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One of our young Sumatran
Orangutans born in 2004
KS1 Classification
Information and guidance for teachers
Contents
Learning objectives
Lesson plan
Curriculum links
Suggested activities to link with session
Things to arrange prior to visit
The day of your trip: arriving at the Zoo
Your teaching session
KS1 Classification
Learning objectives
After attending this session, pupils will be able to:
▪ Talk about different animals with backbones
▪ Describe the special features of these different vertebrate animals
▪ Understand how these features help the animals to survive
Lesson plan
▪ Introduction
Whole class discussion to introduce some of the features of living animals
and establish how all animals are different. These differences can help an
animal survive; examples of unusual Zoo animals will be used where
possible.
▪ Main lesson
Class is divided into a maximum of five groups (each assisted by an adult
from your group) which rotate around the following activities based on:
Fish, Amphibian, Reptile, Mammal and Bird. Each activity will revolve
around artefacts that the pupils will be able to handle and talk about with
the adult.
▪ Plenary
Whole class discussion: labelling the activities and talking about unusual
features that animals have. There will be a short series of video clips
showing some of the special animals here at the Zoo. If there is sufficient
time, there will be a close encounter with a live vertebrate to show some
other special features (there is a Zoo ‘no handling’ policy for Reception
age children (under 5’s) or any class that contains them).
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One of our Discovery Sessions
in action!
Click here to download a Zoo Map
Animals discussed during session
Many different animals may be discussed during this session including snakes,
flamingos, tortoises, elephants, zebra, lions, ostriches and Jaguars. See route
map below for ideas.
Curriculum links
KS1 life processes and living things:
Recognising and comparing body features of animals
Looking at similarities and differences between themselves and other animals
Learning that animals need food and water to stay alive
Learning that caring for the environment and animals is important
Using scientific language, describing and communicating ideas
One of our Critically
Endangered Blue-throated
Macaws
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Suggested activities to link with session
Before visit (recommended prior learning - useful but not essential)
Vocabulary – Backbone or spine, amphibian, reptile, fish, mammal and bird.
Concepts – Basic understanding of the ways these animals differ from each
other.
During visit (-see map)
Amphibians – Spirit of the Jaguar, Tropical Realm and Aquarium.
Fish – Aquarium.
Birds – Condors, Flamingos, Parrots, Penguins, Tropical Realm and Tsavo Bird
Safari.
Reptiles – Tropical Realm, Realm of the Red Ape, Islands in Danger.
Mammals – Lots to choose from around the Zoo: Elephants, Fruit Bat Forest,
Monkey Islands, Realm of the Red Ape, Lions, Tigers, Cheetahs.
After visit
Animal A-Z Games (on the coach?!)
Think of a mammal/fish/bird/reptile/amphibian beginning with…
Something beginning with for example ‘z covered in fur’, or ‘an animal that feeds
its young milk beginning with ‘j’
An animal that flies/hops/swims beginning with …
Sign writing – Make an identification sign for an imaginary animal. Give it a
name, draw it and describe its food, habits, predators and number of babies etc.
Is it a reptile, amphibian, mammal, fish, bird or something else?
ICT – Use computers to present mathematical information you have collected
e.g. how many reptiles have you seen?
Art – Display photos and drawings made at the Zoo. You could produce a
separate display for birds, amphibians, fish, reptiles and mammals.
Drama – Turn your sounds and experiences of visiting the Zoo into a play or
assembly.
Gaboon Vipers on display at the
Secret World of the Okapi
Classification: Some Exhibits to Visit
Flamingos
Islands in
Danger
Cheetah
Fruit Bat
Forest
Tsavo Black
Rhino
Reserve
Education
Centre
Spirit of the
Jaguar
Tropical Realm
Giraffes
Elephants
of the Asian
Forest
Chester Zoo supports Black Rhino
conservation in Kenya
Things to arrange prior to visit
▪ Please check the details on your confirmation letter. If you have any
queries please call us on 01244 650205 / 389444.
