Animal Action Cards: Fun Movement Worksheet for Kids!
These animal action cards get children ages 3-5 moving as they follow simple instructions, like hopping like a rabbit or slithering like a snake, combining gross motor development with listening and instruction-following skills. Because each card requires reading or recalling a specific action tied to a specific animal, children also reinforce animal vocabulary and movement-based descriptive language. Turning learning into physical movement is especially valuable for this age group, whose attention and retention often improve dramatically when a body movement is involved.
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Month 1: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7
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- Topic:
- Animals & Habitats
- Skill:
- Animals & Habitats (Living Things - Animals): Learn about animals, homes, food, and characteristics.
- Pack:
- Page 19 of 28 in Month 1: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7.
How to use this worksheet
Cut out each animal action card along the lines. Turn all the cards face down and mix them up, then have your child pick one at random. Read the action printed on the card together, then have your child act out that movement, like hopping, crawling, or flapping. Continue picking and acting out cards until everyone has had several turns.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Optional: Crayons or markers
Extension activities
- 1Create your own animal action cards for animals not already included.
- 2Act out the actions in a group, taking turns leading while everyone else copies.
- 3Play animal action charades, guessing which animal is being acted out without reading the card.
- 4Make an obstacle course where each station requires a different animal movement.
- 5Talk about how each animal actually moves in real life and why.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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