Reception - Animals and their babies

Immerse your children in this topic outdoors with these plans, including everything from key questions, key vocabulary, simple setups and easy-to-follow activities, they are designed to deepen learning through the 7 main principles of play. Both child-led and adult-led activities and extensions included, it’s everything you need to transform your outdoors into an exploration space.

Lesson Plans

Animal babies activity bank

Our activity bank uses your outdoor space to immerse them in this topic, sharing 5 adult-led, active & engaging activities. Including simple setups, key questions, and suggested extension opportunities. Your children will be encouraged to discuss, explore, and investigate your whole outdoor space whilst learning more about animal babies they are familiar with and those they are not.

Lines of enquiry:

What are baby animals called?
Do baby animals always look like their parents?
How do animals look after their young?
What size are baby animals?
How do animals communicate with their babies?

Animal babies enhancement plan

Engage children in your outdoor provision by exploring this topic outdoors. Our enhancement plans take the thought out of creating engaging invitations to play outdoors! Each of these animal baby themed play ideas also offer adult-led learning opportunities to deepen children’s learning through hands-on exploration and key vocabulary for the children.

Lines of enquiry:

Where do baby animals live?
What do baby animals eat?
How do farmers look after baby animals?

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