Session Outline• You could purchase the corresponding 6 bird teddies if desired and talk to the children about their different colours beforehand and use them to facilitate free play and consolidation afterwards.

• Put the children into pairs. (You could use pairing cards to do this.) • Discuss your outdoor area map with the children. Can they point to

where they are now? Can they name any features? Can they orientate the map? Explain that there are 6 hidden cards about common UK birds marked on their maps: can they work out with their partner where they may be?

• Explain that the 6 points you have marked on your maps correlate to 6 hidden bird hunt cards. They should work together to read the map to find the cards.

• When they find the cards, they should record on their recording sheet: (differentiated)

HA: The bird’s name and the correct fact (sheet 1), MA: Writing the bird’s name (sheet 2), LA: Circling the bird’s name (sheet 3)Extension: Do the children know any other common UK birds? How are the similar/ different to the birds they have studied today?

Curriculum Links

Science: (Y1) Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammalsIdentify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivoresDescribe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals. (Y2) Identify and name a variety of animals. (Y4) Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment. (Y6) Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics. (KS1 SE) Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. (KS2 SE) Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries.Geography: (KS1) Describe the location of features and routes on a map; Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school andit's grounds. (KS2) Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps and plans.

Session ObjectivesChildren will use a map to explore their outdoor area. They will learn some names, descriptions (and facts) about common UK birds.ResourcesMap of your outdoor area, bird hunt cards, recording sheets, clipboards, teddy birds (optional- can be purchased from places like RSPB website).Risk Assessments Generic Site RA.Challenge Skills• Working and communicating cooperatively in pairs• Manage their own and others’ risk• Following a map• Reading comprehension• Learning about UK species• Recording results in tablesPreparationMake a map of your outdoor area and mark on where you have hidden the 6 bird hunt cards.

Common UK Birds

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SCIENCEGEOGRAPHY

ANIMALS INCLUDINGHUMANS MAP SKILLS

Recording Sheet 1

Common UK Birds

SCIENCE

Teddy bird Name Fact Answer

When can you often hear this bird sing?

A) When it’s sunny

B) After rainC) When it’s

windy

What is this bird’s most common

predator?

A) CatB) FoxC) Lion

How many times can this bird peck into a

tree per second?

A) 2B) 5C) 20

Which part of this bird is silent?

A) Its wingsB) Its cryC) Its song

Is this bird…A) A herbivoreB) A CarnivoreC) An omnivore

Which gender of this word has a

green head?

A) MaleB) Female

GEOGRAPHYANIMALS INCLUDING

HUMANS MAP SKILLS

Name

Recording Sheet 2

Common UK Birds

SCIENCE

Teddy bird Name

GEOGRAPHYANIMALS INCLUDING

HUMANS MAP SKILLS

Name

Recording Sheet 3

Common UK Birds

SCIENCE

Teddy bird Name

Crow Blackbird Raven

Robin Blue tit Sparrow

Woodpecker Pigeon Seagull

Blackbird Tawny Owl Dove

Robin Woodpecker Sparrow

Blackbird Blue tit Mallard duck

GEOGRAPHYANIMALS INCLUDING

HUMANS MAP SKILLS

Name

Blackbird

The blackbird likes to sing after rain.

Sparrow

A sparrow’s main predator is a cat.

Green Woodpecker

A woodpecker can peck into a tree 20 times per second!

Tawny Owl

The wings of a Tawny Owl are

silent.

Robin

Robins eat worms and berries and so

are known as omnivores.

Mallard Duck

The male duck has a green head.