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I can sort information into text, pictures and sounds
NB If Science unit 1A Ourselves is being taught, a link may be made.
In this lesson, children compare baby and adult animals. This could take place following a farm visit. Show children a variety of information sources about animals, such as the following:
 The Lost Cygnet: big book by Sebastian Swan. Use the images or print pages for children to
 label.
 Textease File adults and young
Books about animals
Photographs
Videos
Digital images or photos
Stories
 You can download animal sounds from Lancashire ICT site
 Match the adult animal to their young (www.fossweb.com)
Introduction (10 minutes)
Show children the different resources and talk about whether they are pictures, text or sounds. Some resources may be all three!
Main lesson (15 minutes)
As a whole class activity, sort the resources into pictures, text and sounds. Record on a word processor: each group makes a list. Draw attention to using the Enter key to start a new line. Discuss how to make the title stand out.
Plenary (5 minutes)
For homework, consider how information is shown in the wider world and draw examples.
Website Resources
 ARKive - Images of Life on Earth
The site contains films and images of the world's bio diversity. Think of an organism, then use the search facility to find facts, movies and images about it. When you have found your animal look on the right hand side of the page for the video. The materials could be used for pupil research, including habitat studies and learning how to use databases.
Although the materials are not copyright-free teachers may use them for 'internal educational use' - for example, in lesson plans, presentations, worksheets and projects.
www.arkive.org
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