From William Shakespeare's As You Like It
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
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Animal Life Cycles Stages
Animal
Human
Dog
Cat
Field mouse
African elephant
Tiger
Fox
Giraffe
Wolf
Chimpanzee
Grey squirrel
Horse
Humpback whale
Dolphin
Sheep
Pig
Hamster
Gestation period
(days)
267
63
62
25
640
100
52
450
69
237
44
337
350
276
148
113
16
Average life span
(years)
75
12
14
2
60
25
10
25
16
45
6
20
50
20
12
13
3
Useful websites:
http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal-facts.php
http://web.archive.org/web/20130816140543/http:/www.ngflcymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/science/10/Animal%20life%20cycles/Animal%20Lifecycles.pp
tl PowerPoint presentation
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/life/produce.htm
www.sharktrust.org/do_download.asp?did=27356 includes detail of shark life
cycle
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Follow Me Cards
What is the name
given when seeds
produce tiny
shoots and roots?
To stop them
becoming extinct
Which three
conditions are
needed for seeds
to start growing?
Pollen and ovule
Which part of the
flower produces
pollen?
Extinct
What pollinates a
dandelion flower?
Germination
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Name the male
part of a flower
Petals
Name the female
part of a flower
Air, water and
warmth
(not light)
Which part of the
flower attracts
insects?
Adolescent/
puberty
How are the seeds
Robin, alligator and
of a strawberry
turtle
dispersed?
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How are the seeds
of a sycamore tree
dispersed?
Stamen/anther
How is a coconut or
water lily fruit
dispersed?
Fertilisation
What do we call
the spreading out
of seeds from the
parent plant?
Stigma
How are the seeds
of goose grass or
burdock
dispersed?
Ovary/carpel/
stigma
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How are the seeds
of lupins or gorse
dispersed?
Insect e.g. bee
What do we call
the joining of a
pollen grain with an
ovule?
Metamorphosis
What comes
between a child
and an adult in the
human life cycle?
By wind
What do we call an
animal that has
died out
altogether?
Hooked onto
animal fur
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How long does a
human baby take
to develop before
it is born?
By water
How long does a
field mouse baby
take to develop
before it is born?
By explosion
What do we mean
by the gestation
period of an
animal?
Stamen/anther
What is the
scientific name for
the place where a
baby develops?
9 months/40
weeks
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What do we call
the sticky or hairy
part of the flower
where pollen lands?
Pollination
How long does an
African elephant
baby take to
develop before it
is born?
Seed dispersal
What do we call
the transfer of
pollen from one
flower to another?
25 days
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Why are lots of
flowers brightly
coloured?
Frogspawn (eggs),
tadpole, tadpole
with legs, frog
What does the
The time taken for
ovary of a flower a baby to develop
contain?
in the uterus
What do we call
the process of
To attract insects
transformation
for pollination
from a tadpole to a
frog?
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Name the two
things which join
to make a seed?
Uterus/womb
Which needs
caring for the
longest: calf, puppy
or human baby?
Egg, caterpillar,
pupa, butterfly
Name the four
stages of a
butterfly life cycle
Ovules
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Give three
examples of young
animals that are
laid as eggs
Human baby
Why is it
important for
organisms to
reproduce?
By birds or animals
(in their poo)
Name the four
stages of the life
cycle of a frog
640 days
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Follow Me Answers
What is the name given when seeds
produce tiny shoots and roots?
Which three conditions are needed for
seeds to start growing?
Which part of the flower produces
pollen?
Germination
Air, water and warmth
(not light)
Stamen/anther
What pollinates a dandelion flower?
Insect e.g. bee
Name the male part of a flower
Stamen/anther
Name the female part of a flower
Ovary/carpel/
stigma
Which part of the flower attracts
insects?
How are the seeds of a strawberry or
dispersed?
How are the seeds of a sycamore tree
dispersed?
How is a coconut or water lily fruit
dispersed?
What do we call the spreading out of
seeds from the parent plant?
How are the seeds of goose grass or
burdock dispersed?
How are the seeds of lupins or gorse
dispersed?
What do we call the joining of a pollen
grain with an ovule?
What comes between a child and an adult
in the human life cycle?
What do we call an animal that has died
out altogether?
How long does a human baby take to
develop before it is born?
How long does a field mouse baby take to
develop before it is born?
What do we mean by the gestation period
of an animal?
Petals
By birds or animals (in their poo)
By wind
By water
Seed dispersal
Hooked onto animal fur
By explosion
Fertilisation
Adolescence/puberty
Extinct
9 months/40 weeks
25 days
The time taken for a baby to develop in
the uterus
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What is the scientific name for the place
where a baby develops?
What do we call the sticky or hairy part
of the flower where pollen lands?
How long does an African elephant baby
take to develop before it is born?
What do we call the transfer of pollen
from one flower to another?
Why are lots of flowers brightly
coloured?
What does the ovary of a flower contain?
What do we call the process of
transformation from a tadpole to a frog?
Name the two things which join to make a
seed?
Which needs caring for the longest: calf,
puppy or human baby?
Name the four stages of a butterfly life
cycle
Give three examples of young animals
that are laid as eggs
Why is it important for organisms to
reproduce?
Name the four stages of the life cycle of
a frog
Uterus/womb
Stigma
640 days
Pollination
To attract insects for pollination
Ovules
Metamorphosis
Pollen and ovule
Human baby
Egg, caterpillar, pupa, butterfly
Robin, alligator and turtle
To stop them becoming extinct
Frogspawn (eggs), tadpole, tadpole with
legs, frog
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Some Mammal Babies
Kangaroos
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A kangaroo is born very tiny – the size of a jellybean!
