with:

Our Squirrel PowerPoint which is great for starting a lesson, or reinforcing what has been learnt at the end.