Free Kindergarten Animal Worksheets
10 printable worksheets · US Letter PDF · free, no sign-up
Free printable worksheets with animal words for kindergarten. Each worksheet is one group of animals. The child looks at a picture and circles the matching word out of three; the first task on every page is already solved as an example.
All pages are US Letter and print beautifully on a color printer or a black-and-white one, whichever you choose. Click a page to open the PDF, or use the buttons under it to print or download. No sign-up. Choose the pages that match what your child already knows: start with the familiar animals.
Farm Animals
Cow, pig, sheep, goat, horse, donkey, hen, rooster, chick, duck, goose, turkey, rabbit. The most familiar animals, a good page to start with.
Pets
Dog, cat, kitten, puppy, rabbit, hamster, parrot, turtle, goldfish, guinea pig, lizard, mouse, snake. The animals a child may have at home or see at a friend's house.
Forest Animals
Bear, fox, deer, moose, raccoon, skunk, squirrel, hedgehog, owl, woodpecker, rabbit, beaver, wolf. Animals of the woods and the countryside.
Zoo Animals
Lion, tiger, elephant, giraffe, zebra, hippo, rhino, monkey, gorilla, panda, kangaroo, camel, flamingo. The big animals of a zoo visit.
Bird Words
Owl, duck, goose, hen, rooster, turkey, parrot, penguin, flamingo, peacock, eagle, pelican, woodpecker. Thirteen birds from the yard, the park and the zoo.
Sea Animals
Whale, dolphin, seal, walrus, octopus, squid, crab, lobster, jellyfish, seahorse, sea turtle, starfish, clam. Animals of the sea and the shore.
Garden Critters
Ladybug, bee, butterfly, ant, dragonfly, grasshopper, beetle, caterpillar, snail, worm, spider, fly, moth. The small creatures of a garden and a backyard.
Baby Animals
Puppy, kitten, lamb, calf, foal, kid (a baby goat), piglet, chick, duckling, gosling, cub, fawn, joey. The names of young animals, which usually differ from the names of their parents.
Pond Animals
Frog, duck, goose, swan, heron, otter, beaver, turtle, fish, tadpole, newt, snail, dragonfly. Animals that live in and around a pond.
Animal Body Parts
Tail, paw, wing, beak, fin, hoof, claw, horn, antlers, shell, feather, mane, whiskers. On this page an arrow points to one part of the animal, and the child circles its name.
Animal words in kindergarten
Animals are among the first words a child learns, because the child already knows the creatures: a dog on the walk, a cow in a picture book, a bird at the window. The worksheet adds the written word to a picture the child recognizes. Each page is one group of animals, so the child works through one group at a time and the adult can see at a glance which groups are done.
How to use these worksheets
Every page has the same layout. At the top is a solved example: one picture, three words, the right word circled. Below are tasks of the same kind, and in each one only one word fits the picture. A child who does not read yet can still do the page: a grown-up reads the three words aloud, and the child picks the right one and circles it. The note at the bottom of each sheet is a reminder of this.
The adult who works with the child chooses the page: match it to what the child already knows and can do, not to the order on this page. Print on US Letter paper at 100%. The worksheets look great on both a color printer and a black-and-white one: every animal is clear and every task works either way, so print on whichever printer you have.
