CLASSIFICATION

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 PICTURE & MATCHING CARDS INDEX CARDS, CHARTS, VOCABULARY,
WORKSHEETS, HANDWRITING PRACTICE
Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates 3, 13 PAGES, LINKS, ANSWER KEY

Vertebrates Index Cards 22

mammal 4, 14, 16 Classification Charts 31

fish 5, 14, 17 Vocabulary

amphibian 6, 15, 17 Vocabulary Definition Cards 35

reptile 7, 15, 18 Vocabulary Worksheets 39

bird 8, 16, 18 Handwriting Practice Pages

Invertebrates 9 Manuscript 42, 45

arthropod 10, 19 D'Nealian 43, 52

mollusk 10, 19 Cursive 44, 59

annelid 11, 20 Links 65

echinoderm 11, 20 Vocabulary Answer Key 65

cnidarian 12, 21

porifera 12, 21

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 invertebrate vertebrate
The animal kingdom is divided into two
The animal kingdom is divided into two
groups. Animals without backbones are
groups. Animals with backbones are called
called invertebrates. They are classified
vertebrates. They are classified (divided) into
(divided) into six different groups or phylum.
five different groups or phylum.

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 mammal mammal
Most mammals are born alive, not hatched All mammals are alike in five ways:
from eggs, and are cared for by their parents.
1. The young drink milk from their mothers.
Mammals are warm-blooded, which means
2. Parents care for their young.
that their body temperature remains the
3. They have hair or fur.
same no matter that the outside temperature
4. They breathe air through their lungs.
is. Examples of mammals are moose, mice,
5. They are warm-blooded.
bats, whales, and humans.

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 vertebrates invertebrates

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 mammals fish

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 vertebrate invertebrate

The animal kingdom is divided into two groups. The animal kingdom is divided into two groups.
Animals with backbones are called vertebrates. Animals without backbones are called
They are classified (divided) into five different invertebrates. They are classified (divided) into
groups or phylum. six different groups or phylum.

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 mammal mammal
Most mammals are born alive, not hatched from All mammals are alike in five ways:
eggs, and are cared for by their parents.
1. The young drink milk from their mothers.
Mammals are warm-blooded, which means that
2. Parents care for their young.
their body temperature remains the same no
3. They have hair or fur.
matter that the outside temperature is.
4. They breathe air through their lungs.
Examples of mammals are moose, mice, bats,
5. They are warm-blooded.
whales, and humans.

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 Animal Vocabulary (page 1 of 4)
camouflage: Protective coloring that makes an
animal hard to see in its surroundings is camouflage.
Some animals, such as rabbits, change fur color from
brown in the summer to white in the winter for better
camouflage.
canine teeth: Canine teeth are the long, pointy
teeth that carnivores have for ripping and tearing
flesh.
carnivore: An animal that hunts and eats mainly
meat for food. Carnivores have a pair of long, sharp
teeth for tearing and ripping flesh called canine
teeth. Examples are tigers, cheetahs, and foxes.
cold-blooded: When the temperature of an animal's
body is the same as the temperature outside, the
animal is cold-blooded. When it is hot outside, the
animal's temperature is hot and when it is cold
outside, the animal's temperature is cold. Examples
of cold-blooded animals are fish, amphibians, and
reptiles.
exoskeleton: An exoskeleton is a “skeleton on the
outside.” Insects have exoskeletons and this is what
makes that crunching sound when you step on a
beetle or ant.
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Classification Vocabulary (page 1 of 3)
amphibian: Vertebrates that spend the first part of
their life in the water, then on land. Amphibians lay
their eggs in water. When the eggs hatch, the
babies breathe air through their gills, then develop
lungs as they grow. They do not look like their
parents until they grow. The word amphibian means
“living a double life.” Some examples of amphibians
are frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians.
annelid: segmented worms which include
earthworms, leeches, lugworms, clam worms,
bristleworms, fire worms, and sea mice. Annelids are
invertebrates.
arthropod: Invertebrates with segmented bodies,
jointed limbs, and an exoskeleton. The arthropod
phyla includes insects, arachnids (spiders),
crustaceans (lobsters, crab, shrimp), and myriapoda
(centipedes and millipedes), among others.
bird: A vertebrate that has feathers and wings,
hatch from eggs, are cared for by their parents,
have two legs, and a beak or a bill. Some examples
of birds are flamingos, ducks, owls, penguins, and
woodpeckers.
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 bird fish
mammal reptile
annelid mollusk
porifera arthropod
amphibian cnidarian
echinoderm invertebrate
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The animal world is divided into two groups.

Animals with Animals without

backbones are backbones are
vertebrates. invertebrates.

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Animals with backbones are divided into 5
groups:
1. mammals
2. fish
3. amphibians
4. reptiles
5. birds

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 LINKS VOCABULARY ANSWER KEY

Interactive Sites: ANIMAL CLASS

Game - Classification
Game - Classifying Critters
VOCAB VOCAB MATCH
Game - Animals of the World 1. E 1. F 1. I
Quiz - Animal Kingdom 2. G 2. I 2. E
Webquest - Classes of Vertebrate Animals 3. J 3. D 3. A
Lesson Plans: 4. N 4. K 4. G
Jungle Walk.com Animal Lesson Plans 5. K 5. M 5. K
Everything ESL Classification Lesson Plan 6. B 6. B 6. B
Pember Museum Mini Lesson
7. I 7. E 7. C
3rd Grade Vertebrate Lesson Plan
JungleWalk.com Animal Class Lesson Plan K-2 8. A 8. L 8. J
Classification Lesson Plan 9. L 9. H 9. F
10. M 10. A 10. D
Printables:
Classification Tree Printable Diagram
11. O 11. J 11. H
Enchanted Learning Invertebrate Print-Outs 12. C 12. C
Enchanted Learning Vertebrate Print-Outs 13. H 13. G
14. F
Reference and Research:
Animal Diversity Web 15. D
Kidport Reference Library
Yahoo Kids
Animal Bytes
Animal Classification with Quiz
Classification of Plants & Animals
Pictures & Info on the Kingdoms
Animal Classification
Cliff's Notes Animals Invertebrate & Vertebrate
Animal Phyla Pictures

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