Animal Classification

Animal Classification Activity KS1. Are you learning about animal classification?
Use these print and go activities to teach children about animal characteristics and classification. Print and go activities for easy use. Can be used for group work, working in pairs or individually. Can be used as assessment at the end of a unit, a stand alone lesson or ongoing in a topic.
Activities Include:
Real life pictures for sorting -
mammals
birds
fish
amphibians
reptiles
invertebrates
Labels included.
Cut put pictures and labels - children can then work in groups to sort the pictures.
2 animal classification fact sheets - one words/one pictures.
Sorting activity - sort statements to correct class (for example “I have feathers and am warm blooded.”)
Writing activity - draw an animal from each class and describe characteristics.