Weeks 1–2: Creatures with special senses and skills — Bats and Snakes
The month opens with two animals: Snakes and Bats. Bats fly in the dark using sound. Snakes slither, swim, and glide — all without legs, feet, or wings. Through stories, experiments, and roleplay, children explore how these animals' bodies and senses are built for the way they move. They also begin sorting animals by where and how they move — land, sky, or sea.
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Week 3: All about Sky
Having met bats and birds in the opening weeks, children now ask: what makes flying possible? They explore wings, hollow bones, air resistance, and lift — and discover that airplane wings are modelled on bird wings. Nature, it turns out, was the first engineer.
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Week 4: All about Land
Children shift to the ground beneath their feet. Animals gallop, hop, crawl, and slither across land — but people wanted to go farther and faster, so we invented wheels and roads. Children explore ramps, gravity, friction, and why roads need to be both smooth and grippy. Transport, safety signs, and problem-solving come into play.
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Week 5: All about Sea
The month closes with water. Fish are streamlined and have fins — and boats borrow from the same design. Children build boats, test what floats and sinks, and explore density, buoyancy, and the forces that push things through water.