Know it! - Grouping Living Things - Year 6

The educational resource from Focus Education (UK) Ltd provides a variety of interactive activities to help Year 6 students understand how living things are grouped and classified. The "Cops and robbers" activity encourages students to recall what they have learned about classification by writing down their knowledge within a two-minute time limit. They then have a chance to 'steal' ideas from their peers to enhance their understanding, with points awarded for each plausible statement they gather. This engaging method not only reinforces individual learning but also promotes collaboration among students.

Further activities include sorting exercises where students match the five kingdoms—plants, monera, protista, fungi, and animals—to their corresponding examples like algae, mushrooms, tigers, bacteria, and oak trees. Additionally, they are tasked with placing animals in their correct natural environments, such as snow leopards in mountains and otters in rivers. The "Word sorts" activity challenges students to identify terms related to grouping and classification from a mixed list, and the "Give me three!" activity asks for examples of invertebrates, molluscs, and animals adapted to arid conditions. These activities aim to solidify students' understanding of biological classification in a fun and interactive way, with points awarded for correct answers to motivate and assess their learning.