Give me 3 - Grouping Living Things - Year 4

In an interactive science activity designed for Year 4 pupils, "Give me 3!" encourages students to recall and categorise their knowledge of living things. This engaging task asks the children to come up with three examples for a variety of biological groups within a ten-minute period. They are challenged to identify three invertebrate creatures, which lack a backbone, and contrast these with three vertebrate creatures, known for having a spinal column.

Further categories push the pupils to think about different classes of animals and plants. They must list three reptiles, a group characterised by scaly skin and typically laying eggs, and three mammals, which are warm-blooded animals with fur or hair that usually give birth to live young. Additionally, the students are asked to name three different types of trees, showcasing their understanding of plant life, and three meat-eating birds, demonstrating knowledge of avian diets. For each correct example placed in the appropriate category, students earn two points, making it both a learning opportunity and a fun challenge to test their understanding of how living things are grouped.