Where Do They Live? — Habitat Sorting Activity

How to Play

• Print Page 1 (sorting mat) and Page 2 (cut-out cards) for each student.
• Students cut apart the animal cards and glue them onto the matching habitat
• on Page 1. Works well as a small-group or center activity.

Teacher Tips

Habitat categories are simplified for early ESL learners; the answer key
notes that some animals (like bears) naturally live in more than one type of
habitat.

Learning Objectives

• Students will be able to sort wild animals into simple habitat categories
• Practice scissor and gluing fine-motor skills
• Connect vocabulary words to real-world context (where an animal lives)

What's Included

• Activity: DOCX (fully editable) + PDF (printable)
• 2 pages (sorting mat + cut-out animal cards)
• Answer Key: PDF

Additional Files

• Wild Animals Habitat Sorting (Word Version)
• Answer key (Printable)

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