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Animal-Related Pages:

Nursery Rhymes Mentioning Animals

Animal Crafts Many animal crafts.

Animal Books to Print Print short books on many different animals.

Coloring and Drawing Worksheets:

Animal Coloring Pages Print animal coloring pages.	I Can Color Animals In these printable worksheets, color pictures of theme-related words.	I Can Draw Animals In these printable worksheets, draw and color pictures of theme-related words.	Draw and Compare: Animals On this series of printable worksheets, draw two animals, write their names, and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which animal is faster?"
Art Picturing Animals Color works of art that picture animals.	Draw Your Favorite Animal and Find 8 Adjectives Describing It In these printable worksheets, write eight adjectives describing various animals, then use each word in a sentence.	Draw Four Animals: Printable Worksheets For many types of animals, draw four animals. Below each animal, write its name.	Draw and Write: Animal Worksheets In these worksheets, the students draws an animal then writes about it, given simple prompts.

Word Wheels to Make:
Animal Life Cycle Wheels

Bee Fact Wheel Make a bee wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, bee facts and pictures are formed, one at a time, including the life cycle of bees. The student then answers questions about bees.

Butterfly Life Cycle Wheel This 2-page print-out makes a butterfly life cycle wheel; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, the four stages in the butterfly life cycle will appear: egg, caterpillar (larva), pupa, and adult. The student then writes down the four stages in the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Answers: 1. egg, 2. caterpillar or larva, 3. pupa or chrysalis, 4. adult.

Frog Life Cycle Wheel This 2-page print-out makes a frog life cycle wheel; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, the four stages in the frog life cycle will appear: egg, tadpole, froglet, and adult. The student then writes down the four stages in the life cycle of the frog. Answers: 1. egg, 2. tadpole, 3. froglet, 4. adult frog.

Ladybug Life Cycle Wheel This 2-page print-out makes a ladybug life cycle wheel; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, the four stages in the ladybug life cycle will appear: egg, larva, pupa, and adult ladybug. The student then writes down the four stages in the life cycle of the ladybug. Answers: 1. egg, 2. larva, 3. pupa, 4. adult ladybug.

Animal Word Wheels

Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Word Wheel Make a Chinese zodiac word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are displayed (the picture, name of the animal, and the years that it represents), one at a time: rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat/ram, monkey, rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, and tiger. The student then writes down the names of the 12 animals, beginning with the animal that represents the current year.	Australian Animals Wheel Make an Australian animals word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight Australian animals appear one at a time: duck-billed platypus, kangaroo, koala, kookaburra, sugar glider, wombat, blue-tongued skink, cassowary, cockatoo, echidna (spiny anteater), emu, and dingo. The student then writes down the word wheel Australian animals -- in alphabetical order.	Bee Fact Wheel Make a bee wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, bee facts and pictures are formed, one at a time, including the life cycle of bees. The student then answers questions about bees.	Bird Word Wheel Make a bird word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight bird words are formed, one at a time: penguin, eagle, ostrich, penguin, flamingo, robin, crow, and pelican. The student then writes down the word wheel words and other birds.
Dinosaur Word Wheel Make a dinosaur word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight dinosaurs are formed, one at a time: T. rex, Velociraptor, Apatosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Brachiosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and Ankylosaurus. The student then writes down the word wheel words and other dinosaurs.	Farm Animal Word Wheel Make a farm animals word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight farm animal words are formed, one at a time: cow, sheep, goat, chicken, horse, turkey, pig, and goose. The student then writes down the word wheel words and other farm animals.	Insect Word Wheel Make an insect word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight insect words are formed, one at a time: ladybug, bee, beetle, fly, dragonfly, ant, butterfly, and cricket. The student then writes down the word wheel words and other insects.	Invertebrates Wheel Make an invertebrates word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight invertebrate animals appear one at a time: spider, crab, sea anemone, jellyfish, snail, squid, starfish, sponge, centipede, earthworm, beetle, and clam. The student then writes down the word wheel invertebrates.
Ocean Animals Wheel Make an ocean animals word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight ocean animals appear one at a time: spider, crab, sea anemone, seahorse, whale, squid, starfish, sponge, octopus, shark, jellyfish, clam, lobster, crab, and sea anemone. The student then writes down the word wheel ocean animals -- in alphabetical order.	Pets Word Wheel Make a pet word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight pet words are formed, one at a time: cat, dog, hamster, bird, turtle, horse, fish, and rabbit. The student then writes down the word wheel words and other pets.	Rainforest Animals Word Wheel Make a Rainforest Animals word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, 12 rainforest animals appear, one at a time: poison arrow frog, anaconda, piranha, howler monkey, capybara, sloth, giant anteater, jaguar, kinkajou, morpho butterfly, toucan, and tarantula. The student then writes down the word wheel animals.

