Grade 1 Science: Animals Around Us

Free Grade 1 Science unit on Animals Around Us: 10 lessons in order, starting with What are animals. Includes practice questions and answer keys.

10 lessons in this unit

Learn that animals are living things that move, eat, breathe, grow and have young.

Learn to name common animals near us and say where they live and what they look like.

Learn the difference between domestic animals, which people keep, and wild animals, which live on their own.

Learn the parts of an animal body and what some parts are used for.

Learn how animals move: they walk, run, hop, swim, fly, crawl and slither.

Learn that animals make sounds for different reasons such as calling, warning and finding friends.

Learn what animals eat: some eat plants, some eat other animals and some eat both.

Learn that animals live in shelters such as nests, burrows, hives and shells that keep them safe and warm.

Learn that all animals need food, water, air and shelter, and that pets also need love and care.

Learn how to treat animals kindly and safely, and why we must not harm them or their homes.