Make an Animal Classification Poster

• Have each child choose an animal class (group). (Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Etc.)
• Next they need to collect pictures of animals in that classification.
• They can cut out pictures from old magazines, download pictures from the internet, draw their own pictures or use pictures taken with their camera.
• Then they should paste the pictures on a poster board (cardboard) and label each animal.
• Older students can research and list the characteristics for their animal class (group) and even give an oral presentation. If technology is available, older students can present their work in a slide show format.

Animal Classes: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, arachnids, fish, birds, crustaceans, mollusks, etc.

Word Bank (examples) for listing characteristics: warm-blooded, cold-blooded, backbone, no backbone, hatched from eggs, live-birth, has wings, number of legs (2, 4, 6, 8, etc.), swims, flies, lives in water, lives on land, has hair or fur, rough skin, breathes with lungs

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