Discover the Beauty of Animal Body Coverings

Discover the beauty of animal body coverings with mini books your students can create and print! These little books are not just fun to make; they’re also fantastic teaching tools that your young learners can read, reread, and share with their families. By exploring animals’ different coverings, such as fur, feathers, scales, and shells, your students will get to know the incredible variety of creatures in the animal kingdom.

Each page of these mini books is like a peek into the wild, where your students will learn about the unique features of different animals and the functions of their different body coverings.

This printable book highlights the following animal body coverings:

• Scales
• Fur
• Feather
• Scales
• Shells
• Exoskeletons

Printable Books are the Best!

This is a printable book on animal features and adaptations for students to use during your animal science unit. It is perfect for first- and second-grade emerging readers and will make an excellent springboard for a nonfiction writing lesson or project-based learning opportunity.

This printable reader is perfect for first and second-grade students. It features

• Decodable text
• Easy to understand sentence structure and language
• Engaging text and illustrations
• A Summarizing Activity at the end

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

This resource is available in the following printable and editable formats. Click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file.

• Full-Color PDF (non-editable)
• BW PDF (non-editable)
• Full-Color Google Slides (Editable)
• BW Google Slides (Editable)

Even More Animal Characteristics Activities for Kids!

Before you go, take advantage of even more printable curriculum resources! Explore our related resources to enhance your teaching toolkit.

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Animal Body Coverings Poster Set

Discover the different animal body coverings (feathers, fur, scales, skin and shells) with a set of printable posters.

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Animal Coverings Teaching Slides

Discover animals with scales, shells, fur, and other body coverings with an interactive teaching slide deck.

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Animals With Scales, Fur, Shells and Feathers Worksheet Pack

Investigate different animal body coverings by sorting and coloring animals with feathers, fur, scales and shells.