Animals Including Humans Year 5 Booklet | KS2 Human Life Stages, Puberty, Growth, Development
Year 5 Animals Including Humans booklet. KS2 Science: human life stages from baby to old age, puberty, growth, development. UK national curriculum.
In Year 5, the Animals Including Humans unit focuses on the human life cycle — from baby through old age, with puberty and the changes of adolescence specifically named in the curriculum. This is sensitive content for some classes, so the booklet keeps explanations age-appropriate, factual, and clearly mapped to the statutory outcomes.
What's inside:
- The stages of human development: baby, toddler, child, adolescent, adult, older adult
- Physical changes through childhood: growth, motor skills, milestones
- Puberty: physical changes for boys and girls, age-appropriate vocabulary, what's normal
- Adulthood and ageing: physical changes through adult life
- Comparison to other mammals' life cycles (links to Living Things and Their Habitats)
- Reflection and self-assessment prompts learners can do independently
UK National Curriculum reference: Year 5 Science, Animals Including Humans. Aligned to the statutory requirement: describe the changes as humans develop to old age. PSHE-aligned at age-appropriate level.
Who it's for: Year 5 class teachers planning the Animals Including Humans unit, primary science leads, school PSHE/RSE coordinators, primary tutors, parents wanting to support their child's puberty learning, and homeschool families on the UK national curriculum.
Pair with the free video: The WHOLE Year 5 Human Body Unit — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwUKOPG2HBg
Also pair with: Year 5 Science Quiz: Human Body & Puberty (True/False) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNCtrf_7jQ
Read the blog post: A simple guide for reading and exploring together at home — https://advisoryscience.com/blog/how-to-use-the-advisory-science-booklets/a-simple-guide-for-reading-and-exploring-together-at-home
Related Year 5 booklets: Scientific Method, Properties and Changes of Materials, Living Things and Their Habitats, Forces, Earth and Space.
Related KS2 retrieval resources: Year 5 Science Gap Fill Pack, Year 5 Science Vocabulary Match, Year 5 Science Frayer Models.
Made by an award-winning science educator with 25+ years of teaching experience. Used by 150+ UK schools. Instant download, A4 PDF, print-ready.
Licence: digital product. Personal/classroom use only. Print copies for your own child/children or your class; not for sharing on school drives, WhatsApp groups, social media, or resellers.
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