Post on 03-Sep-2020
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What lives in this habitat?
Give each group of
children a set of printed
creatures and labels for
the four habitats.
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In which habitat does each of these animals live? How are they adapted to live there?
Ask the children to
place each animal next
to the label for the
habitat they think it
belongs in.
You need:• Printed creatures
• Printed habitat
labels
3 Discuss as a class – how
are the animals that live
in the different habitats
different from each
other? How are they
adapted to live in their
habitat?
A digital version of this activity is
available for children to complete
independently, or in pairs, using
iPads/tablet computers.
What lives in this habitat?
How are these animals adapted to live in their habitats?
1. Camouflage – some of these animals blend in with their surroundings, for example
the tundra animals are white to camouflage with snow, and the desert fox and sand
lizard and beige to camouflage with sand.
2. Movement – some animals are adapted to help them move around their habitat, for
example seals and whales are streamlined and have flippers for swimming. Forest
animals are adapted to be good at climbing, or perching in, trees.
3. Temperature – some of the animals have adaptations to help keep them warm or
cool. Seals and whales have blubber, and Arctic hares have thick fur, to keep them
warm. The desert fox has thin fur and large ears to help it to lose heat and keep cool.
By storing fat in its hump, a camel avoids having insulating fat spread throughout its
body.
Notes for teachersHabitat Animals
Forest SquirrelGreenfinchMonkey
Sea WhaleSealTurtle
Desert CamelDesert foxLizard
Tundra Arctic hareSnowy owlSnow goose
What lives in this habitat?Printable habitat labels
Tundra
SeaForestDesert
What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures
What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures
What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures
What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures