This lesson is part of a wider cross-curricula unit called London Zoo which is designed for KS1 and lower KS2 students (Y2-4).
The animals have escaped at the zoo and the keeper needs your help! The presentation first encourages students to describe the features of animals. It then challenges students to match animals to their names, description and habitat. It includes a variety of animals including fish, birds, mammals, insects and amphibians.
There is a group activity and an individual activity:
Group Activity:
Students match animals to their names, description and habitat (KS1 and KS2 versions).
Individual Activity:
Students match animals to their names, description and habitat on a worksheet. This is differentiated three ways:
Easier – Students match animals to their habitats.
Medium – Students match animals to their description and habitat.
Harder – Students fill in the names of the animals and match them to their description and habitat.
Extension – Students classify animals as fish, birds, mammals, insects or amphibians.
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Animals and their habitats for year 2. Are you teaching students about animals, their habitats and how they have adapted to these habitats? Then this is the product for you! Save valuable time with these print and go, no prep activities. Children will love these fun activities, whilst learning at the same time. A 23 slide teaching power point means that no research or planning is required. There are word cards and real life pictures for display and a colouring sheet for early finishers.
Read on for a full list of included activities.
What’s included in this product:
23 slide teaching power point
A colourful matching/bingo/lotto habitats game
Hot or cold habitats cut and stick sorting activity
Wet or dry habitats cut and stick sorting activity
Forest or savanna cut and stick sorting activity
Rainforest or desert cut and stick sorting activity
Who lives here? draw the animals in the habitats x 3
Who lives here? draw the animals in the micro habitats
How lives here? cut and stick activity
Polar bear adaptation writing activity
Choose an animal to draw and research
Choose an animal to draw in natural habitat
Habitats activity sheet
Make a leaflet - 2 x differentiated - Choice of 3 animals - lion, sloth, polar bear
6 colorful habitat information posters
56 word cards for display
16 real life A5 posters for display
Colouring activity for early finishers
A quick, easy, standalone lesson for pupils in key stage one, or working at an equivalent level.
Resources includes a power point and worksheet.
The power point explains different habitats (savannah, arctic, rainforest and desert) before going on to explain the main activity and gives opportunities to discuss pupils answers. The power point also introduces a second activity which could be used for more able pupils.
The main activity asks pupils to sort animals into different habitats.
The second activity presents pupils with “alien” or fake animals and they must think about the features of the animals before again placing them in differing habitats. This allows for great discussion around adaptation and suitability for different habitats.
The actual activity can be found at https://learnanytime-mycreations.blogspot.com/search?q=Rockpool+Jigsaw+Quiz
A picture catalogue of all my resources can be found at : https://learnanytime-practising.blogspot.com
It is an activity based around a jigsaw activity and a quiz.
I found a website into which you can download any picture to create a jigsaw.
All of my activities are created on an Acer Chromebook in a series of Posts on a Google Blog.
I know nothing of computer coding but started with one piece of free coding and have been adapting that by incorporating additional free coding.
They are created as TEMPLATES for online interactive resources.
So, if you have a blog, or want to create one to try this concept out, simply copy and paste the text in the downloaded text file as a NEW POST and PUBLISH.
If the concept works let me know and I will add other TEMPLATES I have created.
The activities are meant to be fun, flexible and differentiated.
They are meant to develop transferable skills and be cross curricular.
As a result they hopefully reinforce small chunks of information and give a better understanding of a topic.
Most of the activities are aimed at UK National Curriculum KS1 and KS2.
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1. Accordion Booklets:
A. Habitats
1. Assembly Instructions for the Habitats Booklet
2. Completed Facts about each Habitat:
Coral reef, Swamp, Pond, Cave, City/ Urban, Freshwater, Marine
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts about each Habitat
4. A smaller version of #1, 2, & 3 to fit smaller pieces of construction paper
B. Biomes
1. Assembly Instructions for the Biomes Booklet
2. Completed Facts about each Biome:
Rainforest, Temperate forest, Chaparral, Taiga, Tundra, Alpine,
Savanna, Grassland, Desert
3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts about each Biome
2. Cootie Catchers:
A. Habitats
Coral reef, Swamp, Pond, Cave, City/ Urban, Marine,
Freshwater, Marsh
1. Students identify the habitat from the picture (environment)
2. Students identify the habitat from the picture (animals)
3. Students identify the habitat from the description (definition)
4. A blank cootie catcher for students to create their own questions.
B. Biomes
Rainforest, Tundra, Grassland, Desert, Alpine, Savannah,
Temperate forest, Taiga
1. Students identify the biome from the picture (environment)
2. Students identify the biome from the picture (animals)
3. Students identify the biome from the description (definition)
4. A blank cootie catcher for students to create their own questions.
3. Lapbooks
A. Habitats
1. How to Use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook
2. Completed facts for each of the following types of habitats:
City, Freshwater, Marine, Arctic, Coral Reef, Swamp, Pond, Cave
B. Biomes
1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the biomes lapbook
2. Completed facts for each of the following biomes:
Savannah, Grassland, Temperate forest, Taiga,
Tundra, Rainforest, Alpine, Desert
The students were taken on a discovery tour of our Australian school bushland to identify evidence of animal habitats. The students had to circle ‘yes’ of ‘no’ as to whether there was evidence that the depicted animals lived in the bushland. We then returned to discuss their findings.
