Animals of the Forest Printables
Published:
January 7, 2020
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Jeannette Tuionetoa
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If you are studying animals, kids tend to resonate with the animals of the forest. Forest animals are adorable and many movies are set in or around forests. Your kids will be interested in learning all about forest animals with these animals of the forest printables.
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The forest biome includes habitats dominated by trees and woody plants. If you need an idea of just how vast the forest areas are, then imagine this. Forests cover one-third of the land surface in the whole world.
Forest biomes are characterized by the following:
- the most complex and the largest terrestrial biome
- full of trees and other woody vegetation
- important in the consumption of carbon dioxide and producing oxygen
- an environment threatened by human impacts like deforestation for logging, agriculture, and human habitation
Forests can be broken down into three different categories, all of which have differing climates, species composition, and community structure.
Temperate forests
These forests are found in eastern North America, western and central Europe, and northeastern Asia where the climate is moderate and the growing season lasts between 140 and 200 days of the year.
Tropical forests
Of course, these forests grow in tropical and subtropical regions ( ex. rainforests). They can be tropical moist forests (ex. the Amazon Basin and the Congo Basin) and tropical dry forests (ex. southern Mexico, Bolivian lowlands, and western Madagascar).
Boreal (Taiga) Forests
Boreal forests are a band of coniferous forests that encircle the globe in the high northern latitudes between about 50°N and 70°N. They stretch across Canada to northern Europe and Asia. Boreal forests are the world’s largest land biomes and are ¼ of all the forested land on the planet.
Don’t miss this LIMITED TIME FREEBIE – Learning About Biomes Flip Book!
Homeschool families can easily combine forest animal studies with all subjects and make them fun – especially in the earlier years.
Here are a few ways to use animals in the forest in your homeschool:
Language arts
Animals of the forest make great spelling words. You can have your kids use the animals in sentences, stories, and vocabulary.
Forest Animals Literacy Activities Bundle for Your Forest Theme or Forest Unit
Flip Books with Forest Animals – lowercase letters | Grumpy Dumpling
FREE Forest Animal Alphabet Maze Worksheets for Preschool | Simple Everyday Mom
Math
You can print out some images of forest animals and use them for grouping, counting, and sorting.
FOREST ANIMALS Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool and Pre-K | KidSparkz
Forest and Bear Preschool Math and Literacy Centers | Pre-K Printable Fun
No Prep Worksheets for Math and Literacy Centers – Forest Animals | Grumpy Dumpling
Math & Literacy Centers Forest Animals |The Curriculum Corner
Science
Teach kids about the forest biome and what it entails, what makes it a forest. Talk about the animals found in the forest, the plant life, and the bodies of water (i.e., ponds, streams, creeks).
You can also teach about an animal’s ability to use camouflage, how they stay safe in the forest and hibernation.
Animals that Camouflage and Animals that Hibernate | Fun with Mama
Animals in Camouflage Printable Booklet | A Kinder Teacher Life
Forest Habitat | Classroom Base Camp
Social Studies
Discuss with your children how to stay safe in a forest and the duties and responsibilities of forest rangers.
Park Rangers | Education.com
Art
You can make learning about animals enjoyable with art. Your kids can learn to make animal puppets, make animal collages of individual animals they find pictures of, they can draw or paint animals.
50 FREE Forest Animal Crafts & Activities | KCAdventures
Don’t miss these other resources to go alongside your animals of the forest unit study:
Free Woodland and Forest Animals Resources | Something2Offer
Forest Animals FREE Printables | Kindergarten Worksheets and Games
{Adorable} Woodland Animal Coloring Pages for Kids | KidsActivities
Owl Coloring Pages | DLTK-Kids
Woodland Animals Spotting FREE Forms | SparkleBox
FREE Woodland Scavenger Hunt Game | B.Nute
Word Match – Forest Animals | Enchanted learning
Montessori-Inspired Woodland Animal Activities and FREE Woodland Animal Printables | Living Montessori Now
30-Page Woodland Pack | 3Dinosaurs
List of FREE Forest Animal Downloads | KidSparkz
Printable Forest Pack – FREE | A Teaching Mommy
Friends of the Forest Kindergarten Kit | Homeschool Share
Animal Habitats: The Forest {A Flap Book Project for Grades 1-2} | Andrea Knight
Animal Tracks Information Cards, Clip Cards, and Games | Line Upon Line Learning
Educational Printables with Forest Animal Theme:
Animals of the Forest Printable Pack | 1+1+1=1
Kindergarten Pattern Worksheets – Forest Animals | No Stress Homeschooling
Woodland Animal 30+ Page Homeschool Printable Pack + Themed Unit Study Resources | Large Family Table
Sudoku {Forest Animals FREE printables} | Gift of Curiosity
3 Free Printable Forest Animal Matching Activities | Life Over C’s
CRITICAL THINKING PUZZLES Forest Animals Brain Teasers Differentiation GATE | Barbara Evans
Forest Animals Word Search | Monster Word Search
Easy Sudoku Puzzles – Forest Animal Worksheets | Puzzles to Print
Activity Printables Forest Animals – Read, Color, and Draw – Make a Book | KidSparkz
Crossword Puzzle – Forest Animals | Puzzles to Print
Worksheets for Kindergarten – Forest Animals | LaterGoing.me
New Forest Animals Worksheets | 123Homeschool4Me
Studying forest animals and the forest biome can be a pretty fun and packed unit for your homeschool. It is super adjustable for homeschool kids of multiple ages. This makes an excellent opportunity for your kids to work together in learning about forest animals and their environment. Don’t forget to visit a forest near you if at all possible, to wrap up your unit.
