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Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack - External Features

  • Updated

    Updated:  06 Feb 2026

Observe and classify animals based on their external features with a Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  K - 1

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teaching resource

Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack - External Features

  • Updated

    Updated:  06 Feb 2026

Observe and classify animals based on their external features with a Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  K - 1

Observe and classify animals based on their external features with a Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack.

Grab a No-Prep Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack

Make animal classification simple and hands-on with this print-and-go Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack for Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. The cut-and-paste worksheets in this Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack are designed for young learners to practice identifying external animal features as they sort animals into groups based on what they notice.

You’ll Love Our Animal Sorting Worksheet Pack

This Animal Sorting Worksheet Pack includes 8 engaging cut-and-paste worksheets, each featuring 12 animal images for students to cut and sort into four external feature-based categories. Across the set, students will experience a wide variety of animal features, such as:

  • fins, tails, wings, and scales
  • beaks, antennae, trunks, and whiskers
  • hooves, claws, sharp teeth, and horns
  • fur, feathers, shells, antlers, and spots or stripes

Download Your External Features of Animals Worksheets

Our External Features of Animals Worksheets are designed to save you time. Simply print, copy, and use!

This resource is available in both PDF and editable Google Slides format.  To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type.


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


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