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Animal Body Parts

Directions: Help children identify these body parts on the animals shown: legs, wings, tails. Have
them draw Xs on the legs, circles around the wings, and a line under the tails of the animals.
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Animals Move

Directions: Have children circle and name the body parts each animal uses to move. (legs,
wings, tails, fins) Have children tell how the animals move. (Frogs and rabbits hop. Owls and
robins fly. Dolphins and fish swim.) Tell children to draw a line from each animal in the first
column to an animal in the second column that moves in the same way.
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A.4
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Sort by Size
Children should glue the horse
and zebra here.

Children should glue the rabbit

and the squirrel here.

Directions: Have children cut out each animal at the bottom of the page and glue it to the
group it belongs with. Ask them to explain how they grouped the animals.
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Compare Trees

Childrens sort should show the trees with needle-like leaves in one pile and
the trees with broad leaves in another.
Directions: Have children tell how the trees are alike by naming common parts such as roots,
trunk, and leaves. Then have them cut out each picture. Ask children to sort the trees according
to those that have needle-like leaves and those that have broad leaves. Encourage children to
explain why they put particular trees in each group.
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B.1
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Living and Nonliving Things

Children should group the rabbit, flowers, and birds in one group and the
bookend, vase, and dish in another group.

Directions: Have children color and cut out the pictures. Then ask them to sort the pictures
into two groups: living and nonliving.
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What Do Living Things Need?

Directions: Have children identify the objects around the child in the top section. Then ask
them to circle the things the child needs to live. Have children identify the objects around the
tree in the bottom section. Ask them to circle the things the plant needs to live. Partners can
talk about what a person needs to live and what a plant needs to live.
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B.3
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What Animals Eat

Animal

Teeth

Food

Directions: Have children name the animal in each row. Tell them to draw a circle around the
type of teeth it has and the kind of food it eats. Partners can talk about why a lion has sharp
teeth and a horse and hippo have flat teeth. (Sharp teeth are used for tearing; flat teeth are
used for grinding.)
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What Lives in a Pond?

Directions: Have children identify the pictures on each side of the pond. Ask them to find the
animals or plants that live in or near the pond, and draw a line from the picture to the pond.
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