Student Video: Bird and Beast: Animal Comparisons

How are penguins and camels the same? How are they different? This playful student-created video makes it easy to initiate discussions about animal comparisons and classifications.

CATEGORY:

Science

GRADE LEVEL:

Primary


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Hop To It!

Hopscotch makes it easy for kids to learn about animal classification! Draw a hopscotch diagram and fill squares with images that represent animal classifications. Call out an animal group and tell your student to throw a rock on that animal group and hop to collect her rock. For more fun learning activities, go to Mother Natured.

Let’s Get Classy! 

Mensaforkids-classification offers a huge variety of lesson plans and activities on Animal Classification. One uses examples such as HOUSE and SCHOOL to demonstrate how classification works: groups get smaller and smaller, ending in a single item.  An excellent resource for educators!

Animal Crackers and Habitat Cards

Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler, you will love this low-prep kindergarten activity project. Students can practice sorting animal cracker cookies and placing them on the correct habitat card. Print and laminate the cards, pass out the animal cookies, and watch the fun learning take place!

Get your FREE printable Animal Habitats Matching Activity at AnimalCrackersHabitatCards  

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  Animal Memory Card Game

Help your child learn as they play! This card game will help develop your child's memory skills, teach them animal names and improve their recognition of the six animal groups: fish, bird, mammal, amphibian, insect and reptiles. To download and print copies of this adorable card game pattern, click CRAFT.