Who Is My Mom? Animal Babies and Their Parents

About This Resource

A free Grade 1 science worksheet pack on animal babies and their parents: baby animal names such as calf, puppy, kitten, lamb, chick, foal and tadpole, babies that look like their parents and babies that do not, and how parents care for their young. Includes a timed lesson plan, worksheet, editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Children match baby animals to their parents and learn their special names: a calf, a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, a chick, a foal, a duckling and a joey. They discover that many babies look like small copies of their parents, but some, like tadpoles and caterpillars, look very different and change as they grow. They finish by explaining how animal parents care for their babies.

Resource Details

Subject: Science
Topic: Animal Babies and Their Parents
Category: Animals
File Type: PDF
File Size: 252.5 KB
Published: 30 Oct 2026
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Grade 1 (ages 6–7) 35 minutes Living things life cycles matching comparing science vocabulary

Student Task

Show pictures of adult animals and ask children to name the babies they know.
Teach the baby names, then do activities 1 and 2 together.
Children complete activities 3 to 5; answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Find your mom: give half the class adult animal cards and half baby cards; children make the animal sound to find their partner.
Then and now: children bring a baby photo and compare how they have changed.
Animal care chart: list ways parents care for babies (feeding, keeping warm, protecting).

Differentiation

Support: give a word bank of baby names with pictures. Challenge: children find two more baby animal names, such as cub and gosling.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 4 check baby names and facts (answer key included). Activity 5 checks reasoning.

Learning Objectives

Match baby animals to their parents and name them.
Explain that some babies look like their parents and some change as they grow.
Describe ways animal parents care for their young.

Teacher Tips

Ask "Does the baby look like its parent?" for every pair. It prepares children for life cycles in later grades.

What's Included

6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (4 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (5 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)