Classify Animals #1

What makes a reptile different from an amphibian? What separates mammals from birds? Learn all about animal classifications in this worksheet for second and third graders! First, students will read a list of traits and choose the matching animal classification from a word bank. Then, young zoologists are prompted to classify five animals into their correct groups based on their traits.

This worksheet serves as a helpful introduction to animal classifications. Identifying common traits can push students to think critically about animals’ appearances, abilities, and behaviors. Learners will also practice classifying items based on set rules, which is a good skill to build for future science studies.