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Kindergarten Where Animals Live Worksheet

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Where Animals Live

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  1. Which map place is a useful home for a deer?

    A simple map with a wooded place, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing forest, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.forestforestschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key

  2. Why is the forest a useful home for the deer?

    A simple map with a wooded place, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing forest, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.forestforestschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key

  3. Where could the bird meet its needs on this map?

    A simple map with a wooded place, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing trees, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.foresttreesschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key

  4. What makes the forest fit the deer?

    A simple map with a wooded place, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing forest, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.forestforestschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key

  5. Choose the best habitat for the bee.

    A simple map with a green park, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing flower park, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.parkflower parkschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key

  6. Which clue supports choosing trees for the bird?

    A simple map with a wooded place, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing trees, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.foresttreesschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key

  7. Which labelled place could shelter a rabbit?

    A simple map with a grassy rise, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing grassy hill, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.grassy hillschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key

  8. How does this place help the frog live?

    A simple map with a water place, a school, a store, a road, a home.A map showing wet pond, school, store, road, home, with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.wet pondschoolschoolstorestoreroadhomehomeNSWEMap key
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About this worksheet

An animal’s home is more than a place with a familiar name. It is a habitat that supplies food, water, space, and protection. Kindergarten children may match animals to places by remembering a storybook scene without explaining why the match works. The simple maps on this worksheet show water, forest, park, and hill features. Children choose the location that can meet a named animal’s needs and then select evidence for the match. Support questions use fish and birds with very strong clues. Challenge questions include frogs, rabbits, and bees, which require attention to wet ground, burrows, or flowers. The maps are models, not claims that an animal can live only in one setting. Many birds use parks as well as forests, for example. Focus on whether the chosen place provides the resource in the prompt. Ask your child to point from the animal name to the map feature and finish the sentence, ‘This home works because…’

What your child will learn

  • Match animals with useful habitats
  • Find habitat features on a map
  • Connect a home with food or shelter
  • Explain a habitat choice with evidence

Worked example

A fish needs water for breathing and movement. On the map, the pond is the place that provides water, so it is the best home.

Common mistake

Choosing the nearest map place without checking whether it meets the animal’s needs.

Helpful hint

Find the place that provides the food, water, or shelter named in the clue.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with where animals live?
Choosing the nearest map place without checking whether it meets the animal’s needs.
How can I help my child with where animals live?
Find the place that provides the food, water, or shelter named in the clue.
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