Lesson 2 - Animal life stages
Lesson overview
Students investigate how animals change as they grow. They begin by matching images of baby and adult animals using a life stage image gallery, then watch a short video showing how a tadpole transforms into a frog and retell the frog’s life stages as a story. Finally, students collect photos of a pet or another animal and create a photo grid that shows its life stages from young to adult.
Learning intention
We are learning how animals change as they grow.
Success criteria
We can recognise the different life stages of animals.
Activity 1 - How do animals grow and change?
Some animals such as humans, birds and snakes have simple life stages. When they are born they look similar to an adult.
Other animals, such as butterflies, beetles and frogs go through big changes to their body as they grow.
Tasks
- Download and view the life stage image gallery
- Use an app to place each picture of an adult with its baby.
The life cycle of a chicken.
Activity 2 - How do pets change as they grow?
Tasks
- Find photos of a pet or another animal showing a variety of life stages.
- Create a photo grid of the animal's life stages using PicCollage or a similar app.
Changes in a dog as is grows from a puppy to an adult.