Grouping Plants and Animals – Sorting Activity (F-1)

This printable Foundation–Year 1 plant and animal grouping or sorting activity makes learning about living things a fun experience. This teaching tool supports students as they sort by colour, size, external features, habitat, and other characteristics to help young learners investigate how plants and animals can be identified and compared. It’s an excellent way to develop early biological science skills while boosting one’s ability to observe and categorise.

Animal & Plant Sorting Activity for Early Years Science

This activity pack includes nine simple task cards and fifty-four vibrant picture cards featuring a range of wildlife and plants. Students will carefully examine each picture, identify its notable characteristics, and group the cards according to the guidelines listed on each task card.

Use them as:

• Individual sorting mats
• Small-group science centre activities
• Whole-class warm-ups or inquiry discussions

This resource is available in both printable PDF and editable Google Slides format. We recommend you have these printed on cardstock. These durable cards can be used repeatedly throughout your biological sciences unit.

Download Your Foundation–Year 1 Classification Activity Today

Simply download, print, and cut apart the cards, and your students will be ready to sort, classify, and compare! Perfect for beginning scientists learning to describe living things using observable external features.

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