Spelling Worksheets:

Animal Cloze Worksheets Animal fill-in-the-blanks worksheets to print.	Animal Label Me! Printables Label animals on these worksheets.	Animal Wordsearch Puzzles Find the animal words in these printable wordsearch puzzles (also called wordfind puzzles).	Animal Word Wheels to Make These 2-page print-outs make word wheels; each one consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around (they are connected by a metal brad). When you spin the wheel, words are formed or displayed.
Animal Spelling Word Questions In these printable worksheets, use the list of animal words to answer simple questions.	Animals: Fill in the Missing Letters in Words In these printable worksheets, fill in the missing letters in animal words.	Animals: Unscramble Words In these printable worksheets, unscramble the letters to make animal words.	Animals: Multiple Choice Spelling Words In these printable worksheets, circle the correct spelling of animal words.
Animals: Match Words to Pictures In these printable worksheets, match animal words to pictures.	Animal Word-Shape Puzzles Solve word and letter-shape puzzles on 3-letter, 4-letter and 5-letter animal words.	Animals: Put 10 Words in Alphabetical Order In these printable worksheets, put animal words in alphabetical order.	Animals: Find a Theme Word for Each Letter In these printable worksheets, find and write an animal-themes word for each letter of the alphabet.
Match the Syllables: African Animals Match the syllables to make 10 African animals. The words are lion, zebra, hippo, rhino, eland, gazelle, cheetah, ostrich, giraffe, monkey. Or go to the answers.	Match the Syllables: Insect Words Match three syllables to make 10 insect words. The words are dragonfly, mosquito, ladybug, walkingstick, chrysalis, grasshopper, cicada, katydid, butterfly, silverfish, Olympics. Or go to the answers.	Match the Syllables: Animal Words Match three syllables to make 10 animal words. The words are antelope, buffalo, kangaroo, dinosaur, centipede, iguana, cardinal, caribou, mackerel, oriole. Or go to the answers.	Match the Syllables: Dog Words Match two syllables to make 10 dog words. The words are spaniel, poodle, boxer, setter, greyhound, collie, husky, beagle, bulldog, dingo. Or go to the answers.
Match the Components of Animal Compound Words #1 Draw a line from the word of the left to the word on the right that make a compound animal word. Words: butterfly, grasshopper, jellyfish, mockingbird, ladybug, silkworm, rattlesnake, earwig, bulldog, hedgehog. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet and answers.	Match the Components of Animal Compound Words #2 Draw a line from the word of the left to the word on the right that make a compound animal word. Words: starfish, wolfhound, sheepdog, polecat, sandpiper, dragonfly, racehorse, blackbird, mealworm, bullfrog. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet and answers.	Picture Cloze for Animal Homes - Printable Worksheet Fill in the missing words in the text given a picture prompt, using the animal homes word bank. The words are: bats, bird, burrow, cave, groundhog, log, nest, skunk, spider, web. Go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Puzzle Worksheets On these printable worksheets, the student writes an animal anagram for each word. Worksheet #1 Or Answers #1 Worksheet #2 Or Answers #2 Worksheet #3 Or Answers #3
Match the Animal Anagrams #1 Draw a line from each animal word to its anagram. Words: owl/low, slug/lugs, hogs/gosh, ape/pea, bats/tabs, egret/greet, clam/calm, goat/toga, smelt/melts, tuna/aunt. Or go to the answers.	Match the Animal Anagrams #2 Draw a line from each animal word to its anagram. Words: flea/leaf, parrot/raptor, poodle/looped, lion/loin, seal/sale, swallow/wallows, horse/shore, hornet/throne, gnat/tang, eland/laden. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #1 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 3-letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: act/cat, tan/ant, tar/rat, ode/doe, low/owl, lee/eel, tab/bat, god/dog, wee/ewe. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #2 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 4-letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: bare/bear, reed/deer, calm/clam, ales/seal, toga/goat, hear/hare, aunt/tuna, paws/wasp, flow/wolf. Or go to the answers.
Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #3 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 4- and 5-letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: balm/lamb, loin/lion, lugs/slug, shore/horse, harks/shark, mails/snail, tutor/trout, torte/otter, sneak/snake. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #4 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 5+ letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: carob/cobra, nosher/herons, looped/poodle, rooters/rooster, prides/spider, raptor/parrot, bolster/lobster, paroled/leopard, emanate/manatee. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #5 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: pea/ape, greet/egret, went/newt, leaf/flea, ream/mare, garbed/badger, present/serpent, seashore/seahorse, straying/stingray. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #6 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: star/rats, gosh/hogs, opines/ponies, gun/gnu, sap/asp, nicest/insect, coolest/ocelots, burg/grub, slow/owls. Or go to the answers.
