Inspire discussion and writing in your primary class with these six KS1 interactive classroom display posters on minibeasts. Each minibeasts KS1 poster contains minibeasts pictures, statistics and interesting minibeast facts.
Additional bubbles are provided so that the children can add their own micro habitats KS1 facts and expand the posters. There are blank posters too so you can customise and create your own habitats display for KS1.
The posters include these minibeasts:
- Snails
- Worms
- Caterpillars
- Butterflies
- Worms
- Bees
What is a minibeast?
A ‘minibeast’ is a small animal such as a spider, snail, slug or beetle. They are invertebrates (animals without a backbone) and are the most numerous type of animal in the world.
National Curriculum science programme of study links
Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults.
Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air).
Identify and name a variety of common animals that are birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates.
Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.
Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats.
Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food.