Animal traits

Inherited Traits/ Behaviors Anchor Chart

Great exercise for your gr 3's to collaborate with an elbow partner. As humans we have traits that help us adapt to our environment. Well animals do too! Explore what animals have to help them in their environment. Explore physical traits like flippers, fins, tails and length of legs. How do these help animals live in their world?

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Discover 154 remarkable animals beginning with the T! Learn about the impressive traits, habitats, and behaviors of these terrific animals as you embark on a captivating journey through these animal facts.

Animal posters for the classroom. Use this as a reminder of the traits that make animals amphibians.

Inherited Traits/ Behaviors Anchor Chart

Tiger facts that will take you closer to the biggest of the big cats. Learn its origins, biology, behavior, and other unique traits here.

Get up close and very personal by imagining animal parts (noses, teeth, feet, hair, and ears) on YOU! Scholastic's What If You Had series presents an irresistible combination of factual information and whimsical imagining in this series of engrossing nonfiction books.

Discover books that teach elementary students about animal traits and inherited characteristics. These reads align with third-grade NGSS standards, focusing on how animals inherit traits from parents. With vivid illustrations and accessible language, the books cover classification, variations, and fascinating animal facts. Perfect for classroom read-alouds and science units, these resources help young learners grasp complex concepts through enjoyable stories and visual aids.

Use this comprehensive set of animal posters, complete with beautiful, real-life photographs, to help your children with animal classification. Perfect for classroom displays, as a discussion prompt or to support a sorting animals activity. Each poster includes a description and three different images of the following groups of animals (including whether they are cold-blooded or warm-blooded): mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, insects, crustaceans, annelids, molluscs and arachnids.