This resource could be used in any Australian school yard or alternatively take your students on an excursion to a local park.
This resource contains 5 different puzzles / habitats. These puzzles are a great way for you to introduce and reflect upon animal habitats in your teaching.
Simply cut out each of the jigsaw pieces and laminate (this will keep them strong and longer lasting and students match the animals/objects to the correct habitat.
Habitats included are:
♦ desert
♦ ocean
♦ arctic
♦ rainforest
♦ pond
Each puzzle comes with 4 animals/nature piece. Each puzzle piece has an image and the name of that image below it.
A fun activity that is a great way to introduce or work on animal habitats.
Animals and Habitats Matching Activity
Packed with colourful visuals and engaging matching activities, this resource is specially designed for lower ability students to explore different animals and their habitats.
Learn more about zoo animals with the aid of this animal report template, which is ideal for kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students. Children will discover fascinating facts about animals: habitats, their place in the wild, what they eat, where they live, who their predators are, and much more as they conduct research and complete the My Animal Report! For a biology or zoology curriculum, this is an excellent addition. Complete one report, or several reports, for each category of animal. You can play and learn by just printing the PDF file containing the animal report template!
With the aid of these entertaining Animal Report templates, children can learn about a variety of animals, including their habitat, where they live, classification, and more. Teachers, homeschoolers, and parents will find these animal report forms extremely useful to utilize with any program. They work well as a summer learning aid to prevent summertime loss, in conjunction with an animal study or a field trip to the zoo. Use these worksheets for animal reports with kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Each of the following classifications has an animal report worksheet: bird, fish, mammal, reptile, amphibian, insect, general, mollusks, and crustaceans. These worksheets are available in both simple lines and ruled lines.
These no prep first-grade, kindergarten, and pre-kindergarten worksheets on animals are very beneficial. For younger students, they have handwriting lines to help with clarity. They will consist of items like:
Description of the Animal Classification
What do they eat
How big does it get
Where does it live (habitat & location on a map)
Interesting Facts
Place for student to draw or place a picture
More information about the animals can be found in the animal report templates for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. They consist of:
Description of each animal classification
What do they eat
Babies, what are they called
What is its habitat & where does it live
How big does it get
Who are it’s predators
Interesting Facts
Draw or place a picture
The Animal Report Form Printable is based on my concept that students should write reports on each animal class. One of the three cover options (two in black and white and one in color for your student to color) can then be added. In addition to learning about a wide range of animals, children would also gain an understanding of the various categories into which animals are classified.
There are individual Animal Report Forms with descriptions for the following Animal Classifications:
Bird Class
Fish Class
Amphibian Class
Reptile Class
Mammal Class
Insect Class
Crustacean Class
Mollusks Class
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A science lesson aimed at Lower KS2 focusing on animal habitats and what living things need to survive. Pupils explore different habitats before choosing an animal and using hexagon templates to sort and select what their chosen creature would need in its environment.
The PowerPoint then includes a follow-up habitat design activity where pupils plan and create their own habitat. This worked particularly well as part of a wider cross-curricular project, leading into pupils building their habitats in shoe boxes and creating stop motion animations using toy animals.
Includes:
PowerPoint lesson input
PDF cut-and-stick hexagon worksheets
Habitat design activity
Cross-curricular creative follow-up ideas
Ideal for developing:
Understanding of habitats and animal needs
Classification and sorting skills
Scientific thinking and discussion
Creativity and design skills
Speaking and listening
Suitable for Lower KS2 and adaptable for mixed ability, ALN/SEN/SRB learners.
Ignite your students curiosity and foster a deep connection with the natural world using this Key Stage 1 (KS1) resource! This Habitat Scavenger Hunt activity is designed to embed core science curriculum concepts through engaging outdoor learning and discovery. Perfect for enhancing your Science lessons, it offers a hands-on exploration of woodland creatures and their diverse habitats.
The Activity
The hunt focuses on six commonly found animals and their habitats:
Hedgehog (Under logs, dense bushes, leaf piles)
Woodlouse (Damp, dark places: under stones, bark, or compost)
Caterpillar (On specific plants, leaves, or stems)
Bird (Nests in trees, bushes, or hedgerows)
Spider (Webs between branches, fences, or in corners)
Ladybird (On leaves, flowers, or bark surfaces)
How to Use
Children record their findings by drawing or sketching the habitat where they believe the creature lives (e.g., drawing a pile of leaves for the Hedgehog, or a damp log for the Woodlouse).
Outdoor Exploration
Take the class to a an outdoor area. Discuss searching techniques (e.g., gently lifting logs, looking under stones, examining leaves).
Drawing & Recording
Children use their clipboards to sketch the location and details of the habitat they discover or identify, reinforcing observation skills and scientific recording.
Discussion & Review
Conclude by discussing why each habitat is suitable (e.g., the Woodlouse needs moisture, the Bird needs shelter).
Animal habitats 4 pack of fun worksheets.
Here is what is in the packet:
2 cut and past activities on animal habitats.
1 drawing activity on animal habitats.
1 worksheet matching animals to their habitat.
This interactive resource helps children identify an animal living in the environment around them, how seasons affect it and how our actions can impact on its life. The resource encourages children to ask and answer questions and consider how they can demonstrate care, responsibility and concern for living things in their area.
Pupils m ust match the animal to the correct habitat. This activity is part of lesson 5 in the BTEC Biology scheme of work. For BTEC in Applied Science: Biology.