Animal Characteristics & Adaptations Activity Bundle - 2nd Grade Science Lessons

Looking for a fun way to engage your 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students in life science lessons? Check out this print and digital bundle all about animal characteristics and adaptation. This NO-PREP bundle is filled with vocabulary posters, digital activities, worksheets, and more! Teaching students about animal characteristics and animal adaptations couldn't be easier with these life science lessons! This product is jam-packed with resources that are ready to print and use!  

This 2nd Grade Life Science Lesson Bundle Teaches Students About…

• Animals resemble their parents
• Animals have structures and resources that help them meet their needs
• Animals have unique characteristics that help them survive
• Different characteristics of each animal - What adaptations are
• Why animals need adaptations to survive
• Behavioral vs. Physical adaptations
• Camouflage, mimicry, hibernation, and migration

Animal Characteristics Covered:

1. Ears

2. Eyes

3. Feet and limbs

4. Teeth

5. Noses

6. Body Coverings

Animal Characteristics & Adaptations Activity Bundle - 2nd Grade Science Lessons Includes:

Animal Characteristics Printable Activities

• Easy to follow lesson plans
• A mini vocabulary word wall
• Vocabulary cards with definitions
• Mini Vocabulary Posters with high-quality, real-life pictures
• Vocabulary Foldables and notes page
• Anchor chart ideas and resources
• Provocation activity to introduce the unit
• Animal Characteristics KWL
• Animal Characteristics Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
• Animal Ears KWL
• Animal Ears Bubble Map
• Animal Ears Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
• Animal Ears Reading passage
• Animal Ears 3.2.1 notes page
• Animal Ears foldable
• Animal Ears QR Codes and website links
• Animal Eyes KWL
• Animal Eyes Bubble Map
• Animal Eyes Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
• Animal Eyes Reading passage
• Animal Eyes 3.2.1 notes page
• Animal Eyes foldable
• Animal Eyes QR Codes and website links
• Animal Feet and Limbs KWL
• Animal Feet and Limbs Bubble Map
• Animal Feet and Limbs Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
• Animal Feet and Limbs Reading passage
• Animal Feet and Limbs 3.2.1 notes page
• Animal Feet and Limbs foldable
• Animal Feet and Limbs QR Codes and website links
• Animal Body Coverings KWL
• Animal Body Coverings Bubble Map
• Animal Body Coverings Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
• Animal Body Coverings Reading passage
• Animal Body Coverings 3.2.1 notes page
• Animal Body Coverings foldable
• Animal Body Coverings QR Codes and website links
• Animal Teeth KWL
• Animal Teeth Bubble Map
• Animal Teeth Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
• Animal Teeth Reading passage
• Animal Teeth 3.2.1 notes page
• Animal Teeth foldable
• Animal Teeth QR Codes and website links
• Animal Noses KWL
• Animal Noses Bubble Map
• Animal Noses Introduction Slides with comprehension questions
• Animal Noses Reading passage
• Animal Noses 3.2.1 notes page
• Animal Noses foldable
• Animal Noses QR Codes and website links
• Super Animal Research Project
• Animal characteristics fact strips
• Recording sheets
• Word Search Activity
• Venn Diagram
• Drawing Prompt Activities
• Writing Prompts  

Animal Adaptations Printable Activities

• Easy to follow lesson plans
• A mini vocabulary word wall
• Vocabulary cards with definitions
• Mini Vocabulary Posters with high-quality, real-life pictures
• Vocabulary Foldables and notes page
• Anchor chart ideas and resources
• Adaptations behavioral or physical chart
• Adaptations T Chart
• Adaptations foldable
• Physical adaptations poster
• Physical adaptations introduction slides
• Physical adaptations questions
• Physical adaptations reading passage
• Physical adaptations camouflage or mimicry chart
• Physical adaptations bubble map
• Physical adaptations foldable
• Behavioral adaptations poster
• Behavioral adaptations introduction slides
• Behavioral adaptations questions
• Behavioral adaptations reading passage
• Behavioral adaptations hibernation or migration chart
• Behavioral adaptations bubble map
• Behavioral adaptations comic strips
• Physical adaptations foldable
• 3.2.1. Notes pg.
• Animal discovery project
• KWL charts
• Bubble map
• Adaptations cut and sort activity
• QR Codes with website links in case you do not have access to a QR Coder scanner
• Recording sheets
• Word Search Activity
• Drawing Prompt Activities
• Writing Prompts
• Quiz and answer key

Animal Characteristics Google Slides Activities 

• Student-friendly links to help your students learn about each characteristic
• Vocabulary cards (can easily be printed and used however you wish)
• Vocabulary Match It!
• Vocabulary sentence writing and picture activity
• KWL charts
• Animal characteristics introduction slides with comprehension questions
• Reading Slides to introduce each characteristic: Ears, eyes, limbs, body coverings, teeth, and nose.
• Comprehension questions for each characteristic
• Create a super animal: Animal characteristics project
• Bubble maps
• Word search
• 4.3.2 activity pages
• Characteristics comprehension questions
• 2 fun writing prompts

Animal Adaptations Google Slides Activities 

• Student-friendly links to help your students understand animal adaptations and characteristics.
• Vocabulary cards (can easily be printed and used however you wish)
• Vocabulary Match It!
• Vocabulary sentence writing and picture activity
• Adaptations: behavioral or physical activity
• Adaptations: behavioral or physical T Chart
• Amazing animals: Write a sentence about their adaptations
• Physical adaptations introduction/reading slides
• Physical adaptations comprehension questions
• Physical adaptations KWL chart
• Physical adaptations bubble map
• Physical adaptations: camouflage and mimicry activity
• Camouflage activity: mark the animal that camouflages
• Mimicry activity: mark the animal that uses mimicry
• 3.2.1 Notes page
• Behavioral adaptations introduction/reading slides
• Behavioral adaptations comprehension questions
• Behavioral adaptations KWL chart
• Behavioral adaptations bubble map
• Behavioral adaptations: hibernation and migration activity
• Hibernation activity: mark the animal that hibernates
• Migration activity: mark the animal that migrates
• 3.2.1 Notes page
• Animal discovery: Invent an animal with super adaptations
• Animal research slide: students research an animal and record facts about it
• Wordsearch
• Compare and contrast two different animals
• Adaptations comprehension questions
• 3 fun writing prompts

Your students will love having a hands-on activity to work on. For students to be able to complete this, they must have access to the internet and a Google account. Students will need to know simple computer skills, such as how to type in a text box and drag/drop image boxes.

See What Other Teachers Are Saying . . .

⭐ My students loved using this resource for science! They were engaged in the resource and had no trouble getting started. It didn’t take much time to prepare this resource, so it was easy for me to use in a time crunch! It was easy to adapt between in person and on-line purposes.

⭐ This bundle was awesome! I used it last year with my virtual second grade class. Our Math and Reading were on Zoom, but Science was asynchronous.  I broke the presentation up into smaller chunks and made assignments on Schoology. I also recorded myself reading the information on the slides and added the recordings since I had many struggling readers. Students really seemed to enjoy it.  This year I am using this with my in-person class to enhance our unit.  It fits in perfectly. Thanks for a great product!

⭐ Great resource for teaching my 2nd Graders about Animal Adaptations.

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