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Animals and Their Babies Preschool Worksheet

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Animals and Their Babies

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  1. Which baby came out of these?

    Read aloud: These are a hen's eggs. One morning they crack open. Which baby steps out? Point to it.

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

  2. What was it before?

    Read aloud: Before it had wings, each of these crawled slowly along a leaf and ate it. Point to what it was then.

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

  3. What will the chick grow into?

    Read aloud: The chick that hatched from these eggs is much bigger now, with real feathers. Point to what it has become.

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

  4. What did these hatch from?

    Read aloud: Before it could hop, each frog was tiny and swam in a pond. Point to what it came out of at the very start.

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

  5. Which grown-up will it become?

    Read aloud: These ducks were ducklings once. In the same way, what will a piglet be when it is grown? Point to it.

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

  6. The caterpillar ate all summer. What now?

    Read aloud: A caterpillar ate these leaves all summer, then wrapped itself up and changed. Point to what came out.

    A group of leaves.A set of leaves arranged in rows to be counted.leafleaf
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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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