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Name
Date

Where Do Animals Go?

Cut and glue each animal in its group.

Sky
Glue here
Water
Glue here
Land
Glue here

Cut out

  • Colorful cartoon fish Fish
  • Colorful cartoon butterfly Butterfly
  • Colorful cartoon elephant Elephant
  • Colorful cartoon whale Whale
  • Colorful cartoon bee Bee
  • Colorful cartoon horse Horse
  • Colorful cartoon octopus Octopus
  • Colorful cartoon bird flying Bird
  • Colorful cartoon lion Lion
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Notes for adults

Age 4 · 20 min · Medium

Cut out and sort nine animals into sky, water, or land. Practice observing, talking, and classifying together.

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

Safety notes

Use child-safe scissors with close adult supervision. An adult can cut out the pictures if needed. Remind the child to use glue only on the paper.

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

  • Make it easier: Cut out the pictures beforehand and offer one at a time. Help the child choose between two groups.
  • Make it harder: Before gluing, ask the child to explain their choices and compare how two animals move.
  • Extend the activity: Look for other animals in books or nearby and talk about where they move.

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.