▪To arrange a pre-visit to the Zoo, contact us on 01244 650205 / 389444 for
details.
▪ Arrange appropriate number of group leaders and collate contact details.
▪ Assign students to a group leader, ensure students and leaders know the
running plan for the day, have staff contact details and map of the Zoo
(click here).
▪ Ensure group leaders have a plan for the day including: student names,
time and location of teaching session (e.g. a copy of the confirmation letter)
and where to meet, if necessary, after the session and at the end of the
day. Group leaders may also find a Zoo map useful.
Special Educational Needs
We welcome pupils with special needs. Please notify us of their
requirements in advance, so that we can tailor our programmes to your
pupils' needs.
Additionally, please inform us of any wheelchair users in the group or any
specific allergies that we should be aware of.
For more information on disabled access please refer to the Zoo website
at
http://www.chesterzoo.org/Visit/GettingAround/Access%20facilities.a
spx
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Sheba is our oldest Asian Elephant at
over 50 years of age!
The day of your trip: arriving at the Zoo
▪ Please help us to make your entrance to the Zoo as smooth as possible
▪ Allow plenty of time to get to and into the Zoo. It can take over 30 minutes
to enter the Zoo and reach the Education Centre, particularly at busy times
of year.
▪ On arrival the group leader only should approach the Main Gate with the
confirmation letter. Students and other staff should remain on the coach.
▪ This provides an ideal opportunity for another member of staff to run
through itinerary for the day with students and helpers, to hand out work
sheets, information, maps, talk times etc.
▪ Once the paperwork has been completed the group leader can collect the
group from the coach to be counted into the Zoo by Gate Staff.
▪ There are toilets at the main entrance both inside and outside the Zoo.
Rainy day – indoor enclosures
The Aquarium, Tropical Realm, Fruit Bat Forest, Spirit of the Jaguar, Islands
in Danger, Realm of the Red Ape and Butterfly Journey are all heated,
indoor exhibits.
Additionally, Macaws, Chimpanzees, Giraffes, Elephants of the Asian
Forest, Tsavo Black Rhino Reserve, Monkeys, Tsavo Bird Safari and
Miniature Monkeys all have undercover viewing.
See map overleaf for location of exhibits
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Rainy Day Visits
Aquarium
Islands in
Danger
Grow Zone
Cheetah
Fruit Bat
Forest
Realm of the
Red Ape
Tsavo Black
Rhino Reserve
Tropical
Realm
Spirit of the
Jaguar
Chimpanzees
Secret
World of
the Okapi
Butterfly
Journey
Elephants
of the Asian
Forest
Monkeys
Ring-tailed Lemur on Lemur Island
Your teaching session
▪ Sessions are run in 3 classrooms all located in the Education Centre
next to the Spirit of the Jaguar exhibit.
▪ On arrival at the Education Centre please wait outside the
appropriate room (Cook, Columbus or Cousteau), as stated on your
booking confirmation, for an Education Officer to greet you.
Please don’t block doorways to education classrooms as there may
be classes about to leave.
▪ Each teaching session will last approximately 50 minutes.
There is plenty of open space for lunches outside the Education
Centre. On rainy days there is an indoor picnic area next door to the
Arara Café near the Education Centre.
▪ There are toilets opposite the Spirit of the Jaguar house, just past the
Education Centre.
• Some Discovery Sessions may include a live animal and/or a
selection of bio-artefacts. Please inform us in advance of any
allergies or phobias that may be affected by this. An antibacterial
foam hand-wash will be offered to students at the end of the session.
In order for this to be effective, teachers are asked to ensure that all
students have clean hands on arrival at the Education Centre.
If you are delayed for any reason and may be late for your
teaching session please contact 01244 650205/ 389444. We may
be able to help!
If you have found this information useful or think there is
something that we could add to help your day run smoothly, please
let us know at [email protected]
Enjoy your visit!
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