How Do Animals Move? Animal Classification Sort

Spark discussion among your students about how animals move with a fun set of animal locomotion picture cards.

The resource includes:

• 24 picture cards, each with a photograph of an animal moving in a particular way
• Six category cards: Hop, Climb, Swim, Fly, Slither and Walk

Students classify the animals according to how they are moving in the picture. (However, a rich discussion could also revolve around the fact that some animals can do more than one of those movements, e.g., a cheetah can swim and walk/run.)

Explore Animal Locomotion With Classification Activities

As students classify how each animal moves, ask them to consider how shape or size affects how living things move. Encourage students to think about how the shape/size of an animal’s body parts might determine the speed or distance it can travel.

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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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