Plants, Meat or Both? What Do Animals Eat?

About This Resource

A complete Grade 1 science pack on animal diets. Children learn that some animals eat only plants (herbivores), some eat other animals (carnivores) and some eat both (omnivores). They look at teeth as clues, sort animals by what they eat, match animals to their food and draw a meal for an animal. Includes slides, a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, flashcards, a rubric and answer keys.

Overview

All animals need food to live and grow, but they eat different things. Herbivores, like rabbits, cows and giraffes, eat only plants. Carnivores, like lions, sharks and owls, eat other animals. Omnivores, like bears, chickens and people, eat both plants and animals. Teeth give clues: herbivores have flat teeth for chewing plants, and carnivores have sharp, pointed teeth for tearing meat. Children match animals with their food, sort animals into three groups, look at pictures of teeth and draw a meal for an animal of their choice.

Resource Details

Subject: Science
Topic: What Do Animals Eat?
Category: Animals
File Type: PDF
File Size: 356.3 KB
Published: 13 Nov 2026
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Grade 1 science (ages 6–7) 40 minutes Life science sorting observing vocabulary

Learning Objectives

Explain that animals need food to live and grow.
Sort animals into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
Use teeth as a clue to what an animal eats.

How to Use This Resource

Show the slides: a rabbit with a carrot and a lion. Ask: "Do they eat the same food?"
Teach the three groups with pictures and actions, then do worksheet activities 1 and 2 together.
Children complete activities 3 to 6, then use the quiz and take home the homework page.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Animal café: children pretend to be animals and order food from a picture menu.
Teeth detective: children look at photos of animal teeth and guess the diet.
Sorting hoops: children place animal cards in three hoops: plants, meat, both.

Differentiation

Support: use picture cards and focus on plant-eaters and meat-eaters first. Challenge: children find out about an unusual eater, such as a panda, which eats mostly bamboo.

Assessment

Use the worksheet and quiz to check sorting. Use the rubric while children explain their choices in the sorting game.

Teacher Tips

Some children may not eat meat, and diets differ in many families and cultures. Keep the focus on animals, and accept that people can choose different diets. Use pictures of animals from different parts of the world.

What's Included

10-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 6 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)