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Lesson Three – Sorting Animals

This computing teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to practise sorting sets of different animals into groups using a range of matching criteria. The class can explain reasons why and how information about animals can be organised and categorised in different ways.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise sorting sets of different animals into groups using a range of matching criteria

Learning Objectives

Use technology purposefully to create and organise content. Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school.

Learning Outcomes

I can suggest ways to sort animals into different groups. I can give reasons why and how information can be organised and categorised.

Sorting Animals

Teaching sequence to help the children practise sorting sets of different animals into groups using a range of matching criteria

What Animals

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children compare different types of animals using a range of matching criteria

Animal Record Card

Template to help the children select and record information about wild animals to sort using different matching criteria

Sorting Animals

Interactive activity to help the children practise sorting sets of different animals into groups using a range of matching criteria

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise sorting sets of different animals into groups using a range of matching criteria

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