This easy level worksheet introduces first graders to four animal group words through tracing practice: reptile, bird, mammal, and insect. After tracing, children fill in five blanks about mammal fur, bird feathers, and reptile scales to lock in the key features of each group. The sheet ends with three true or false questions about cats, reptiles, and birds laying eggs, giving young learners a gentle first look at sorting animals by their body parts.
Style:
Animal Groups
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each animal word by following the dotted lines.
1. reptile
2. bird
3. mammal
4. insect
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. Mammals have fur or hair on their bodies.
2. Birds have feathers to help them stay warm.
3. Reptiles have dry scales on their skin.
4. An insect has six legs and three body parts.
5. Fish use gills to breathe underwater.
Part C: True or False
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1. A cat is a mammal.
True False
2. Reptiles have feathers.
True False
3. Birds lay eggs.
True False
Animal Groups
★ Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each animal word by following the dotted lines.
1) reptile
2) bird
3) mammal
4) insect
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1) Mammals have fur or hair on their bodies.
2) Birds have feathers to help them stay warm.
3) Reptiles have dry scales on their skin.
4) An insect has six legs and three body parts.
5) Fish use gills to breathe underwater.
★ Part C: True or False
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) A cat is a mammal.
True
False
2) Reptiles have feathers.
True
False
3) Birds lay eggs.
True
False