Animal Tail Matching Worksheet

Twelve animals, from horse to fish, are matched to their tails across three worksheets, then traced by name on a fourth page.

An educational teaching resource from KD's Kids School Shop entitled Animal Tails Match-Up – Animal & Tracing Activity downloadable at Teach Simple.

Year groups: Early years, Year 1
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated May 29, 2022

Subject: Animals, Life Sciences, Science
Topic: Zoo Animals, Activity Animals
Resource types: Activities
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Animal Tails Match-Up Fun Sheets is a great way to each young learners about animals. This set also includes the names of the animals to trace, which enhances the learners' handwriting skills. The children will have fun matching the animals to their tails.

Laminate each sheet, then cut out the animal heads

Add Velcro dots

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Match each of 12 animals to its correct tail based on visual cues.
Trace and recognize the written names of 12 common animals.

Teaching tips

Complete the three matching sheets across separate sessions since each introduces four new animals.
Pair the tracing sheet with the matching sheets so students connect an animal's name to its tail.
Use as an independent centre activity since every page follows the same simple format.

Skills covered

Visual matching — students match 12 animals (horse, fox, raccoon, pig, monkey, zebra, lion, elephant, cat, dog, mouse, fish) to their tails across three worksheets.
Letter tracing and word recognition — students trace the printed names of all 12 animals.

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Which animals does the matching activity cover?

Twelve in total across three sheets: horse, fox, raccoon, and pig on the first; monkey, zebra, lion, and elephant on the second; and cat, dog, mouse, and fish on the third.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Animal characteristics
Visual discrimination
Early vocabulary

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Animals Life Sciences Science Activities Early Years Reception

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