Spiral Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #1 Solve the animal anagram clues then put the words in the spiral puzzle. An anagram is a word that is made by rearranging the letters of another word. This is a tricky puzzle. Or go to the answers.	Spiral Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #2 Solve the animal anagram clues then put the words in the spiral puzzle. An anagram is a word that is made by rearranging the letters of another word. This is a tricky puzzle. Or go to the answers.	Spiral Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #3 Solve the animal anagram clues then put the words in the spiral puzzle. An anagram is a word that is made by rearranging the letters of another word. This is a tricky puzzle. Or go to the answers.	Bird Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make bird-related spelling words. Words: cardinal, chickadee, eagle, falcon, flamingo, ostrich, parrot, penguin, robin, sparrow, toucan, turkey. Or go to the answers.
Insect Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make insect-related spelling words. Words: beetle, butterfly, caterpillar, cicada, cricket, dragonfly, earwig, grasshopper, katydid, ladybug, mosquito, termite. Or go to the answers.	Mammal Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make mammal-related spelling words. Words: coyote, echidna, elephant, giraffe, gorilla, hamster, hippopotamus, kangaroo, monkey, platypus, raccoon, rhinoceros. Or go to the answers.	Ocean Animal Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make ocean animal spelling words. Words: dolphin, hammerhead, jellyfish, lobster, narwhal, octopus, oyster, salmon, shark, shrimp, stingray, whale. Or go to the answers.	Animal Word Ladder Puzzle Worksheet #1 On this printable worksheet, the student changes one word into another, one letter at a time. At each step along the way, change only one letter to make a new word. At the end, you have the final, related word. In this puzzle, morph the word toad to frog, and the word bird to wing. Or go to the answers.
Animal Word Ladder Puzzle Worksheet #2 On this printable worksheet, the student changes one word into another, one letter at a time. At each step along the way, change only one letter to make a new word. At the end, you have the final, related word. In this puzzle, morph the word kids to goat. Or go to the answers.	Fish Word Ladder Puzzle Worksheet On this printable worksheet, the student changes one word into another, one letter at a time. At each step along the way, change only one letter to make a new word. At the end, you have the final, related word. In this puzzle, morph the word tuna to fish, and the word fish to fins. Or go to the answers.	Find an Adjective plus Animal Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a phrase with an adjective and an animal word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "angry ape"). Or go to a sample answer page.	Write Animal Words by Category Write 5 animal words for each category. The categories include: Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Insects, Amphibians, Pets, and Farm Animals. Or go to sample answers.
Write Animal Words by Category Write 10 animal words for each category. The categories include: Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Insects, Flying Animals, Pets, and Farm Animals. Or go to sample answers.	Write Ten Things About an Animal A one-page printable worksheet. Write ten things about an animal (plus one thing you would like to change).	Write Ten Things About the Zoo A one-page printable worksheet. Write ten things about the zoo (plus one thing you would like to change about it).	Mammals: Venn Diagram Puzzle Put the word bank words in the proper place in the Venn diagram with the headings: mammals, black-and-white things. Or go to the answers.
Animals and Flying Things: Venn Diagram Puzzle Put the word bank words in the proper place in the Venn diagram with the headings: animals, things that fly. Or go to the answers.	Animals: Word Net Puzzle Fill in the missing words in the interconnecting web of animal-related words using a word bank. The first letters of the missing words are provided as clues. Or go to the answers.	Clothing: Word Net Puzzle Fill in the missing words in the interconnecting web of clothing-related words using a word bank. The first letters of the missing words are provided as clues. Or go to the answers.

Work Bank Printouts:

List of Animal Words This is a word bank of animal-related words.

Animal Word Anagrams This is a word bank of anagrams of animal words. An anagram is a word or phrase that is made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, hare is an anagram of rhea.

