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Sample lesson · Science · Grades K-2

Animal Habitats

First-grade review of six habitats, what all animals need, and body parts and colors that help animals survive.

  • 24 questions
  • 5 categories
  • 10 games

The questions

Habitat Homes

  1. Which habitat is huge, deep, and full of salty water?OceanEasy
  2. Which habitat is hot and dry with very little rain?DesertEasy
  3. Which habitat is cold all year and covered in ice and snow?ArcticMedium
  4. Which habitat is warm and wet, with rain almost every day?RainforestMedium
  5. Which habitat has lots of trees and leaves that fall in autumn?ForestMedium
  6. Which habitat is a small body of fresh water, smaller than a lake?PondHard

Who Lives Here?

  1. Which habitat is home to this animal?DesertEasy
  2. Where does this big animal swim?OceanEasy
  3. Which habitat is home to this animal?ArcticMedium
  4. Monkeys and parrots live in which habitat?RainforestMedium
  5. Frogs and ducks share which habitat?PondHard

What Animals Need

  1. What do we call an animal's natural home?HabitatEasy
  2. Animals need food, water, air, and a safe place to live. What is that safe place called?ShelterMedium
  3. What does a bird build from twigs and grass to keep its eggs safe?NestMedium
  4. What is the hole a rabbit digs underground for shelter?BurrowHard

Body Helpers

  1. What helps a fish breathe underwater?GillsEasy
  2. What do ducks have on their feet to help them paddle?Webbed feetMedium
  3. What keeps a polar bear warm in the snow?Thick furMediumMore than one answer
  4. What do we call it when an animal's color helps it hide in its home?CamouflageHard
  5. Where does a camel store fat for long walks?In its humpHard

Critter Count

  1. How many fish are in the pond?4Easy
  2. How many owls are in the forest?6Medium
  3. Which group has MORE?The turtlesMedium
  4. How many animals are in the desert?7Hard

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