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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Living Things Need Energy PowerPoint
A 10 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students why living things need energy.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Elephants
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Wildlife Hero Pledge Worksheet
An environmental pledge for students to complete.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Slither House Sketch – Project
An inquiry projects for students to research animals and their habitats for a reptile house in a theme park.
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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 – Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of vocabulary words relating to adaptation and evolution.
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Living and Non-Living Things - Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of vocabulary words relating to living and non-living things.
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Plant and 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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Amazing Ants! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about ants from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Identifying the External Features of a Butterfly
A 4 page worksheet and answer sheet to use when teaching and learning about the external features of living things.
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Endangered Species Facts – Task Cards
Fact cards featuring 64 species and subspecies that are on the critically endangered list.
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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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Identifying the External Features of an Ant
A 3 page worksheet to use when teaching and learning about the external features of living things.
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Identifying the External Features of an Earthworm Worksheet
A 3 page worksheet to use when teaching and learning about the external features of living things.
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Finding Minibeasts - Activity
A fun investigation activity to use in the classroom when learning about minibeasts.
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The Code of Care for Small Animals Poster
A poster to use encourage the care of small animals during biological science research.
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My Life Stages 'Lift the Flap' Template
A template to use when learning about human life stages.
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Comparing Animals to Their Parents Template
A template to use when investigating animals, their offspring and how they grow and change.
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Silkworm 'Lift the Flap' Life Stages Template
An activity for students to use when learning about life stages.
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Vertebrates and Invertebrates Animal Classification Poster
A poster that classifies a selection of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Science Experiment - What Snacks Do Ants Prefer?
A science experiment which explores the food preferences of ants.
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5 Fun Facts About Cats - Read and Respond Worksheet
A '5 fun facts ...' information sheet and worksheet.
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Minibeast Fact Cards
A set of 28 fact cards about a variety of minibeasts.
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Life Cycle Diagram of a Butterfly Poster Pack
Display the stages of a butterfly's life with a printable Life Cycle Diagram of a Butterfly Poster Pack.
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Animal Groups Posters
5 pages of posters with animal names.
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Word Wall - Plant and Animal Cells
Help your students understand the different cell structures found in Plant & Animal Cells with printable Plant and Animal Cell Vocabulary Cards.
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Amphibians vs Reptiles Worksheet Pack
Compare Amphibians vs. Reptiles and their characteristics with our printable animal comparison worksheets.
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Bird Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty-three bird related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Plant and Animal Sort – Task Cards
A set of task cards and picture cards for sorting plants and animals into groups.
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Inherited versus Learned Behaviours Poster
A poster explaining the difference between inherited and learned behaviours.
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Science Experiment - Blubber Me!
A science experiment which explores the structural adaptation of blubber.
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Plant and Animal Adaptations - Vocabulary Task
A worksheet for introducing key vocabulary associated with plant and animal adaptations.