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Animal Features Sorting Cards

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Animal Features Sorting Cards

Animals with different features

🐸 Part 1: Animal Picture Cards

Instructions: Cut out these animal cards along the dotted lines. Look carefully at each animal's features!

🐸 FROG

[Picture of a Fiji Tree Frog]

Features: Smooth, wet skin • 4 legs • No fur • No wings

🦋 MOTH

[Picture of a moth with spread wings]

Features: Fuzzy body • 6 legs • Wings • Antennae

🕷️ SPIDER

[Picture of a spider]

Features: Hard body • 8 legs • No wings • No fur

🐰 RABBIT

[Picture of a rabbit]

Features: Soft fur • 4 legs • Long ears • No wings

🐦 BIRD

[Picture of a small bird]

Features: Feathers • 2 legs • Wings • Beak

🐛 BEETLE

[Picture of a beetle]

Features: Hard shell • 6 legs • Antennae • Some have wings

📊 Part 2: Animal Sorting Chart

Instructions: Place your animal cards in the correct groups below. Some animals might fit in more than one group!

🧸 Animals with Fur

Place animals that have soft, fuzzy fur here:

💧 Animals with Smooth or Wet Skin

Place animals with smooth, wet, or slimy skin here:

🪶 Animals with Wings

Place animals that can fly or have wings here:

🦶 Animals with Six Legs

Place animals that have exactly 6 legs here:

🕸️ Animals with Eight Legs

Place animals that have exactly 8 legs here:

✏️ Part 3: Think and Draw

1. Draw your favourite animal from the cards and label two features:

My animal has _________________ and _________________.

2. Why do you think frogs have wet skin?

To help them swim

To keep them warm

To help them breathe

3. Extension Challenge: Can you think of another animal that has wings? Draw it here:

This animal is called a _________________.

Teacher Notes:

• Support learners: Provide sentence starters and work in pairs
• Advanced learners: Create additional sorting categories or research how features help animals survive
• Use magnifying glasses to examine picture details more closely

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