Habitats are places where animals and plants live. The plants and animals - including humans - in a habitat need each other to survive. Remind the pupils of the code of conduct established in the Habitats ground rules lesson COUNTRY: Wales KEY STAGE: Foundation phase SUBJECT: Language, literacy and communication skills, Knoweldge and understanding of the world, Habitats Included in this lesson plan: Starter activity Main activity Plenary activity Curriculum objectives Learning outcomes Vocabulary

In this lesson, pupils draw up plans to improve their school grounds and work out the costs to make these changes. Ideally, they will have completed the lesson Animal-friendly school grounds beforehand. This lesson is followed by Planning the project. COUNTRY: Wales KEY STAGE: 2 SUBJECT: PSE, Design and technology, English, ICT, Science - Habitats and School grounds Included in this lesson plan: Starter activity Main activity Plenary activity Extension activities Curriculum objectives Animal welfare objectives Learning outcomes Vocabulary Useful websites Teachers' notes Activity sheets

This exercise helps pupils to think about what wildlife needs and how they can make their school grounds more wildlife-friendly. Follow this lesson with Priorities for improvement. COUNTRY: Wales KEY STAGE: 2 SUBJECT: PSE, Science – Habitats and School grounds, Geography Included in this lesson plan: Starter activity Main activity Plenary activity Extension activities Curriculum objectives Animal welfare objectives Learning outcomes Vocabulary (Welsh) Useful websites Teachers' notes: Friendly or unfriendly? Worksheets: Wildlife-friendly places?

This set of activities aims to make children aware of the wildlife that is around them, and of the steps that humans can take to care of wild animals and their homes. As well as experiencing awe and wonder at the variety of wildlife with whom they share their world, children will learn to be respectful explorers of the outdoors. COUNTRY: Wales KEY STAGE: Foundation phase SUBJECT: Language, literacy and communication skills, Physical development, Creative development, Personal and social development, Wellbeing and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the world. Included in this lesson plan: Initial teacher input Adult-led activities Child-initiated activities Learning outcomes Vocabulary Useful websites Teachers' notes x3 Activitysheet x 10

In this lesson pupils look for evidence of animals in their school grounds and use this to identify different types of wildlife. Follow this lesson with Animal-friendly school grounds. COUNTRY: Wales KEY STAGE: 2 SUBJECT: PSE, Geography, Science Included in this lesson plan: Starter activity Main activity Plenary activity Extension activities Curriculum objectives Animal welfare objectives Learning outcomes Vocabulary (Welsh) Useful websites Teachers' notes x 3 Worksheets x 1 Factsheets x 3

In this lesson students will examine the reasons for selective breeding of chickens for meat and learn how extreme selection for specific traits can cause unnecessary suffering to the chicken. Ideally, they should have completed the lesson Intensive farming and selective breeding - an ethical debate beforehand. COUNTRY: England KEY STAGE: 3 SUBJECT: Science, Farming Included in this lesson plan: Starter activies Main activities Plenary activities Extension activities Curriculum objectives Learning outcomes Vocabulary Factsheets x3 Images

This lesson looks at simple food chains and encourages pupils to recognise the importance of each animal within the chain. Activities included.

This competition is designed to deliver a fun way of learning about all aspects of the RSPCA and applying that learning to design using art techniques while offering an opportunity for children to explain their design in an accompanying letter to be sent along with their entry. The competition closes in September so this could be a lesson plan for the end of the 2013/14 term or the beginning of the 2014/15 term

This lesson aims to explore pupils' attitudes about minibeasts and allows them to develop a minibeasts code. Activities and worksheets included. Pupils should learn: 1. that animals should be treated with care and sensitivity. 2. to appreciate that humans have a responsibility to ensure the well-being of all animals, including minibeasts.

These activities introduce pupils to the concept of gathering evidence on different animals' and plants&' habitats through investigation. Then encourages pupils to think about how animals are suited to a particular environment.

Work with your class to develop a code of conduct before you study wild animals in their natural habitat. Activities included.

Host a debate about animal welfare at your school or university during April, record it, send us the link, and you could win a trip to the London Pet Show for you and your students, including transport. (Competition running from 1 April to 25 April 2014)

These activities, both role play and script writing, look at how human activity in the environment can pose dangers to living things.

Image packs covering different animal categories, including pets and farm animals. Can be used in support of lessons, as flash cards or on displays.

This lesson explores the fears that some individuals have of spiders by looking at the useful functions that British spiders perform. Activities included. Pupils should learn that there are different kinds of plants and animals in the immediate environment

This exercise helps pupils to think about what wildlife needs and how they can make their school grounds more wildlife-friendly. Follow this lesson with [Animal-friendly school grounds]. Activities, teachers' notes and worksheets included.

This lesson focuses upon bees to give an insight into the complexity of insect life and to explore the beneficial effect of bees on humans and the environment. Activities included. Pupils should learn: 1. to observe and make a record of an animal. 2. that animals and the environment should be treated with care and sensitivity.

This exercise helps pupils to think about what wildlife needs and how they can make their school grounds more wildlife-friendly. Follow this lesson with [Priorities for improvement]. Activities, teachers' notes and worksheets included.

In this lesson, pupils draw up plans to improve their school grounds and work out the costs to make these changes. Ideally, they will have completed the lesson [Animal-friendly school grounds] beforehand. This lesson is followed by [Planning the project]. Activities, teachers' notes and worksheets included.

These activities introduce pupils to the effect that human actions can have on both animals and their environments.