Investigating living things and their habitats

Presentations, worksheets and activities for primary students studying living things and their habitats

Tes Resources Team

Primary science image of a barrier reef showing living things and their habitats

Science resources for KS1 and KS2 to explore where animals live

Understanding what makes something alive and how living things have adapted to suit certain environments is a topic that is built upon year on year in the national curriculum for primary science. From classifying animals to identifying their natural habitats, we've highlighted a range of engaging resources below to help you teach living things across the key stages.

Lessons and assessments

Year 2 Habitats Reading Comprehension
Blossoming Minds

Year 2 Habitats Reading Comprehension

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This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet for year 2. It is all about habitats and covers what a habitat is, followed by a short look at deserts, oceans, cities, rainforests, woodlands and seashores. It is split into 3 differentiated levels. There is a different booklet for each level....
Year 6 Science Assessment: Living Things and Their Habitats
Andrew Long

Year 6 Science Assessment: Living Things and Their Habitats

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This is an assessment for Year 6 'Living Things and Their Habitats' science objectives. Also included is a detailed mark scheme and a spreadsheet to record the results. Objectives Covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteri...
Year 4 - Living things and their Habitats
DreamScheme

Year 4 - Living things and their Habitats

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This bundle includes 11 full lessons to support the teaching of the two units: Living Things and Habitats in the Year 4 Science curriculum. Each lesson comes with the necessary resources and annotated slides to help guide the teaching at each stage. These lessons can be used to support the Hamilton...
Animals and Habitats Year 2
hollyjack1

Animals and Habitats Year 2

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Animals and their habitats for year 2. Are you teaching students about animals, their habitats and how they have adapted to these habitats? Then this is the product for you! Save valuable time with these print and go, no prep activities. Children will love these fun activities, whilst learning at th...
Living Things Science Investigation - The Egg Thief
Saving The Teachers

Living Things Science Investigation - The Egg Thief

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Get your detectives hat on with our series of animal crime scene investigations! These activities will teach your students about animals and their habitats as well as developing their observation, problem solving and inferring skills. They are a great lesson to be use as part of your Living Things ...
Grouping organisms - Living things & habitats - Year 4 science - KS2
TB_Primary

Grouping organisms - Living things & habitats - Year 4 science - KS2

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This lesson sequence encourages pupils to: * Consider different ways to group organisms * Use a venn diagram to group organisms * Find out who Carl Linnaeus was and why he is important * Learn about the Linnaean system of classification for animals * Learn how vertebrates are grouped * Learn how in...

Activities and worksheets

Year 5 Living Things and their Habitats Knowledge Organiser!
TandLGuru

Year 5 Living Things and their Habitats Knowledge Organiser!

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This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 5 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to Living things and their habitats , as a part of their science learning. It contains comprehensive sections on: What you should already...
Biome/Habitat Worksheets
TheArtTA

Biome/Habitat Worksheets

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A set of 5 printable worksheets featuring Polar, Tropical, Temperate, Desert and Ocean biomes/ habitats, which students can fill in to describe their key features, as part of a study on habitat and environment. Each sheet has separate spaces to record descriptions of the non living features of a bio...
Living things and their habitats
HollyRachel

Living things and their habitats

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Year 4 Living things and their habitats Your students will love this fantastic pack of science activities, ideal for supporting teaching of the Year 4 Science unit 'Living things and their habitats'! Included are six activities: -Sort it! Students sort animals in different ways, recordin...
Habitats
ScienceSpot

Habitats

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Habitats: This habitats booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research different facts about each habitat and write what they find on the provided blank lines. A completed habitat booklet with answers is also included. Habitats Accor...
Living Things Habitat Research Notes Sheet
lilysamh

Living Things Habitat Research Notes Sheet

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I created these note taking sheets for 6/7 year olds. When researching habitats for a project, I wanted them to take short notes, without going crazy in their books. These helped them to stay on track and keep their notes focused depending on the box that they were working in. In a later lesson, w...