ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS: KS1

STUDENT RESOURCES
PLANT OR ANIMAL ? (Lesson 1:1)
Card sort task: print out and get the students to sort them
into: Plants or Animals. Get the students to explain why
they have grouped them like that, how do they know?
 ANIMAL GROUPING TASK (Lesson 1:2)

Has legs Can fly

Spider

Donkey Snake

Elephant Has fur Cat

or hair

Group the animals into

the correct areas in
the Venn diagram.
Bird Fish Butterfly Sheep
ANIMAL GROUPING TASK (Lesson 1:2 alternative)

Has legs Can fly

Has fur
or hair
Name the animal and
then group them into
the correct areas in
the Venn diagram.
ANIMAL GROUPING TASK (Lesson 1:3)
Group the animals into the correct areas in the Carroll diagram
ANIMAL GROUPING TASK
Group the animals into the correct areas in the Carroll diagram
ANIMAL GROUPING TASK

Group the animals into

the correct areas in
the Venn diagram.
ANIMAL
& PLANT
CARDS
(Lesson 1:4)
ANIMAL
& PLANT
CARDS
(Lesson 1:4)
ANIMAL
& PLANT
CARDS
(Lesson 1:4)
ANIMAL
& PLANT
CARDS
(Lesson 1:4)
INDEPENDENT LEARNING (Lesson 1:5)
Name the different parts of the animals and plants

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
POND DIPPING IDENTIFICATION (Lesson 2:1)
Which of these have you seen or caught?

Water Boatman Caddis larva in its Caddis fly larva Diving beetle Freshwater
case shrimp

Damselfly Diving beetle larva Dragonfly Newt Rat tailed maggot

Frog spawn Tadpole Froglet Frog Dragonfly nymph

Water mite Pond skater Sticklepath Daphnia Water Louse

POND DIPPING IDENTIFICATION (Lesson 2:2)
Identify and record your findings.
Date of investigation:______________ Name of pond:_____________________________

Number of

Number of
animal as

animal as
Identified

Identified
animals

animals
Where

Where
found

found
Drawing Drawing

On top On top
Top Top
Middle Middle
Bottom Bottom
On top On top
Top Top
Middle Middle
Bottom Bottom

On top On top
Top Top
Middle Middle
Bottom Bottom

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
TREE / LEAF IDENTIFICATION (Lesson 2:3)
dry damp HABITAT
DESCRIPTIONS
(Lesson 3:1)

hot cold icy

dark wet
smooth bare
hard soft HABITAT
DESCRIPTIONS
(Lesson 3:1)

sunny frozen
bumpy plain
colourful
BIG HABITATS:
MOUNTAIN (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS:
SEA (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS:
FOREST (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS:
DESERT (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS:
POLAR (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS:
RIVER (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS:
BEACH (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS:
JUNGLE (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS: SAVANNAH (Lesson 3:2)
BIG HABITATS (Lesson 3:3)
Describe the habitats.

Feel See Hear Weather Temperature Other

Mountain

River

Jungle

Sea

Desert

Beach

Forest

Polar

Savannah

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
INDEPENDENT LEARNING (Lesson 3:4)
List as many adjectives as you can that would describe three of the big habitats.
Mountain __________________ ________________

Who in the team has done what tasks in this project?

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
HABITAT IN A BOX (Lesson 4:1)
HABITAT RESEARCH (Lesson 4:2)
Find out the animals, plants and colours for your habitat and sort them into types.

Animals Plants Other things Colours

Research

Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Flowering Non flowering

Independent
learning

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
DESIGN YOUR HABITAT (Lesson 4:3) My habitat is:
Create 6 different ideas for your habitat in a box. _________________

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
INDEPENDENT LEARNING (Lesson 7:1)
Design the front edges of your habitat (Develop 3 ideas)

Who in the team has done what tasks in this project?

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
STORY SEQUENCING (Lesson 8:1)
STORYBOARD (Lesson 8:2 alternative) Name:_________________________________
Date:____________________Class: ________
Title of story:________________________________________________

Main characters: ______________________ _____________________ _____________________ __________________

STORYBOARD (Lesson 8:2 alternative) Name:________________________________
Date:_________________Class: ________
Title of story: ___________________________________________
Main Characters: _____________________ ___________________ _____________________ ___________________
(Lesson 8:2 alternative)
What things happen?
Build up the interest. The Problem
What is said?
___________
___________ The Resolution Happy or sad ending?
Introduce the main The Build-Up What do people learn?
characters and where ___________ __________
the story is set. __________ Has anything changed?
___________ __________
__________
The Beginning ___________ __________ The Ending
__________
__________ ___________ __________ __________
__________
__________ ___________ __________ __________
__________
__________ __________ __________
__________ Is there a mystery or
__________ problem? __________ __________
__________
__________ Do bad things happen? _______ __________
_______ How are things sorted
__________ out or solved? __________
__________ What makes it good? __________
_______ _______

Name___________________
Date____________________
(Lesson 8)

savannah jungle forest wood mountain river

sea desert arctic cold mild freezing
clean dirty moist gritty hairy lumpy
sandy slippery green light spiky smooth
wet dry prickly heavy sharp red
dull icy brown windy still blue
quiet busy mushy frosty humid gentle
tropical warm bright plant soft roaring
hot leaf food wild tree bumpy
wave surf grass vine flower seaweed
snow climb shiny calm rock giant
huge high bird rain misty cloudy
sunny grow buzzing stream bent rough
bush soil season brown black smelly
INDEPENDENT LEARNING: STORY SEQUENCING (Lesson 8:3)
Create a set of story sequencing cards for your story.

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS (Lesson 9:1)
Create an animal suitable for the habitat. Label and explain why it is suitable.

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS (Lesson 9:2)
Create your own adapted animals.

A parrot so it A lamb so it can

can hide in a eat the fruit of the
palm tree African sausage
tree, the Kigelia
africana

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS:
Tracing templates for
animal adaptation
drawings.
(Lesson 9:2)
FOOD CHAIN CARDS (Lesson 10:1)
FOOD CHAIN CARDS (Lesson 10:1)
FOOD CHAIN CARDS (Lesson 10:1)
FOOD WEBS (Lesson 10:2)

THE DONKEY SANCTUARY

FOOD CHAIN WORDSEARCH (Lesson 10:3)

HABITAT
ANIMAL
PLANT
OMNIVORE
CARNIVORE
PLANT
CONSUMER
PREDATOR
PREY
PRODUCER
ENERGY
HERBIVORE
INDEPENDENT LEARNING: FOOD CHAINS (Lesson 10:4)
Explain the food chain terms below.

Herbivore Producer Create a food web for the following animals.

Frog Buzzard
Consumer
Dragonfly Ladybird
Carnivore

Grass
Snake
Predator

Greenfly
Omnivore Mouse

Prey Fox
Rabbit
Butterfly

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
LOOKING AFTER PETS (Lesson 11:1)
Explain what you need to do and the things you need to do them with for each
of the pets and a pet of your own.

Things I do Things I need

Dog

Donkey

Guinea Pig

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
LOOKING AFTER PETS: THE FIVE FREEDOMS (Lesson 11:2)
Explain how the five freedoms would apply to each of the pets and a pet of your
own choice.

Freedom from: 1 2 3 4 5
Hunger and thirst Discomfort Pain, injury and Behaving Fear and stress

Dog

Donkey

Guinea Pig

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________
LOOKING AFTER PETS: HEALTHY PETS (Lesson 11:3)
Match up the items up for each animals care and well being.
(Label whether they are for food, bedding, grooming, health care, water or fun)

Name:__________________________________________Class:______________________