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Grouping living things with keys

Year 4 · Lower Key Stage 2 · S4-LT — Group living things; use keys to identify them; environments can change

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Living things and habitats (Year 2)

I

Concept Anchor

A key sorts living things with yes/no questions. Each question is about something you can see or count, like legs or wings.

Worked example

Does it have six legs? An ant, yes. A spider, no.

  1. 1.Count the legs of each animal.
  2. 2.An ant has 6, so it goes on the 'yes' side.
  3. 3.A spider has 8, so it goes on the 'no' side.
II

Guided Check

Write a yes/no question to split a bird from a cat.

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 4S4-LT — Use a key·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    A key asks: 'Does it have six legs?' Which animal goes on the 'yes' side?

    Q2Year 4S4-LT — Write a key question·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which yes/no question would split a frog from a fish?

    Q3Year 4S4-LT — Environments can change·Problem Solving·●●●Draft — awaiting teacher review

    A pond is filled in with soil to build houses. What is most likely to happen to the frogs that lived there?