Encourage discussion and promote scientific thinking with these Year 2 Living Things and Their Habitats Concept Cartoons. They feature a range of common misconceptions that can be unpicked to ensure that your children are secure in their understanding of the topic. Pupils will be able to explain their viewpoints using evidence from their learning to justify if a statement is true. It will also identify any gaps in children's understanding which can be targeted quickly. This resource focuses on the statements 'if it moves it must be alive' and 'all animals can survive in all habitats'.

They are flexible in their use, meaning they could used at the beginning or end of a topic. They are also ideal for display too - ensuring a knowledge rich environment to further young minds.

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Year 2 National Curriculum objectives

• explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive.

• 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