Animal Life Stages
Recognise that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults, and describe basic animal life stages
Typical age: 6–7 years
“Can your child describe how a kitten grows into a cat, or how a baby grows into an adult?”
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Needs first
- What Living Things Need
Understanding survival needs supports understanding growth and development
- How Animals Have Babies
Animal babies topic enriched by curriculum coverage of offspring and life stages
- Naming Common AnimalsREQUIRED
Must know animal groups before learning about offspring and life stages
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- Life Cycles of OrganismsREQUIRED
Must know basic offspring-to-adult stages before comparing diverse life cycles
- Offspring resemble parentsREQUIRED
Must know offspring grow into adults before observing parent-offspring similarities and differences
- Human ReproductionREQUIRED
KS3 human reproduction (systems, fertilisation, gestation) extends KS2 introduction to offspring and life stages