Minibeasts in the food chain

Mastery Evidence

• Describe a simple food chain such as leaf → caterpillar → bird
• Explain that minibeasts eat plants or other tiny creatures and are eaten by bigger animals
• Give an example of what a specific minibeast eats, such as caterpillars eating leaves or ladybirds eating aphids

Assessment Prompt

“If you asked [child] what a caterpillar eats and what eats the caterpillar, could they describe that chain — leaf, caterpillar, bird?”