Year 2 Animals Including Humans Worksheet - Intermediate
Year 2 Animals Including Humans worksheet for Year 2 (Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7)). Intermediate level science practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.
Growing Up Healthy: Animals Including Humans
Year 2 Science • Ages 6–7 • Intermediate
Instructions: Explore how familiar animals grow and what humans and other animals need to stay healthy. Read each prompt carefully and write your answers in the boxes. Use what you know about offspring, food, water, air, shelter, exercise and hygiene.
Offspring and Adults
Match each young animal to its adult. Draw a line from each young animal to the correct adult animal. The adult choices are mixed up, so look carefully.
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--- What Animals Need to Survive
Animals need several things to survive. Read each situation and write the missing basic need. Choose from food, water, air or shelter; each answer is used once or more than once.
Word bank: food, water, air, shelter
1. A rabbit needs fresh ___ to drink.
2. A bird needs ___ to breathe.
3. A fox needs a safe place to live, called ___.
4. A sheep needs grass for ___.
5. A hedgehog needs ___ to drink, especially when it is warm.
A Young Animal’s Life Cycle
Read the mixed-up stages in each life cycle. Write the stage numbers in the correct order, starting with the offspring and ending with the adult. Use the box after each set.
1. Chick life cycle stages: adult hen; egg; chick. Correct order:
2. Frog life cycle stages: adult frog; tadpole; froglet. Correct order:
3. Cat life cycle stages: adult cat; kitten. Correct order:
4. Sheep life cycle stages: adult sheep; lamb. Correct order:
Healthy Habits
Choose the best answer for each question. Circle one option. Think about how exercise, a balanced diet and hygiene help people stay healthy.
1. Which activity gives your body exercise?
2. Which food is a fruit?
3. What should you do before eating?
4. Why is exercise helpful?
5. Which drink is a good choice when you are thirsty?
Choose the Healthy Action
Read each situation and write a healthy action that would help. Give a short answer in each box. Think of sensible everyday choices.
1. Sam has been playing outside and his hands are muddy. What should he do before eating?
2. A child has been sitting for a long time. Name one way to get some exercise.
3. Mia is choosing a snack. Name one fruit or vegetable she could choose.
4. It is a hot day and a dog is panting after a walk. What basic need should its owner provide?
Sort the Healthy Choices
Sort each choice into the best category. Write the item numbers in the boxes; an item may fit more than one category. Use each item at least once.
Choices: 1. washing hands before food 2. running and playing 3. eating an apple 4. cleaning teeth 5. riding a bike
Exercise:
Healthy eating:
Hygiene:
Activity 1: Kitten–cat; puppy–dog; lamb–sheep; duckling–duck
Activity 2: water ; air ; shelter ; food ; water
Activity 3: 1. Egg, chick, adult hen ; 2. Tadpole, froglet, adult frog ; 3. Kitten, adult cat ; 4. Lamb, adult sheep
Activity 4: Running in the park ; Apple ; Wash your hands ; It helps keep the body healthy ; Water
Activity 5: Wash his hands ; e.g. run, walk, play a game or ride a bike ; e.g. apple, carrot or broccoli ; Water
Activity 6: Exercise: 2, 5 ; Healthy eating: 3 ; Hygiene: 1, 4
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