--- title: "Chester Zoo - Year 2" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-22-07-23-00-chester-zoo-year-2" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Chester Zoo - Year 2 ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_3648%5B1%5D.JPG) 22 October 2025 [Mrs Lomas](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/SharonLomas) [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) Year 2 visited Chester Zoo yesterday and met with Marisa to talk about what native wildlife we might find in the area. They also enjoyed a Butterfly workshop, finding out about life cycles. Knowledge: - To understand that all living things grow and change during their lifecycles. - To know that animals (including humans) have offspring that grow into adults. - To observe and describe how plants grow and change over time. - To identify and compare the lifecycles of different living things. --- ### Skills: ### Make observations of plants and animals over time and record changes. ✅ Use simple scientific vocabulary to describe what they see. ✅ Sort and sequence pictures or models showing stages of a lifecycle. ✅ Ask and answer questions about what living things need to survive and grow. Vocab: life cycle, emerge, change, chrysalis, egg, butterfly, growth [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-2) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [SMSC & Cultural Capital](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/smsc-cultural-capital) [Personal Development](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/personal-development) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/science) [KS1](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/ks1) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_7541.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-21-19-10-00-year-5-s-visit-to-chester-zoo) Previous ### [Year 5's visit to Chester Zoo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-21-19-10-00-year-5-s-visit-to-chester-zoo) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_3638%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-22-07-31-00-y2-safer-internet) Next ### [Y2 - Safer Internet](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-10-22-07-31-00-y2-safer-internet) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)