Animal Anagrams:
An anagram is a word or phrase that is made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, note is an anagram of tone.

animals laminas manilas

ant tan

ape pea

asp pas sap spa

asps pass saps spas

badger garbed

bat tab

bats stab tabs

beak bake

bear bare

caiman maniac

cat act

cats acts cast

clam calm

cobra carob

colt clot

coral carol

cows scow

deer reed

dingo doing

doe ode

does dose odes

dog god

eel lee

egret greet

eland laden

emus muse

ewe wee

flea leaf

fleas false

foal loaf

gander danger garden

gar rag

gator argot

gnat tang

gnu gun

gnus guns snug sung

goat toga

grub burg

hare rhea hear

hares hears rheas share shear

heron nosher

hogs gosh

hornet throne

horse shore

horns shorn

insect nicest

kids skid

lamb balm

leopard paroled

limpets limpest

lion loin

lobster bolster

manatee emanate

mane amen mean name

mare ream

mite emit item time

mites emits items smite times

nest nets sent tens

newt went

nit tin

ocelots coolest

otter torte

owl low

parrot raptor

paws swap

pets pest step

ponies opines

poodle looped pooled

racoon corona

ram arm mar

rat tar

rats arts star tars

rooster rooters

sardine sandier

seahorse seashore

seal ales leas sale

serpent present repents

serval salver

shark harks

slug lugs

smelt melts

snail nails slain

snake sneak

spider prides

steer ester reset terse trees

stingray straying

stoat toast

swallow wallows

swine sinew wines wisen

termite emitter

tern rent

trout tutor

tuna aunt

vole love

wasp paws swap

wolf flow fowl

Animal Anagram Activities:

Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #1 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 3-letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: act/cat, tan/ant, tar/rat, ode/doe, low/owl, lee/eel, tab/bat, god/dog, wee/ewe. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #2 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 4-letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: bare/bear, reed/deer, calm/clam, ales/seal, toga/goat, hear/hare, aunt/tuna, paws/wasp, flow/wolf. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #3 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 4- and 5-letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: balm/lamb, loin/lion, lugs/slug, shore/horse, harks/shark, mails/snail, tutor/trout, torte/otter, sneak/snake. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #4 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each 5+ letter word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: carob/cobra, nosher/herons, looped/poodle, rooters/rooster, prides/spider, raptor/parrot, bolster/lobster, paroled/leopard, emanate/manatee. Or go to the answers.
Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #5 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: pea/ape, greet/egret, went/newt, leaf/flea, ream/mare, garbed/badger, present/serpent, seashore/seahorse, straying/stingray. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #6 On this printable worksheet, the student writes an animal anagram for each word - a picture is provided as a clue for each anagram. Anagrams: star/rats, gosh/hogs, opines/ponies, gun/gnu, sap/asp, nicest/insect, coolest/ocelots, burg/grub, slow/owls. Or go to the answers.	Animal Anagram Puzzle Worksheets On these printable worksheets, the student writes an animal anagram for each word. Worksheet #1 Or Answers #1 Worksheet #2 Or Answers #2 Worksheet #3 Or Answers #3.	Apt Anagram Puzzle Worksheet On this printable worksheet, the student writes an appropriate anagram for each word. Or go to the answers.
Match the Animal Anagrams #1 Draw a line from each animal word to its anagram. Words: owl/low, slug/lugs, hogs/gosh, ape/pea, bats/tabs, egret/greet, clam/calm, goat/toga, smelt/melts, tuna/aunt. Or go to the answers.	Match the Animal Anagrams #2 Draw a line from each animal word to its anagram. Words: flea/leaf, parrot/raptor, poodle/looped, lion/loin, seal/sale, swallow/wallows, horse/shore, hornet/throne, gnat/tang, eland/laden. Or go to the answers.	Spiral Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #1 Solve the animal anagram clues then put the words in the spiral puzzle. An anagram is a word that is made by rearranging the letters of another word. This is a tricky puzzle. Or go to the answers.	Spiral Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #2 Solve the animal anagram clues then put the words in the spiral puzzle. An anagram is a word that is made by rearranging the letters of another word. This is a tricky puzzle. Or go to the answers.
Spiral Animal Anagram Picture Puzzle Worksheet #3 Solve the animal anagram clues then put the words in the spiral puzzle. An anagram is a word that is made by rearranging the letters of another word. This is a tricky puzzle. Or go to the answers.

