Sort Animals by Habitat

💡 About this activity

🎯 Learning objectives

• Recognize the three groups: sky, water, and land.
• Sort nine animals by where they usually move.
• Cut and glue the pictures with support when needed.
• Explain at least one choice using words or gestures.

🧺 What you need

• Printed activity sheet
• Child-safe scissors
• Glue stick

👣 How to do it

1. Print the sheet and gather the materials.
2. Point to the spaces and read the labels: sky, water, and land.
3. Look at the animals together and talk about how they move.
4. Choose one picture and show where to glue it, explaining your choice.
5. Help the child cut out the remaining pictures if needed.
6. Invite the child to place the pictures in groups, then glue them down.
7. Look at the finished sheet together and talk about the choices.

🍎 Teaching suggestions

• Say, “The fish swims in water. Where could we glue it?”
• If the child needs help, offer two choices at a time and point to the spaces.
• Explain that flying animals also land; for this activity, they go in the sky group.
• In a group, give each child a sheet and encourage children to share their choices with one another.

🔀 Variations

💬 Talk about it

• How did you choose a place for this animal?
• How do these animals move?
• Which animals have you seen near home or in books?
• What other animal could go in one of these groups?

👀 What to look for

• Notice whether the child recognizes the sky, water, and land spaces.
• Watch whether the child groups animals by where they usually move.
• Notice how the child uses the scissors and glue and how much support they need.
• Observe whether the child explains a choice using words or gestures.