Updated: 08 Dec 2025
Explore the needs of birds and build reading comprehension skills with a printable Year 1 reading passage and comprehension activity.
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 3 Pages
Year: 1
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
Explore the needs of birds and build reading comprehension skills with a printable Year 1 reading passage and comprehension activity.
This teaching resource is a comprehension worksheet for the magazine article ‘The Needs of Birds’ from the Foundation magazine, ‘What’s Buzzing?’ (Bonus Issue).
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
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