Writing Worksheets:

Animal Picture Prompts Write a story about the pictures of animals.	Draw and Write: Animal Worksheets In these worksheets, the students draws an animal then writes about it, given simple prompts.	Plural Animal Nouns #1 Write plural animal nouns for dog, puppy, calf, wolf, monkey, fly, mouse, louse, sheep, and trout. Then rewrite each sentence with the underlined noun made into a plural -- kitten, ox, deer, goose, moose. Or go to the answers.	Plural Animal Nouns #2 Write plural animal nouns for bird, fox, goose, moose, salmon, butterfly, pony, cattle, deer, and ox. Then rewrite each sentence with the underlined noun made into a plural -- guppy, donkey, canary, cod, reindeer. Or go to the answers.
"Imaginary Pet" Essay Draw and describe an imaginary pet that you would like (or not like) to have.	"If I Turned into an Animal" Essay If you had to turn into a different animal for a single day, what animal would you choose to become? Why did you choose that animal? What would do when you became that animal, and where would you go? How do you think you would feel when you were that animal? How would people treat you? How would other animals and people treat you?	Invent a New Animal: Essay Topic Invent a new animal -- describe what it looks like, what it sounds like, how it moves, and what it eats. Is it scary or cuddly or something else altogether? Would it be a pet or live in the wild (or in a zoo)?	Animal Opinions A Worksheet to Print A short, printable worksheet about the likes and dislikes of a student. Answer a few questions about your favorite animal, the scariest animal, the most useful animal, and which animal you would like to be.
Draw Your Favorite Animal and Find 8 Adjectives Describing It In these printable worksheets, write eight adjectives describing various animals, then use each word in a sentence.	Animals: Write a Question for Each Answer In this worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using animal-related words. For each answer, the student writes a short question.	Draw and Compare Reptiles Draw two reptiles and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one has a longer tail?"	Draw and Compare Mammals Draw two mammals and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which one has longer hair or fur?"
Animal Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about an animal. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Eagle Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about an eagle. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It flies, It eats, and It dreams.	Lion Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a lion. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It runs, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Penguin Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a penguin. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.

Animals Poems With Prompts:

Animal Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about an animal. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Bat Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a bat. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It flies, It eats, and It dreams.	Bee Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a bee. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It flies, It eats (nothing!), and It dreams.	Butterfly Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a butterfly. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It flies, It eats (nothing!), and It dreams.
Cat Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a cat. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It runs, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Caterpillar Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a caterpillar. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Dog Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a dog. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It runs, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Eagle Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about an eagle. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It flies, It eats, and It dreams.
Kangaroo Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a kangaroo. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Ladybug Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a ladybug. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It flies, It eats, and It dreams.	Lion Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a lion. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It runs, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Penguin Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a penguin. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.
Reindeer Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a reindeer. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Shark Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a shark. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It runs, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Spider Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a spider. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It runs, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.	Turkey Poem - Poetry Prompt Write a poem about a turkey. The lines of the poem begin with: It sees, It hears, It feels, It understands, It moves, It needs, It likes, It wants, It eats, and It dreams.

Describe it! Worksheets:

Bird: Describe It! Worksheet Write the name of a type of bird, then answer questions about how you would describe it.	Farm Animal: Describe It! Worksheet Write the name of a type of farm animal, then answer questions about how you would describe it.	Insect: Describe It! Worksheet Write the name of a type of insect, then answer questions about how you would describe it.
Mammal: Describe It! Worksheet Write the name of a type of mammal, then answer questions about how you would describe it.	Ocean Animal: Describe It! Worksheet Write the name of a type of ocean animal, then answer questions about how you would describe it.	Reptile: Describe It! Worksheet Write the name of a type of reptile, then answer questions about how you would describe it.

Write an Animal Report:

Simple Animal Report Worksheet Draw the animal, then write about the animal's anatomy, diet, where it lives, and interesting facts.

Animal Report Graphic Organizers Printouts Graphic Organizers can help students think about and list the major topics that will be researched and covered in an animal report.

Write an Animal Report Tips and guidelines for writing a great animal report (plus a rubric to evaluate your work).

Math Worksheets:

Animal Connect-the-dots Printables: Printable connect-the-dots about animals.

Animal Color by Number Printouts

Alphabet Code Puzzles to Print

Reading a Bar Graph Worksheet #10: Favorite Animal The student uses a bar graph about favortie animals to answer questions on this simple worksheet. Or go to the answers.

