What lives in this habitat?

Give each group of

children a set of printed

creatures and labels for

the four habitats.

1

2

In which habitat does each of these animals live? How are they adapted to live there?

Ask the children to

place each animal next

to the label for the

habitat they think it

belongs in.

You need:• Printed creatures

• Printed habitat

labels

3 Discuss as a class – how

are the animals that live

in the different habitats

different from each

other? How are they

adapted to live in their

habitat?

A digital version of this activity is

available for children to complete

independently, or in pairs, using

iPads/tablet computers.

What lives in this habitat?

How are these animals adapted to live in their habitats?

1. Camouflage – some of these animals blend in with their surroundings, for example

the tundra animals are white to camouflage with snow, and the desert fox and sand

lizard and beige to camouflage with sand.

2. Movement – some animals are adapted to help them move around their habitat, for

example seals and whales are streamlined and have flippers for swimming. Forest

animals are adapted to be good at climbing, or perching in, trees.

3. Temperature – some of the animals have adaptations to help keep them warm or

cool. Seals and whales have blubber, and Arctic hares have thick fur, to keep them

warm. The desert fox has thin fur and large ears to help it to lose heat and keep cool.

By storing fat in its hump, a camel avoids having insulating fat spread throughout its

body.

Notes for teachersHabitat Animals

Forest SquirrelGreenfinchMonkey

Sea WhaleSealTurtle

Desert CamelDesert foxLizard

Tundra Arctic hareSnowy owlSnow goose

What lives in this habitat?Printable habitat labels

Tundra

SeaForestDesert

What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures

What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures

What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures

What lives in this habitat?Printable creatures