These animal habitat clip cards are a hands-on way to teach preschoolers where animals live and why.
Kids clip a clothespin on the right answer, which builds fine motor strength while they learn.
How to Use Animal Habitat Clip Cards
Animal Habitat Clip Cards
Get the printableAnimal habitat clip cards
Clothespins
Laminator (optional)
Task box for storage
Talk about habitats
Ask, “Could you live in the ocean? In outer space? What would you need?”
Print and prep
Print, cut and laminate the cards.
Set 1: Find the habitat
Kids clip the habitat where the animal lives.
Set 2: Find the animal
Kids clip the animal that belongs in the habitat.
Store and revisit
Keep them in a task box for a science center.
Talking About Habitats
A habitat is the home that gives an animal the food, shelter and climate it needs.
- Ask about features: Why does a polar bear have thick fur?
- Talk about adaptations: People use submarines and space suits to visit places we can’t live.
- Sort the cards by habitat after clipping.
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The clip cards include
- 92 find-the-habitat cards
- 92 find-the-animal cards
- Instant PDF download, nothing is shipped
Perfect for
- Animal and habitat units
- Preschool and kindergarten
- Science centers
Habitat Clip Cards FAQ
It’s the place an animal lives that gives it the food, shelter and weather it needs.
Cards with answer choices where kids clip a clothespin on the right one.
184 cards in two sets.
Science vocabulary, matching and fine motor strength.
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