Animals Teaching Resources
Use this collection of animals teaching resources when studying all creatures great and small. Some of the specific topics in the collection include classification of animals, endangered species and animal adaptations. The teaching resources available include worksheets, posters, comprehension activities, teaching presentations, classroom decorations, unit and lesson plans and more.
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Reindeer Research Guide - Mini Workbook
Research all about reindeer with this guided research template.
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Great Barrier Reef Comprehension and Note Taking Worksheet
Learn about The Great Barrier Reef with a reading comprehension and note-taking activity.
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Earth Watch – Drowning in Plastic Reading Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about plastic pollution in our oceans.
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Earth Watch: Protecting Native Plants and Animals – Comprehension Worksheet
Build comprehension skills and learn about human impact on ecosystems with a reading passage and worksheets.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Slither House Sketch – Project
An inquiry project that encourages students to research animals and their habitats and design a reptile house in a theme park.
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Plant and Animal Adaptations - Reading Comprehension Passage
Boost reading comprehension skills with a comprehension passage, with questions, about structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations.
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Living and Non-Living Things Poster
A poster highlighting the differences between living and non-living things.
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Informative Writing - Animal Research Task
An 8 page booklet for students to record facts about animals when learning to write informative texts.
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Animal Word Search - Sloths
Introduce your students to the world of Sloths with this word search resource.
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Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores – Sorting Activity
Determine if animals are omnivores, carnivores, or herbivores based on their diet with this sorting activity.
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Animal Adaptations PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint Template for teaching a unit on animal adaptation.
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Living and Non-Living Sorting Activity
Sort 32 picture tiles by whether they are living things or inanimate objects.
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Animal Adaptations - Worksheet Pack
A collection of worksheets to use when teaching students about the structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations of plants and animals.
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Animal Adaptations - Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based task to consolidate and deepen students' understanding of animal adaptations.
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Plant and Animal Adaptations - Structural Adaptation Posters
Highlight the physical adaptations of different animals with a set of printable anchor charts.
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Reading Fluency – The Great Barrier Reef (Year 6)
A Year 6 reading fluency assessment.
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Pets and Their Needs PowerPoint
A 31 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students about the needs of living things.
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Behavioural, Structural and Physiological Adaptations (Classroom Poster Pack)
Print 4 free classroom posters explaining the different types of adaptations in the animal kingdom!
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Bird Word Wall Vocabulary
Introduce your students to the features of birds and different bird species with bird related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Minibeasts Coding Robot Mat
Crawl into coding for kids with coding robots and a printable minibeast-themed robot mat.
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Living or Non-living? Colour by Code Worksheet
Practice identifying living and non-living things with this colour-by-code worksheet.
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Living Things Need Oxygen PowerPoint
An 11 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students why living things need oxygen.
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Living and Non-Living Things PowerPoint
A 9 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students about the concepts of living and non-living.
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External Features of Farm Animals
A pack of worksheets, posters and a PowerPoint to explore the external features of farm animals.
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Species Snapshot Worksheet - Honey Bees
A comprehension worksheet for a species snapshot magazine article about honey bees.
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Animal Fact File Worksheet
An animal fact file for students to complete when learning about a variety of animals.
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Australian Animals Worksheet — Did You Know?
A set of Australian animal themed 'Did You Know?' worksheets.
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Animals in Australia Sort Game
A simple sort game with 30 tiles of native Australian animals and introduced species.
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Living Things Need Shelter PowerPoint
An 11 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students why living things need shelter.
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Australian Animals Poster Pack
A set of 11 posters featuring Australian animals.
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Uses of Soil Interactive Activity
Teach students how animals, plants and humans depend on soil with this interactive science game for early years students.
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Food Webs - Research Project
Explore the food webs that exist in various biomes around the world with this student-centred inquiry task.