Reef Animal Adaptations Worksheets

Dive into the world of the reef habitat with this cross curricular set of worksheets. Your grade 2 and grade 3 learners will be engaged as they gather knowledge about 8 reef animals and their unique adaptations. Along the way they will also strengthen their skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking. Before listing animal adaptations on the differentiated worksheets, learners will read brief paragraphs as animals such as the Parrotfish, dugong, octopus, Moray eel, Manta ray, jellyfish, sea turtle, and Mantis shrimp. They’ll also gather information about the walrus, ostrich, and koala. They’ll use this information to compare and contrast an animal that lives in the reef versus one that lives in a different habitat. This product will allow your learners to understand how each animal’s adaptations enable it to live in its specific habitat instead of another location on Earth. After learners have compared both animals, they will complete the writing activity with illustrations of both animals. Your learners will enjoy this product because it teaches about animals, a topic in which most children find an interest. You’ll find this product useful because it touches on several subjects, is differentiated for most learners, and saves you time with its print and go format. Not only that, but it is available in a color version, as well as a black & white version. Both versions are identical. Please note that an answer key is not provided because most answers will vary from learner to learner. Below are details of each learning activity included in this product.

PAGE 1: learners will read brief paragraphs about the Parrotfish, dugong, octopus, and Moray eel and their unique adaptations for life in the reef.

PAGE 2: learners will read brief paragraphs about the Manta ray, jellyfish, sea turtle, and Mantis shrimp and their unique adaptations for life in the reef.

PAGE 3: learners will read brief paragraphs about the walrus, ostrich, and koala and their unique adaptations for life in the Arctic, on the Savanna, and in the Outback.

PAGE 4: learners will use the information from the reading passages to write one adaptation for 6 reef animals.

PAGE 5: learners will use the information from the reading passages to write two adaptations for 6 reef animals.

PAGE 6: learners will use the information from the reading passages to write three adaptations for 6 reef animals.

PAGE 7: learners will use the information from the reading passages to write one adaptation for 3 reef animals and 3 non-reef animals.

PAGE 8: learners will use the information from the reading passages to write two adaptations for 3 reef animals and 3 non-reef animals.

PAGE 9: learners will use the information from the reading passages to write three adaptations for 3 reef animals and 3 non-reef animals.

PAGE 10: learners will write a brief comparison of one reef animal and one non-reef animal, followed by an illustration for each animal.

PAGE 11: a list of additional animals that live in the reef and a list of other habitats.

THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING HABITATS: Arctic, desert, rainforest, Savanna, and woodlands.