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Animals and Their Babies Preschool Worksheet

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Animals and Their Babies

Preschool - Science - Challenge Me

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  1. Which baby came out of these?

    Read aloud: A hen's eggs and a fish's eggs look different inside. These belong to a hen. Which baby steps out of these ones?

    A group of eggs.A set of eggs arranged in rows to be counted.eggegg

  2. What was it before?

    Read aloud: A butterfly does not hatch with wings. It hatches as something that crawls, eats leaves, and then changes completely. Point to that stage.

    A group of butterflys.A set of butterflys arranged in rows to be counted.butterflybutterflybutterfly

  3. What will the chick grow into?

    Read aloud: The chick grew up and now lays eggs of its own, just like these. Point to what it is now.

    A group of eggs.A set of eggs arranged in a single row to be counted.eggeggeggegg

  4. What did these hatch from?

    Read aloud: Frogs, hens, and fish all begin the same way, even though the grown-ups look nothing alike. Point to the thing all three begin as.

    A group of frogs.A set of frogs arranged in rows to be counted.frogfrogfrog

  5. Which grown-up will it become?

    Read aloud: Every one of these ducks began as a duckling, and none of them became a different animal. Using that rule, what must a puppy become?

    A group of ducks.A set of ducks arranged in a single row to be counted.duckduckduck

  6. The caterpillar ate all summer. What now?

    Read aloud: A chick grows into something that still looks like a bird, but a caterpillar changes so much you would never know it. Point to what it becomes.

    A group of leaves.A set of leaves arranged in rows to be counted.leafleafleaf
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About this worksheet

The big idea on this page is not a list of special baby words. It is that a young animal grows into the same kind of animal as its parent, and that some babies look almost the same as the grown-up while others look completely different. Your child works with two life stories the pictures can really show: a hen's egg hatches into a chick and the chick grows into a chicken, and a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. Then they use the same rule on animals they know, hearing the word puppy and pointing to the dog. Every answer is a picture, so a child who cannot read a single word can do the whole sheet. If your child names a baby word you were not expecting, accept it and say the pair back to them: hen and chick, cat and kitten. The stretch level asks them to compare the two stories, noticing that a chick grows up still looking like a bird while a caterpillar changes past recognition.

What your child will learn

  • Match a baby animal to the grown-up it will become
  • Follow a hen's egg to a chick and a chick to a chicken
  • Follow a caterpillar through its change into a butterfly
  • Compare a baby that grows up looking the same with one that changes completely

Worked example

The page shows a group of butterflies. You say that every one of them used to be something else, crawling on a leaf. Your child points to the caterpillar.

Common mistake

Matching by size, so any small animal is chosen as the baby of any big one, instead of checking that both are the same kind.

Helpful hint

Name the grown-up animal out loud first, then look for the baby that belongs to it.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with animals and their babies?
Matching by size, so any small animal is chosen as the baby of any big one, instead of checking that both are the same kind.
How can I help my child with animals and their babies?
Name the grown-up animal out loud first, then look for the baby that belongs to it.
Are these preschool science worksheets free to print?
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