Food chain - relationship between predator and prey

Learning Outcomes

describe and understand the relationship between  plants andanimals in the forest.

understand and explain the concept of food chain.

understand about the interlinked food chains (food web)

Description Of Activity

Assemble the children in the ground . ask them to hold the hands and form a circle.

one child wears the blindfold and is chosen to be the predator and takes up the popsition in the centre of the circle.

some children are selected as the prey and sent into the circle. now, the predator has to catch all the prey relaying on the sense of hearing. as the prey are caught , they stand outside the circle. the children making up the circle then move closer to make the circle smaller in size as prey are caught.

Variations

name slips of different animals (by pasting on the shirts) can be used so that a particular predator must capture the particular prey to understand the concept of food chain and food web( eating and being eaten).

Coaching Tips

encourage the students to play safely.

Equipment/Material Required

blindfold

stickers ( nameslips of different animals)