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Discover the key features of reptiles and create a poster. Identify what reptiles eat and use paint to create your own scaled picture. You will also sculpt and paint a clay snake.
Discover the key features of reptiles and create a poster. Identify what reptiles eat and use paint to create your own scaled picture. You will also sculpt and paint a clay snake.
    Relation to Curriculum in England: = Art = Science
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Activity One - Reptiles Poster

Activity 1
Reptiles Poster

  • Sc1/2.2a identify and name a variety of common animals including,reptiles
  • Sc1/2.2c describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals including reptiles
Activity Two - Label The Reptile

Activity 2
Label The Reptile

  • Sc1/2.2a identify and name a variety of common animals including, reptiles
  • Sc1/2.2c describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals including reptiles
Activity Three - What Reptiles Eat

Activity 3
What Reptiles Eat

  • Sc1/2.2bidentify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
Activity Four - Scales Printing

Activity 4
Scales Printing

  • Sc1/2.2a identify and name a variety of common animals including, reptiles
  • Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Activity Five - Sculpt And Paint A Snake

Activity 5
Sculpt And Paint A Snake

  • Large mixing bowl
  • 1 cup salt
  • ½ cup plain flour
  • ¾ cup water
  • Baking tray
  • Oven
  • Poster paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
Websites

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
This websites provides detailed information about different snakes and lizards in the UK along with a downloadable identification guide and map of where these reptiles can be found.

National Geographic
Pictures and facts about reptiles.
Documentaries

Sir David Attenborough: Planet Earth

Sir David Attenborough: Life in Cold Blood

Theses series both have beautiful imagery and wonderful explanations about a range of animals in their different habitats, including amphibians.
Activity One - Reptiles Poster

Activity 1
Reptiles Poster

Practical Resources:
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Sc1/2.2a identify and name a variety of common animals including, reptiles
  • Sc1/2.2c describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals including reptiles
Downloads:
Activity Two - Label The Reptile

Activity 2
Label The Reptile

Practical Resources:
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Sc1/2.2a identify and name a variety of common animals including, reptiles
  • Sc1/2.2c describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals including reptiles
Downloads:
Activity Three - What Reptiles Eat

Activity 3
What Reptiles Eat

Practical Resources:
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Sc1/2.2b identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
Downloads:
Activity Four - Scales Printing

Activity 4
Scales Printing

Practical Resources:
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Sc1/2.2a identify and name a variety of common animals including, reptiles
  • Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Downloads:
Activity Five - Sculpt And Paint A Snake

Activity 5
Sculpt And Paint A Snake

Practical Resources:
  • Large mixing bowl
  • 1 cup salt
  • ½ cup plain flour
  • ¾ cup water
  • Baking tray
  • Oven
  • Poster paint
  • Paintbrushes
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
Downloads:

Websites

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
This websites provides detailed information about different snakes and lizards in the UK along with a downloadable identification guide and map of where these reptiles can be found.

National Geographic
Pictures and facts about reptiles.

Documentaries

Theses series both have beautiful imagery and wonderful explanations about a range of animals in their different habitats, including amphibians.

Sir David Attenborough: Planet Earth

Sir David Attenborough: Life in Cold Blood

Additional Hands-On Activities

Amphibians Activities
Year 1 / Key Stage 1

Amphibians

£4.50
Birds Activities
Year 1 / Key Stage 1

Birds

£4.50
Fish Activities
Year 1 / Key Stage 1

Fish

£4.00
Mammals Activities
Year 1 / Key Stage 1

Mammals

£4.00
Habitats: Deserts Activities
Year 2 / Key Stage 1

Habitats: Deserts

£4.50
Habitats: Oceans Activities
Year 2 / Key Stage 1

Habitats: Oceans

£4.00
Habitats: Polar Activities
Year 2 / Key Stage 1

Habitats: Polar

£4.50
Habitats: Rainforests Activities
Year 2 / Key Stage 1
Habitats: Rainforests
£4.00

Suggested Resources

Books
Books
First Animal Encyclopedia: A First Reference Book for Children

Great book to look up different animals, identify animals you come across.

Books
Books
Miles and Miles of Reptiles (The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)

Fun rhyming book all about reptiles.

Books
Books
The Amazing Animal Atlas
by Nick Crumpton

Locate where different animals live all around the world.

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