Animal Classification

Yesterday we learned about how animals are classified into groups. Animals are either vertebrates (which means they have a spine) or invertebrates ( which don't have a spine).

Invertebrates are animals like jellyfish, crabs, insects and octopus.

Vertebrates are put into 5 groups. they are mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians.
Mammals have fur or hair and give birth to live young. Birds have feathers and lay hard eggs. Reptiles are cold-blooded and lay soft eggs. Amphibians breathe through their skin and need to keep their skin moist. Fish breathe through gills and have fins.

Here are 5 examples of each type:

Mammals: dolphins, cows, gorillas, Llamas and bats.

Birds: penguins, toucans, swans, parrots and flamingos.

Reptiles: Snakes, alligators, chameleons, tortoise and turtles.

Amphibians: Frogs, salamanders, toad, newts and caecilians.

Fish: goldfish, sea horses, stingrays, sharks and eel.

Hansel and Gretel

In drama we have been learning to act out different sort of plays. They were mime, play and dance. We got split into groups and got starting lines to say. we had to use the starting lines but then we could make the rest up. I was Hansel, Xavier was Gretel and Jemima was the Wicked Witch. I hope you like the video.