For grown-ups: this book mixes reading, numbers, science and drawing around animals and nature. Work through one page at a time. There are no timers — let your child take breaks and come back. Answers for you are at the back.
English — Phonics & Words
Learning objective: Hear sounds in words, trace letters, and read simple animal words.
Say each animal out loud. Trace the word, then write it once on your own.
cat cat
dog dog
hen hen
fox fox
Which sound does each word START with? Write the first letter.
____ abbit ____ ish ____ wl (owl) ____ ig (pig)
Draw a line under the animal you have as a pet, or would like as a pet. Then write its name:
Rhyming time. Circle the word that rhymes with CAT: hat • dog • sun
Circle the word that rhymes with FROG: cat • dog • hen
English — My First Sentence
Learning objective: Write a simple sentence with a capital letter and a full stop.
Copy the sentence. Remember: BIG letter at the start, dot at the end.
The dog can run. The dog can run.
Now write your own. Finish this: The cat can
Draw the cat doing it:
Maths — Counting Creatures
Learning objective: Count to 20, add and take away using animals.
Count the paw prints and write the number in the box.
🐾🐾🐾 = ____ 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 = ____ 🐾🐾 = ____
Add the animals together. Write the answer.
2 ducks + 3 ducks = ____ ducks
4 rabbits + 1 rabbit = ____ rabbits
Take away. Some animals hop away!
5 frogs, 2 hop away = ____ frogs left
6 birds, 4 fly away = ____ birds left
Draw 3 fish, then draw 2 more. How many altogether? Write it:
Maths — Shapes & Patterns
Learning objective: Name shapes and continue a pattern.
A snail's shell is a spiral. A bee's hive is made of hexagons (6 sides).
Draw one thing shaped like a circle:
Finish the pattern by drawing the next two animals:
🐟 🐢 🐟 🐢 🐟 ____ ____
Science — What Animals Need
Learning objective: Know that living things need food, water, air and a home.
Every animal needs the same four things to live. Trace them:
food water air a home food water air a home
1. Draw a bowl of water and a bowl of food for a dog.
2. Where does a fish live? Circle: in a tree • in water • in the sky
3. Where does a bird build its nest?
Science — Sorting Animals
Learning objective: Sort animals by where they live and how they move.
Some animals fly, some swim, some walk. Write each animal in the right box: owl, fish, dog, duck, shark, cat
Animals that FLY
Animals that SWIM
Animals that WALK
1. Name one animal you might see in YOUR garden or park:
The World Around Us
Learning objective: Notice the seasons and British wildlife.
In WINTER, hedgehogs sleep (this is called hibernating). In SPRING, baby animals are born.
1. Draw a tree in summer (full of leaves) and the same tree in winter (bare):
2. Which season is it right now? Write it:
Be Kind — Looking After Animals
Learning objective: Learn how to be gentle and safe with animals.
Before you stroke a dog you don't know, always ASK the owner first.
Write one way YOU can help look after a pet:
Answer Key & Guidance (for the grown-up)
English — Phonics
First letters: r, f, o, p. Rhymes with CAT = hat. Rhymes with FROG = dog.