Animal Habitats Cut and Paste Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the animals on the right side of the page together and name each one, talking briefly about where that animal actually lives in the wild. Have your child cut out each animal picture carefully, then decide together which habitat on the left side of the page matches it best. Paste each animal into its correct habitat, checking your child's reasoning together before moving to the next animal.

Materials needed

• Scissors
• Glue
• Pencil

Extension activities

• 1Draw your favorite animal in its habitat, adding details like trees, water, or sand depending on where it lives.
• 2Research and learn about other animals and their habitats using a book or age-appropriate video.
• 3Visit a zoo or aquarium and talk about how the enclosures are designed to resemble each animal's natural habitat.
• 4Sort a collection of toy animals into groups by habitat, like ocean animals versus forest animals.