It then crawls up its mother’s belly, clinging to her fur and down inside her pouch. This
pouch is like a furry bag on the outside of the mother kangaroo’s belly.
The joey (this is what baby kangaroos are called) immediately finds, then attaches its
mouth to the mother’s teat for food.
It stays inside the pouch for 7 – 10 months. The mother lets the joey fall out. It only
stays out for a few minutes, though, before jumping back in!
For the next few months it spends more time inside the pouch than out. When it is out of
the pouch it stays very close to the mother and, if scared, jumps back into the pouch
headfirst!
The mother carries the joey around with her and the joey continues to suckle until it
becomes too heavy for the mother.
Dolphins
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Dolphins are born tail-first so that they don’t drown. Often the mother is helped by
another dolphin, which pulls the baby out of the mother by its tail and takes it straight up
to the surface of the water so that it can breathe.
The dolphin calf nurses from its mother for about one and a half years. It drinks her milk
about four times an hour, though only quickly each time.
In one year the dolphin calf grows 7 times its birth weight because the dolphin mother’s
milk is rich in fat.
The young dolphin stays with its mother for 3 – 6 years.
Bats
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Bats are unusual as they are the only mammals that can fly.
When the mother is ready she hangs head up, rather than upside down, and as the baby
bat emerges she catches it with her tail!
She licks it to free its wings and legs, which are stuck to its body.
Its eyes are closed for the first day, and it is quite naked for the first several days.
Within a week the baby bat is carried on the nightly hunts by its mother; it grasps her fur
and feeds at one of her two nipples.
After two or three weeks the adults share their food with the baby, and after five weeks
the young bat will be able to hunt on their own.
They are fully-grown after ten weeks and could live to be between ten and twenty years
old.
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Booklist for Strand
It’s so Amazing (ages 7 & up) by Robie H Harris, Walker Books ISBN
0763613215
Let’s Talk about where Babies come from by Robie H Harris, Walker Books
ISBN 9781844281732 (same as above)
It’s Perfectly Normal (same series ages 10 & up) by Robie H Harris, Walker
Books ISBN 0763624330
Let’s Talk about Sex by Robie H Harris, Walker Books ISBN9781844281749
(same as above)
How Did I begin? by Mick Manning & Brita Granström, Franklin Watts ISBN
9780749656614
Osborne Facts Of Life: Growing Up by Susan Meredith, ISBN 9780746031421
Puberty and Your Body by Alison Cooper, Wayland ISBN 9780750250887
What’s Happening to Me? by Peter Mayle, Lyle Stuart ISBN 0818403128
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle, Macmillan ISBN 0230015492
Where Willy Went… by Nicholas Allan Red Fox, ISBN 9780099456483
Usborne Facts of Life: Growing Up by Susan Meredith, Usborne ISBN
9780746031421
Hair in Funny Places by Babette Cole, Red Fox ISBN 9780099266266
Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole, Red Fox ISBN 978-0099299110
Flour Babies by Anne Fine, Puffin ISBN 978-0140361476
Drama Flour Babies by Anne fine with resources by Rachel O’Neill, Collins
ISBN 0003303128 (activities aimed at slightly older chn but could be read as
a play in class)
The World is Full of Babies! by Mick Manning & Brita Granström, Franklin
Watts Ltd ISBN 0749627522
In the News: HIV & Aids by Andrew Campbell, Franklin Watts Ltd ISBN
0749657863
Ceremonies and Celebrations: Weddings by Linda Sonntag ISBN 0739832727
Rites of Passage: Weddings by Paul Mason ISBN 043117721X
Wedding Days: Celebrations of Marriage by Anita Ganeri ISBN 0237528436
Rites of Passage: Coming of Age by Mandy Ross ISBN 9780431177182
Ceremonies and Celebrations: Growing Up by Susan Behar ISBN 0750233079
or Special Ceremonies: Growing Up by Polly Goodman ISBN 9780750249737
We are Britain by Benjamin Zaphaniah and Prodeepta Das, Frances Lincoln
ISBN 978-0711219021
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An example letter home to parents/carers
Dear Parent/Carer,
Sessions on Human Reproduction & Relationships
As part of the school’s Science and PSHE programme your child is soon to receive
lessons on human reproduction, sexual health, relationships and puberty, which will
include videos from the BBC Sex & Relationships Education DVD/ BBC Growing Up
DVD/ Channel 4 Living and Growing series * and input from the class teacher.
Nowadays there is a vast amount of, sometimes confusing, information about
relationships and sex on the internet, on TV, in magazines, etc which young people
may have access to, and this can sometimes make an already confusing time seem
even more complicated!
If young people can start their transition into adulthood with good information and
the confidence and knowledge to understand what is happening to them, they will
hopefully grow into confident and healthy adults able to make positive choices. This
can start with learning the basics about growing up and the sessions in school may
reinforce what you are already doing at home.
Human reproduction, sexual health, relationships and puberty education are
important issues which concern us all. The sessions will include work about (fill in
information about the topics you will be addressing). As with all areas of the
Curriculum teachers aim to answer children’s questions in a frank and honest manner
and are best placed to decide at what level any discussion should be aimed for the
class as a whole, small groups or the individual children. We would welcome your
support in the successful delivery of this programme.
Please feel free to contact the class teacher (insert name here instead) if you have
any concerns or queries.
If you wish to withdraw your child from some of the Sex Education Sessions, please
contact the Headteacher so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Yours faithfully
* delete as appropriate
You may wish to include a slip for parents/carers to sign to show they have read this
letter.
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