Habitats Unit Study Ideas
A habitats unit study is a science topic that your kids will love learning about as they study animals and their environments!
You can use the resources below to put together your own habitats unit study, including the free printable animal habitats coloring pages.
Animal Habitats Coloring Book
These familiar and favorite animals will help your littlest learners discover habitats alongside your elementary children with the other resources included in this post. I always love unit studies that can combine a wide range of ages and this one will work for that!
There are 39 pages of animals in their natural habitats for kids to color, along with a sentence about them to trace and practice handwriting skills.
The animals included in these free coloring pages are:
- narwhal
- hedgehog
- goose
- butterfly
- dolphin
- fox
- panda
- horse
- koala
- meerkat
- cow
- jellyfish
- pig
- kangaroo
- lion
- crab
- crocodile
- flamingo
- turkey
- owl
- cat
- elephant
- rabbit
- dog
- giraffe
- platypus
- bee
- turtle
- zebra
- caterpillar
- seahorse
- ladybug
- duck
- bird
- axolotl
- starfish
- fish
- tiger
You can print these habitats coloring and writing pages to keep the little ones busy while you read aloud from the selection of books listed below. It’s a perfect quiet activity for busy hands! It can help them focus and concentrate while you read or help the older ones with the other activities.
I’ve found that preschoolers often want to “do school” alongside their older siblings. These free habitats color by number pages will help them do that, along with developing fine motor skills, color recognition, and following directions.
Habitats Books for Kids
Here is a list of books you can read to study animal habitats with your kids:
National Geographic Kids Readers: Animal Homes
National Geographic Readers: Rainforests
The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids: 500 Wild Facts!
National Geographic Readers: In the Forest
Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna
Another fun reading list to check out can be found here: Hibernation Books for Kids
Habitats Nature Study
You can combine the habitats unit study with nature study, too! Check out these ideas for nature study:
11 Creative Ways to Connect Your Child to Nature
Our Nature Study Homeschool Curriculum Choice
Nature Study Ideas for Creative Kids
Why You Need Nature Walks in Your Homeschool {and How to Do Them}
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More Habitats Activities
You can make your own ocean habitat sensory bin by following the instructions in this post: DIY Ocean Sensory Bin.
This adorable arctic animals sensory bin set is a fun hands-on way to explore habitats.
NaturExplorers offers an excellent line of nature studies about habitats, including the multi-media No Sweat Nature Study: Habitats digital course for 1st through 8th grades.
There are so many fun books and activities to include in a habitats unit study. You really can make it to suit a wide range of ages so the whole family can learn together!
Don’t forget your free printable Habitats coloring book!
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