Vertebrate and Invertebrate | Animal Classification Worksheets | Lesson Plans

This animal classification unit focuses on the 5 classes of the vertebrate group and the characteristics that define each of them, along with comparing and contrasting the vertebrates and invertebrates. It includes high-quality lesson plans, hands-on activities, and animal classification sorts to leave your students excited and knowledgeable about the animal kingdom!  

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What Concepts & Skills are Covered?

• What classification is and how to use a classification chart
• What makes an animal an animal for animal classification
• Identifying key characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates
• Comparing and contrasting vertebrate and invertebrate animals
• Exploring the five classes of vertebrates: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish
• Engaging with nonfiction reading pieces to practice reading comprehension

What’s Included?

• Non-fiction reading pieces to help practice reading skills
• Engaging, hands-on science labs and explorations
• Review games, foldable activities, and task cards
• Engaging and rigorous activities that meet a variety of learning styles
• Vertebrate and invertebrate worksheets for practice and review
• Activities that encourage higher order thinking
• High quality, day by day lesson plans (10 days)
• Answer keys

Why Grab This Resource?

• This unit provides all the necessary materials, making it easy to implement the lessons without additional prep
• A variety of activities that cater different learning styles
• This unit includes activities that promote higher order thinking and critical thinking
• It differentiates by offering both enrichment and intervention activities

If you need to deliver effective and comprehensive lessons on classifying animals, while fostering a love for learning, then this animal classification unit is for you! It offers a solution to engaging students in the topic of vertebrates and invertebrates while helping you save prep time. Grab this teacher-tested, differentiated instruction resource today and begin your dive into the world of animal classification and their characteristics. Add it to your cart now!

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Vertebrate and Invertebrate Investigation Booklet

Animals and their structures Writing Prompts

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