Animal Families Science Unit | Baby Animal Names | 70+ Activities for K-3

🐮🐣 Do your students know what a baby cow, a baby kangaroo, or a baby owl is called? Help them find out with this fun, hands-on Animal Families unit!

This 70+ page, no-prep resource is packed with engaging activities that teach first, second, and third graders how animal parents and their babies are named — from farm animals and pets to wild animals, birds, and sea creatures. Perfect for a science unit, morning work, or literacy center — just print and go!

✅ What's Included:

Nonfiction fact pages for 25+ animal families (farm, pet, wild, bird & sea animals)

"Adult vs. Baby" posters and category charts

Matching activities, sorting mats & cut-and-paste practice

Word search, crossword, bingo & memory match games

"Who's My Baby?" and "Who's My Mommy?" riddle cards

Vocabulary flashcards, including animal group names (herd, flock, pack, litter)

Reading comprehension passages with questions

Creative writing prompts and "diary entry" activities

Math connections (counting, graphing & size comparisons)

Hands-on crafts: animal masks, finger puppets, flip books & spinner wheels

STEM shelter-building challenge

True/false, multiple choice & cumulative final assessments

Answer key + Certificate of Completion

🎯 Perfect for:

Whole-group science and literacy lessons

Science centers, morning work & fast finishers

Sub plans and homework packets

Farm, zoo, or "baby animals" classroom themes

📚 Aligned to K-3 science standards on animal groups, parents, and offspring.

Grab this 70+ page unit today and watch your little learners become Animal Family experts! 🐷🐥🦁