**Note: This page is for educational inspiration and is not officially affiliated with Penguin Awareness Day. Penguin Awareness Day is an annual observance, typically celebrated on January 20th. While its exact origins are not widely documented or linked to a specific founding organisation, it is broadly recognised by aquariums, zoos, and wildlife conservation groups worldwide. The day serves to raise awareness about the various species of penguins, their unique biology, the threats they face (such as climate change and habitat loss), and the importance of conservation efforts. For more information on penguin conservation, you can consult organisations such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) or the Global Penguin Society.
Wednesday 20th January 2027
Understanding Penguin Awareness Day in EYFS & KS1
Waddle on over and learn about penguins! 🐧❄️ Penguin Awareness Day is an annual observance, typically celebrated on January 20th.
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a wonderfully engaging and educational theme for exploring animals, polar environments, wildlife conservation, science, and understanding the world. It's about introducing children to these unique birds, their habitats, and fostering an early understanding of environmental responsibility and empathy towards living creatures. This day offers fantastic planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about ecology and animal welfare both exciting and meaningful.
Why Is Teaching About Penguins & Conservation Important for Young Children?
Integrating lessons about penguins and wildlife conservation into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) can help foster their curiosity about the natural world, developing empathy for animals, and instilling a sense of environmental stewardship.
Environmental Awareness: Helps children understand different habitats (e.g., polar regions) and the impact of human activity on animal populations.
Biodiversity: Introduces children to a unique species, highlighting the diversity of life on Earth.
Empathy & Care: Fosters a sense of compassion and responsibility towards animals, encouraging them to care about wildlife.
Scientific Inquiry: Promotes observation skills as children learn about penguin behaviours, adaptations, and life cycles.
Geography: Provides an opportunity to discuss polar regions and the animals that live there.
Literacy & Numeracy: Penguin themes can be integrated into counting, matching, writing, and vocabulary-building activities.
Engaging Penguin & Conservation Activities for Penguin Awareness Day (0-7 Year Olds)
Make Penguin Awareness Day a truly fascinating and active experience with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on learning about penguins, their world, and how we can help protect them! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by our dedicated 'Polar Animals' and 'Birds' resources.
Here's some inspiration for diving into the world of penguins in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
Penguin Facts & Features: Learn about what makes penguins special. Use our 'Emperor Penguin Body Parts Poster & Activity Sheets' and 'Penguin Body Parts - Poster & Writing Sheets' to explore their unique bodies and adaptations.
Polar Animal Habitat: Introduce the polar regions where many penguins live. Display our 'Polar Animals - Display Banner'. Discuss other animals that live in these cold environments.
Penguin Movement: Encourage children to move like penguins – waddling, sliding on their tummies. Use 'Polar Animals - Activity Movement Challenge Cards' to inspire action.
Penguin Arts & Crafts: Provide colouring sheets featuring penguins and other polar animals. Use 'Polar Animals - Cartoon Polar Animal Colouring Sheets'. Children could also make penguin masks using 'Polar Animals - Polar Animal Masks - Colouring' and 'Polar Animals - Polar Animal Masks'.
"Feed the Penguin" Activities: Engage fine motor skills and early learning. Use 'Polar Animals - Feed The Penguin Pencil Control Activity Sheets' and 'Polar Animals - Feed The Penguin Pencil Control/Finger Tracing Mats' for tracing and drawing activities. Play a 'Feed The Penguin Game' a memory style game where children "feed" fish to a drawn penguin. Our 'Feed The Penguin Playdough Counting Mats (1-10)' combine sensory play with numeracy.
Penguin Numeracy & Literacy:
Counting: Use 'Polar Animals - Cartoon Penguin And Fish Counting Puzzles (1-10)' and 'Penguin And Fish Counting Puzzles (1-10)' for counting and matching. Our 'Polar Animals - Multimats' can also be used for number recognition or loose parts counting with a polar theme.
Alphabet/Sounds: Use 'Polar Animals - Alphabet Cards' for letter recognition. Link animal names to initial sounds with 'Animal Initial Sound Match Game'.
Penguin Puzzles & Games: Our 'Polar Animals - 4-Piece Puzzles (Cartoon)' and 'Polar Animals - Dice Game' provide fun opportunities for problem-solving and social play.
