Animals Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Animal Needs and Adaptations Mini-Book
Read and learn about animal adaptations and basic needs with this 14-page mini-book.
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Illustrated Ocean Animals Word Wall Cards
Introduce your students to the amazing animals in the sea with an illustrated ocean animal word wall.
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Bird Word Wall Vocabulary
Introduce your students to the features of birds and different bird species with bird related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Minibeasts Coding Robot Mat
Crawl into coding for kids with coding robots and a printable minibeast-themed robot mat.
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Adaptation Vocabulary - Word Search
Build your students’ vocabulary around the topic of adaptations with a printable word search.
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All About Sloths Teaching PowerPoint
Learn about the world of sloths with this educational PowerPoint presentation.
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Wildlife Hero Pledge Worksheet
An environmental pledge for students to complete.
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Monster Mashup - Inherited Traits Activity
Introduce your students to inherited traits and learned behaviours through an exciting Monster Mashup Inherited Traits Activity!
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Torpor vs Hibernation - Reading Worksheets
Help your students learn the difference between torpor and hibernation with a printable pack of reading comprehension worksheets.
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Bird Beak Lab Activity
Discover how birds’ beaks help them find food and survive in the wild with a hands-on Bird Beak Adaptation Lab.
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Design the Perfect Dog Breed - Inherited Traits Activity
Investigate inherited traits that parents pass to their offspring with a Create-a-Puppy selective dog breeding project.
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Animal Traits and Behaviours Anchor Chart
Help your students differentiate between inherited and acquired traits, instincts, and learned behaviours with a printable science anchor chart and note-taking organiser.
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Types of Bird Feet and Bird Beaks - Adaptations Lesson Slides
Take a look at the types of bird beaks and feet that help our flying friends survive in different environments.
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Acquired or Inherited? Trait Sort
Identify the differences between acquired and inherited traits with an engaging picture sort for years 5 and 6.
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Insect Word Wall - Insect Names and Pictures
Use a printable insect word wall to introduce your students to the creepiest, crawliest creatures on the planet.
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Butterfly Camouflage Activity Pack
Experience camouflage in butterflies and create an engaging scientific simulation with our printable camouflage butterfly activity pack.
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Plants, Animals & Adaptations – Worksheet
Use this worksheet to identify and describe different animal and plant adaptations which help them survive in their environment.
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Structural Adaptations Worksheets
Investigate the structural adaptations of animals with various animal adaptation worksheets.
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Animal Fact File Worksheet
An animal fact file for students to complete when learning about a variety of animals.
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Fly Life Cycle Sort Activity
Help your students concrete their understanding of the fly life cycle with this interactive game.
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Giant Moa - New Zealand Animal Poster
A poster showing information regarding the giant moa.
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Parts of an Animal Cell - Blank
Use this worksheet to highlight the different parts of an animal cell.
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Australian Animals Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 12 Australian animal themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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Marine Animals Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 12 marine animal themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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Dinosaur Posters and Fact Cards
A set of ten posters and fact cards about a variety of dinosaurs.
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Winter Survival Adaptations - Sorting Activity
Match the animals with the behavioural adaptation that helps them survive the winter in this printable animal adaptation sorting activity.
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Inherited vs. Acquired Traits Bingo Game
Understand the difference between inherited and acquired traits by playing a few rounds of Inherited vs. Acquired Traits Bingo!
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Winter Animal Adaptations - Peg Cards
Discover which behavioural adaptations animals use to survive the winter with a set of Animals in Winter Clip Cards.
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Inherited and Acquired Characteristics -Worksheet Pack
Determine if animal features and characteristics are inherited or acquired traits with an engaging Animal Traits Cut and Paste Worksheet Pack.
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Labelled Animal Cell Model Poster
Highlight the different parts of an animal cell with a labelled animal cell model poster.
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Rainforest Animal Printables — Adaptation Trading Cards
Discove rainforest animal adaptations and display your learning with miniature rainforest animal report templates.
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Animals in Winter Printable Mini Book
Discover the unique adaptations of animals in winter with a printable mini-book.