Animal Cut and Paste Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Cut out each animal piece with your child, working through the shapes one at a time and holding the paper steady as they cut. Lay all the pieces out so your child can see them before gluing, asking them to name each animal as they look at it. Guide them to place and glue each animal in its correct spot, whether that's a matching habitat, silhouette, or grouping. Add any final color or details once everything is glued down.

Materials needed

• Scissors
• Glue
• Pencil

Extension activities

• 1Sort a basket of toy animals into groups based on where they live, like farm, jungle, or ocean.
• 2Make simple animal sound cards and play a matching game pairing sounds to animals.
• 3Build a shoebox diorama habitat for one of the animals featured on the worksheet.
• 4Act out simple animal movements or yoga poses, like a cat stretch or an elephant walk.
• 5Read a storybook featuring one of the animals from the worksheet and talk about where it lives.