Birds KS1

Birds KS1 Science: PowerPoint Lesson, 3 Printable Activities & Teacher/TA Guide

Help pupils recognise common UK birds, explore their features, match birds to food and habitats, and sequence a bird’s life cycle.

This colourful, pupil-facing resource combines a 20-slide widescreen PowerPoint with three black-and-white A4 activity PDFs and a Teacher and TA Quick Guide with answers.

The PowerPoint includes:
• Clear learning objectives and key vocabulary.
• Common UK birds and their identifying features.
• Bird features, food, habitats and life stages.
• Talk-partner questions and scaffolded learning tasks.
• A review quiz, recap and exit ticket.
• Teaching notes to guide delivery.

Printable activities:

1. My Bird Detective Sheet — label bird features, name three UK birds and explain what makes birds different.
2. Birds: Food and Homes — match birds to food and habitats, then write or explain a match.
3. A Robin’s Life Cycle — cut out and sequence five illustrated picture cards.

Support for TAs and SEN included: a word mat, sentence prompts, opportunities for spoken or pointed responses, and guidance on adult scribing and supported sequencing. The Teacher and TA guide provides answers, discussion prompts and quick assessment checks.

Suitable for KS1 science, with opportunities to develop observation, vocabulary, spoken language and reasoning.

Included: 1 PowerPoint + 4 PDFs.