Lesson Package | Animal Characteristics Worksheets & Digital Activities – 2nd Grade

Looking for a fun way to teach your students all about animal characteristics? You and your students will love this lesson bundle filled with printable and digital activities! This resource contains easy-to-follow lessons and engaging activities to help you teach your students about the different types of animal characteristics. Use the print-and-go options in small groups, centers, or whole-group learning. Utilize the digital options for technology centers, groups instruction, and more!

In this bundle, your students will get hands-on activities, foldables, worksheets, early finisher resources, homework options, writing prompts, google slides resources (perfect for independent research or distance learning), and more! This bundle has everything you need to teach all about animal characteristics!

What Your Class Will Learn About:

- Animals resemble their parents
- Animals have structures and resources that help them meet their needs
- Animals have unique characteristics that help them survive
- Different characteristics of each animal

Characteristics Included:

1. Ears
2. Eyes
3. Feet and limbs
4. Teeth
5. Noses
6. Body Coverings

Animal Characteristics Worksheets & Digital Activities – 2nd Grade Lesson Bundle Includes:

Printable Activities:
- Easy to follow lesson plans
- A mini vocabulary word wall
- Vocabulary cards with definitions
- Mini Vocabulary Posters with high quality, real-life pictures
- Vocabulary Foldables and notes page
- Anchor chart ideas and resources
- Provocation activity to introduce the unit
- Animal Characteristics KWL
- Animal Characteristics Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
- Animal Ears KWL
- Animal Ears Bubble Map
- Animal Ears Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
- Animal Ears Reading passage
- Animal Ears 3.2.1 notes page
- Animal Ears foldable
- Animal Ears QR Codes and website links
- Animal Eyes KWL
- Animal Eyes Bubble Map
- Animal Eyes Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
- Animal Eyes Reading passage
- Animal Eyes 3.2.1 notes page
- Animal Eyes foldable
- Animal Eyes QR Codes and website links
- Animal Feet and Limbs KWL
- Animal Feet and Limbs Bubble Map
- Animal Feet and Limbs Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
- Animal Feet and Limbs Reading passage
- Animal Feet and Limbs 3.2.1 notes page
- Animal Feet and Limbs foldable
- Animal Feet and Limbs QR Codes and website links
- Animal Body Coverings KWL
- Animal Body Coverings Bubble Map
- Animal Body Coverings Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
- Animal Body Coverings Reading passage
- Animal Body Coverings 3.2.1 notes page
- Animal Body Coverings foldable
- Animal Body Coverings QR Codes and website links
- Animal Teeth KWL
- Animal Teeth Bubble Map
- Animal Teeth Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
- Animal Teeth Reading passage
- Animal Teeth 3.2.1 notes page
- Animal Teeth foldable
- Animal Teeth QR Codes and website links
- Animal Noses KWL
- Animal Noses Bubble Map
- Animal Noses Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
- Animal Noses Reading passage
- Animal Noses 3.2.1 notes page
- Animal Noses foldable
- Animal Noses QR Codes and website links
- Super Animal Research Project
- Animal characteristics fact strips
- Recording sheets
- Word Search Activity
- Venn Diagram
- Drawing Prompt Activities
- Writing Prompts
- Quiz and answer key

Google Slides Version:
- Student-friendly links to help your students learn about each characteristic
- Vocabulary cards (can easily be printed and used however you wish)
- Vocabulary Match It!
- Vocabulary sentence writing and picture activity
- KWL charts
- Animal characteristics introduction slides with comprehension questions
- Reading Slides to introduce each characteristic: Ears, eyes, limbs, body coverings, teeth, and nose.
- Comprehension questions for each characteristic
- Create a super animal: Animal characteristics project
- Bubble maps
- Word search
- 4.3.2 activity pages
- Characteristics comprehension questions
- 2 fun writing prompts