Animals Including Humans Knowledge Organiser — KS1/KS2
A KS1/lower KS2 knowledge organiser on animals including humans — body parts, senses, nutrition, skeleton and muscles, growth, and comparing animals.
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Learning objective
Identify key animal groups, human body systems, and the five senses.
About this resource
- Subject: Science
- Type: Knowledge Organiser
- Grade levels: Kindergarten (ages 4-6, ≈ Reception / Y1), Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4)
- Pages: 3
- Date added: 2026-05-16
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on animals and the human body for KS1
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
For children
- T The Animal Book — Steve Jenkins
- D DK First Animal Encyclopedia — DK
- A Actual Size — Steve Jenkins
- B Bat Loves the Night — Nicola Davies
Science supplies
- H Human body model torso organs 30cm teaching
- S Skeleton poster A1 educational classroom
- B Body systems chart set 5 posters
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