Animal explorer interactive (4-7)
An innovative, fun and engaging interactive with images, facts and quizzes about the variety of life in our animal kingdom.
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The fun and engaging primary animal explorer interactive teaches pupils about the variety of life in our animal kingdom, the characteristics of living things and their habitats. Featuring fact-files for 100 animals and quizzes to check learning, it gives pupils a tool to learn about animal groups, habitats, native wildlife plus fascinating facts.
Use the differentiated printable fact-file cards for identification, grouping and classification activities that reinforce and check learning. Develop pupils research skills as they make their own fact-file about an animal of their choice.
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Animal fact-file activity (simple)
Choose an animal and create your own animal fact file with this activity sheet.
Animal fact-file activity (detailed)
Choose an animal and create your own animal fact file with this activity sheet.
Animal explorer fact-file sorting cards (simple)
Identify, group and classify animals with these simple sorting cards.
Animal explorer fact-file sorting cards (detailed)
Identify, group and classify animals with these detailed sorting cards.
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