Befor_FIAR_Animal_Classification.docVIP

Animal Classification Cards July 2011 The following set of 70 animal classification cards were created to use as you read through children’s books. It is recommended that you print the classification cards onto cardstock and laminate them to make them more durable for younger hands. You can punch a hole in the bottom of the cards and create a fandex of the cards. Group classification cards are also provided if you would like to sort the animals into categories/classes {mammals, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, fish and birds}. Each card includes the animal’s name and a brief tidbit about that animal. Along the bottom of the cards, you will also find a listing of various books that animal can be found in. Please note that some of the animals may be stuffed animals on the shelf or part of a picture on the wall. When starting any book unit, you can pull out the cards that go along with that book and have your child find those animals in the story. At the end of this printable there is a reference page that lists the animals found in each of the books so that you can quickly pull out the cards needed.  MAMMALS Mammals are warm-blooded, have fur or hair, have lungs and need air to breathe, give birth to live young, and produce milk for their babies to drink.  INVERTEBRATES Invertebrates do not have a backbone or a vertebral column. Over 95% of all animals are invertebrates. In this class, you will find insects, spiders, and more!  BIRDS Birds have feathers or wings, and are born out of hard-shelled eggs. They have two legs, they lay eggs, are warm blooded and have ear holes instead of ears.  REPTILES Reptiles have scaly skin, not fur. They are cold-blooded and are born on land. They have ear holes instead of ears. AMPHIBIANS Amphibians are born in the water. When they are born, they breathe with gills like a fish. When they grow up they develop lungs and can liv