On this Science Sunday, we will learn all about animals – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and fish!
Read About It
- National Geographic Animal Types (Beautiful photographs, facts, slideshows, and maps ): https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
- Animal InfoBooks: https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/
- Animal Bytes: https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/
- DK’s The Animal Kingdom: https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/animal-kingdom/
- Mammal Fur & Hair: https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/mammals/mammal-fur-and-hair/
- Easy Science for Kids: https://easyscienceforkids.com/animals/
- Oregon Zoo: https://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/animals
- Animal Stories and Animal Nursery Rhymes: https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/animal-stories/
- eBooks: We have many eBooks (in English & Spanish) on our OverDrive for Kids platform. (Examples: Baby Animals, Arctic Animals, Animals Nobody Loves, Animales’ Bebes!, Los Tiburones, Los Gatos vs. Los Perros, Las Serpietes, El Predador Ataca!) (Note: to search for books in Spanish, do an Advanced search and change the language to Spanish)
Watch, Listen & Learn
- Amazing Animals video series: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/amazing-animals/
- San Diego Zoo animal videos: https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/videos and YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SDZoo
- Science Kids animal videos: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/animals.html
- Animal Sounds: https://seaworld.org/animals/sounds/
- Study Jams – Animal Adaptations: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-adaptations.htm
- Animal LiveCams: https://explore.org/livecams
- Junior Vets YouTube show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWa8EzP8vuI_hvFWOTryEg
- Eyewitness video series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsyJk79IVUkDORWpedSdrnkud2Av97ZPc
- Houston Zoo YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/houstonzoo
- The Cincinnati Zoo YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CincinnatiZooTube
Play & Learn
Fun quizzes about sharks, marsupials, cats, dogs, great apes, and more! https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/quizzes/
Funny Fill-Ins:
- Farm Frenzy: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/funny-fill-in/funny-fill-in-farm-frenzy/
- On Safari: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/funny-fill-in/funny-fill-in-on-safari/
- It’s a Jungle Out There: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/funny-fill-in/funny-fill-in-jungle-out-there/
Online Animal Painting: https://www.enchantedlearning.com/painting/
Free Animal Coloring Pages:
- Crayola: https://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/plants-and-animals/animals-coloring-pages/
- The Learning Zone: http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/funstuff/art/index.htm
- Mom Junction: https://www.momjunction.com/articles/wild-animals-coloring-pages-for-little-kids_0082540/
Name That Animal Group Quiz:
https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-are-these-packs-of-animals-called
Games:
- Dolphin Diving: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/action-and-adventure/dolphin-diving/
- Arctic Fox Snowboarding: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/action-and-adventure/arctic-fox-snowboarding/
- Bug Bash: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/action-and-adventure/bug-bash/
- Beaver Badminton: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/action-and-adventure/beaver-badminton/
Animal Senses: (Added at the request of patrons!)
- Amazing Animal Senses: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/amaze.html
- Favorite Animals With Sensational Senses: https://nature.discoveryplace.org/stay-at-home-science/5-animals-with-sensational-senses
- 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Animal Senses: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-animal-senses
- Animals With an Exceptional Sense of Smell: https://www.balisafarimarinepark.com/animals-with-an-exceptional-sense-of-smell/
- How Do You Know If An Animal Can See Color: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/colors-animals-see
- The Animal with the Largest Eye in the World: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/largest-eye-world-giant-squid