General Bird Exploration (as penguins are birds): While focusing on penguins, you can also link to broader bird topics. Use 'Birds - Display Banner', 'Birds - Silhouette Puzzles', 'Birds - 0-20 Counting Display Posters/Cards', and 'Birds - 0-20 Colour And Count Display Posters/Cards'.
Animals of the World: Place penguins within the context of global animal diversity. Use 'Animals Of The World Mega Colouring Pack', 'Animals Of The World' Display Banner & Headings', 'Animal Sorting Game/Activity' and 'Animal Border Sheets’.
Conservation Discussion: In simple terms, discuss why penguins need our help (e.g., turning off lights to save energy, so their ice doesn't melt).
Explore More: Please visit our 'Birds' or 'Polar Animals' pages to browse our entire collection of educational materials on this theme!
These activities offer great inspiration for making Penguin Awareness Day a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering scientific curiosity, environmental awareness, empathy for wildlife, and a genuine love for nature.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘Penguin Awareness Day’
Free Penguin related activities for EYFS & KS1:
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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‘Polar Animals’ display banner. Ideal for polar, winter or arctic/antarctic topic!
Keywords: reindeer, reindeers, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, narwhal, narwhals, penguin, penguins, polar bears, polar bear, arctic fox/foxes, arctic hare/hares, walrus, walruses
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Polar animals colouring pack. Each page includes cartoon image and name of animal. Ideal for polar, winter wonderland or arctic/antarctic themed learning!
Pack includes 6 pages: arctic fox, reindeer (with antlers), reindeer (without antlers), penguin, narwhal, polar bear.
Keywords: reindeer, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, narwhals, penguins, polar bears, arctic foxes, colouring pages
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Penguin related activities for EYFS & KS1:
‘Polar Animals’ display banner. Ideal for polar, winter or arctic/antarctic topic!
Keywords: reindeer, reindeers, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, narwhal, narwhals, penguin, penguins, polar bears, polar bear, arctic fox/foxes, arctic hare/hares, walrus, walruses
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Polar animal masks pack. Ideal for polar, winter or arctic/antarctic themed role play and art and craft!
Pack includes 8 masks: narwhal, penguin, polar bear, arctic fox, deer, arctic hare, walrus and deer with antlers.
Keywords: reindeer, reindeers, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, narwhals, penguins, polar bears, arctic foxes, arctic hares, walruses
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Polar animal masks pack. Ideal for polar, winter or arctic/antarctic themed role play!
Pack includes 8 masks: narwhal, penguin, polar bear, arctic fox, deer, arctic hare, walrus and deer with antlers.
Keywords: reindeer, reindeers, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, narwhals, penguins, polar bears, arctic foxes, arctic hares, walruses
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Have great fun with your children whilst all pretending to be polar animals! Set of 7 Polar Animal Activity Challenge cards, including: arctic fox, polar bear, walrus, reindeer, penguin, arctic hare and narwhal.
Perhaps children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do. Cards could equally be shrunk down and placed on a key ring to take out on adventures or featured on an indoor or outdoor display board and referred to with everyone carrying out the activity on floor space in front.
Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together! Great for physical development, descriptive language, understanding the world and turn taking.
Keywords: Observation, Gross Motor Movement, Penguins, Activities, Games, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, South Pole, North Pole, Arctic Foxes, Narwhals, Reindeers, Polar Bears
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Pack of various cartoon polar animal 4-piece puzzles, including: Penguin, Arctic Fox, Narwhal, Reindeer and Polar Bear.
Keywords: Observation, Penguins, Problem Solving, Activities, Puzzles, Games, Matching Activities, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, South Pole, North Pole, Arctic Foxes, Narwhals, Reindeers, Polar Bears
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Polar animals colouring pack. Each page includes cartoon image and name of animal. Ideal for polar, winter wonderland or arctic/antarctic themed learning!
Pack includes 6 pages: arctic fox, reindeer (with antlers), reindeer (without antlers), penguin, narwhal, polar bear.
Keywords: reindeer, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, narwhals, penguins, polar bears, arctic foxes, colouring pages
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(Cut out and laminate the Polar Animal pictures beforehand.)
