All living things, plants and animals, need

food, water and air to survive.

Plants make their own food. They use
water and sunlight to make the food they
need to survive and grow.
So, plants are called producers,
because they produce (make) their own
food for themselves.
Animals cannot make their own food. They
need to eat plants, or other animals, to
survive.
So, animals are called consumers.
Plant Producers and animal Consumers
animals eating plants and animals eating other
animals this is called a FOOD

CHAIN

Plants make their own food by

mixing together inside their
leaves water, air, and sunlight
This makes the food the plant
needs to survive and grow
How plants make their own
food is called:

Photosynthesis

These small animals are consumers.

Q: What animals are these and what do they eat?
(buzz-talk, 10seconds)
Grasshoppers and Caterpillars eat plant leaves.
Woodlice and Worms eat tiny bits of dead plant in
soil.
Animals that eat plants are called:

Herbivores
These animals are also Prey.
This means that they are eaten by larger animals.
Q: What larger animals could prey on (eat) these
small animals?
(buzz-talk, 10seconds)

These animals are consumers.

They prey on (eat) the small
insects and animals that eat
mainly plants.
Q: Can you name these
consumers?
They are:

Sparrow
Mole
Frog
Hedgehog
Rook

Interesting Fact:
A Rook is a large bird. It will often eat the eggs
of smaller birds like the Sparrow
Q: What types of animals do you think would
eat these animals? (buzz-talk, 10 seconds)

These animals and other larger animals

like them are Omnivores.
This means they eat other animals as
well as plants and their fruits and seeds.
Animals that eat only meat are called:

Carnivores
When they hunt smaller animals the
Badger and the Sparrow hawk are
Predators they prey on the smaller
animals to eat.
Q: What other Predators can you think of?
Are there any predators you can think of that
are also Carnivores?
(buzz-talk, 10 seconds)

TASK
Goal: I can identify, name and order living things in a FOOD CHAIN.

In groups of 3, order the animal cards according to what animal eats what.

Use the word cards to identify which picture shows a consumer and which a
producer and place a word card under each picture card.

If your group has Predator and Prey cards, place them under your picture
cards as well, to identify what animals are prey and what are predators.

Finally, some of you may have Herbivore, Carnivore and Omnivore word
cards. Can you place these under your animals to identify whether
those animals eat only plants, only meat, or eat plants and meat and
anything else they can find to eat?