Miscellaneous Pages:

Animal Scavenger Hunt Quizzes Grade K-1 Animal scavenger hunts for K-1 students, using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary.	Animal Scavenger Hunt Quizzes Grade 2-3 Animal scavenger hunts for 2-3 students, using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary.	Circle Animals Circle types of animals on each of these worksheets.	Circle Animals Facing Left or Right On the left half of the page, circle the animals that are facing left; then write the word "left." On the right half of the page, circle the animals that are facing right; then write the word "right." Or go to the answers.
Circle the Direction Animals are Facing For each animal, circle the word for the direction it is facing, "left" or "right." Or go to the answers.	Circle the Direction Animals are Facing #2 For each animal, circle the word for the direction it is facing, "left" or "right." Or go to the answers.	Flags Picturing Animals Color flags that picture animals.	Bird Jokes Really silly bird jokes for children.
Dinosaur Jokes Incredibly funny dinosaur jokes for children.	"The Boy in the Barn" Sequencing Cards Cut out the four scenes and arrange them so they tell the story of the Boy in the Barn rhyme.	Match the Animals to Their Homes Match the bird, bear, dog, bee, and groundhog to the nest, cave, doghouse, hive, and hole.

Animal Words in Many Languages:
Picture Dictionary Format:

Animal Words: English Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of animal words from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in English.	Animal Words:French Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of animal words from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in French.	Animal Words:German Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of animal words from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in German.
Animal Words:Italian Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of animal words from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in Italian.	Animal Words:Spanish Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of animal words from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in Spanish.	Animal Words:Swedish Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of animal words from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in Swedish.

Animal Information:

Animal Families Learn the names for animal groups, babies, females, and males.

All About Birds Learn facts about birds, see which bird is the symbol of your country or state, and find out which birds are the biggest, smallest, fastest, etc.

All About Butterflies Learn facts about butterflies and their life cycle.

All About Dinosaurs Learn facts about dinosaurs, amazing reptiles that lived millions of years ago.

All About Mammals Learn facts about many different types of mammals, including monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals.

All About Sharks Learn facts about the sharks of the world, from the hand-sized pygmy shark to the bus-sized whale shark.

All About Whales Learn all about the whales of the world.

Calendars Picturing Animals:

Biomes Calendar	Butterfly and Moth Calendar	Dinosaurs	Endangered Animals
Farm	Mammals	Watery World (Ocean Animals)

Animal K-3 Theme Pages:

Alligators and Crocodiles Rhymes, a craft, information, and coloring printouts.	Bats Coloring printouts, a craft, and a quiz.	Bears Crafts, quizzes, information, and printouts to color.	Bees Rhymes, coloring printouts, and quizzes.
Birds Rhymes, crafts, a quiz, jokes, and coloring printouts.	Butterflies Crafts, information, activities, a calendar, and coloring printouts.	Cats Rhymes, crafts, and coloring printouts.	Chickens Rhymes, jokes, and coloring printouts.
Cows Rhymes and a coloring printout	Dinosaurs Game, jokes, crafts, quiz, a calendar, and coloring printouts.	Dogs Rhymes, crafts, and coloring printouts.	Dolphins Information, activities, crafts, quizzes, coloring pages, and printouts.
Dragons Craft, information, a flag, and coloring printouts.	Ducks Rhymes, information, jokes, and coloring printouts.	Elephants Crafts, information, letterhead, and coloring printouts.	Farm and Farm Animals Rhymes, crafts, coloring printouts, a calendar, and a quiz.
Fish Fish rhymes, crafts, printouts, and a quiz.	Frogs Frog rhyme, origami craft, and printouts.	Giraffes Giraffe coloring/information printouts, a label me printout, and stationery to print out	Horses Rhymes and coloring printouts.
Insects Rhymes, crafts, coloring printouts, and a quiz.	Koalas Information, a craft, and coloring printouts.	Ladybugs Crafts, information, and coloring printouts.	Mice and Rats Rhymes, crafts, and coloring printouts.
Monkeys Rhymes, crafts, information, and animal coloring printouts.	Oceans and Seas Rhymes, crafts, quizzes, information, a calendar, and animal coloring printouts.	Penguins Printouts, information, coloring printouts, and quizzes.	Pets Rhymes, crafts, information, coloring printouts, and quizzes.
Pigs Rhymes, crafts, and coloring printouts.	Rabbits Printouts, a rhyme and crafts.	Reindeer Printouts, books and crafts.	Sharks Information, crafts, and coloring printouts.
Spiders Rhymes, crafts, and coloring printouts.	Turkeys Printouts, activities, crafts, and information.	Whales and Dolphins Printouts, activities, crafts, and information.