• There are two sets of six puzzles. One with dots to count, one with numbers to read.
• The game could be played individually or as part of a turn-taking game.
• The different pictures are also colour coded to help when playing in a group.
• Roll dice and take the piece with the corresponding number.
• Keep going until you complete the picture!
*1-6 dice required
Dice game pack contains the following animals: Penguin, Arctic Fox, Narwhal, Reindeer and Polar Bear.
Keywords: Observation, Penguins, Problem Solving, Activities, Puzzles, Games, Matching Activities, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, South Pole, North Pole, Arctic Foxes, Narwhals, Reindeers, Polar Bears
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Once laminated these Polar Animal Multimats (cartoon style) are ideal to be used as reusable playdough or loose parts mats. Alternatively, use them in conjunction with whiteboard pens. Without lamination these sheets could also be used with mark making tools or art and craft materials.
Ideal for polar, winter wonderland or arctic/antarctic themed learning!
Pack includes 11 pages: arctic fox, reindeer (with antlers), reindeer (without antlers), penguin head, penguin, narwhal, narwhal head, polar bear head, polar bear, walrus head, arctic hare head.
Keywords: reindeer, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, narwhals, penguins, polar bears, arctic foxes, walruses, arctic hares, art and craft, collage, colouring, play doh, playdoh, play dough
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Polar animal cartoon alphabet/letter cards. Featuring: arctic fox, polar bear, walrus, reindeer, penguin and narwhal.
Keywords: Observation, Fine Motor Movement, Ordering, Penguins, Activities, Games, Alphabet, letters, Zoo, Polar, Arctic, Antarctic/Antarctica, South Pole, North Pole, Arctic Foxes, Narwhals, Reindeers, Polar Bears, Walruses
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1-10 ‘Feed the Penguin’ themed number recognition and counting puzzles. Match the number on each penguin to the correct quantity of fish. Practise counting objects which cannot be moved. Appropriate for all ages within early years used in different ways at different levels. Use as a table or floor activity or part of an interactive ‘Polar Animals’ or ‘Winter Wonderland’ display board. Left uncut, can be used as flashcards or for number ordering games.
Keywords: Observation, Penguins, Problem Solving, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering, Fine Motor, Activities, Puzzles, Games, Matching Activities, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World, Antarctic/Antarctica, South Pole, Fish
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‘Feed the Penguin’ themed follow the lines fine motor/pencil control sheets.
Designed as part of the ‘Polar Animals’ set, this pack of pencil control activity sheets can be used for multiple learning intentions. For example…
- Learning about penguins and what they eat
- Development of fine motor control using mark making tools
- Refining observational skills
- Improving concentration
- Communication and Language development
Ideal for both individual use to ‘take home’ or laminated for multiple uses with whiteboard pens.
Keywords: Observation, Penguins, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Activities, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World, Antarctic/Antarctica, South Pole, Fish
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‘Feed the Penguin’ themed follow the lines fine motor/pencil control mats.
Designed as part of the ‘Polar Animals’ set, this pack of pencil control activity sheets can be used for multiple learning intentions. For example…
- Learning about penguins and what they eat
- Development of fine motor control using mark making tools or finger tracing
- Refining observational skills
- Improving concentration
- Communication and Language development
Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination.
Keywords: Observation, Penguins, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Activities, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World, Antarctic/Antarctica, South Pole, Fish
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‘Birds’ Display banner featuring: umbrella bird, vulture, robin, seagull, nightingale, swallow, penguin, buzzard, flamingo, magpie and barn owl.
Observation, Posters/Displays, Emperor Penguin
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This matching puzzle has a different connection for each set to allow the children to self-correct
‘Birds Silhouette Puzzles’ featuring: pigeon, vulture, seagull, robin, buzzard, magpie, blackbird, duck, barn owl, swallow, chicken, flamingo, goose and penguin.
Observation, Posters/Displays, Magpie, Robin, Buzzard, Seagull, Swallow, Penguins, Emperor Penguin, Flamingo, Owl, General Birds Topic, Pigeon, Blackbird, Duck, Chicken, Goose, