Animal Classifications for Kids Cootie Catchers Activity

Play and learn about Animal Classifications for Kids with 10 different free printable Cootie Catchers! These animal classification activity is super simpl e and loads of fun for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th graders too. For this animal classification game simply print the cootie catcher template in color or black and white, fold, and have fun learning or reviewing with this fun science activity for kids!

animal classification game printable

Children love learning about animals for kids! There are so many different types of animals from big ones who live in the savannah to small ones who live in a pond. Help students learn about animal classifications for kids with this fun, hands-on animal printable. In this animal activity children wil make free printable cootie catchers to review different animal classifications as they learn how scientists sort animals by their similarities to better study amazing animals. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love this fun animal classification activity for helping children learn as a supplement to your science curriculum, to create an animals unit, for a science center, summer learning, or a fun mini unit to dive deeper into something your child is naturally curious about. This animal classifiation game will help elementary age kids from preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, and grade 6 learn various science terms and vocabulary related along with their meaning and eight examples of each. We love making learning fun for kids!

We have lots of other kids activities and lots of creative animal activities like free printable zoo scavenger hunts, cute jungle animals coloring pages, cootie catcher animal classification game printable,and more!

animal cootie catcher free printable

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and enter your information in the box to grab the subscriber freebie animal classification for kids printable and click >> PRINT <<.  If you are a current email subscriber, you will be immediately redirected to the pdf file for you to save and print. If you are a new reader – WELCOME! By entering your email address you are signing up to get our free weekly newsletter filled with fun, hands on learning activities and free printables for Prek-8th grade students. You will also get instant access to the file so don’t go anywhere.

animal classification craft

This is such a fun activity to play and learn with an animal classification game for kids from kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students.

Now print the pages that fit with what you are learning or what interests your child There are 20 pages in black and white or color to choose from.

animal cootie catcher

There are various different activities to teach animal classifications to kids. But first, decide if you want to use the black and white pages and allow your child to color the animals in with crayons, markers, or colored pencils or the full color pages.

Next, you will need scissors to trim the page down to the square.

Finally, follow the directions on the 2nd page of the file to fold your cootie catcher. If you prefer, this video is helpful for quickly folding cootie catchers.

animal classification activity for kids

Now that you’ve got the science cootie catchers, here are the cootie catchers you can make in this fun, educational activity for pre k, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, and grade 6 science:

• arthropods cootie catcher – beetle scarab, cabbage white moth, cat flea, scorpion, crab, mosquito, dragonfly, stick insect
• birds cootie catcher – pelican, parrot, bald eagle, owl, rooster, turkey vulture, seagull, flamingo
• fish cootie catcher – shark, marlin, picasso fish, volitan lionfish, powder blue tang, eel, clown fish, manta ray
• insect cootie catcher – termite, bumble bee, caterpillar, cockroach, grasshopper, honey ant, hornet, spider
• invertebrate cootie catcher – urchin, whelk, crawfish, centipede, jellyfish, shrimp, snail, worm
• mammal cootie catcher – whale, gorilla, bison, whelk, rabbit, walrus, skunk, bobcat, coyote
• mollusk cootie catcher – cuttlefish, bivalve, slug, scallop, squid, snail, octopus, limpet
• nocturnal animals cootie catcher – toad, flying squirrel, hyena, fox, bat, owl, firefly, racoon
• oviparous cootie catcher – king penguin, platypus, python, salamander, turtle, echidna, komodo
  
  dragon, frog
• vertebrate cootie catcher – kangaroo, elephant, cow, lizard, snake, ostrich, lion, chimp

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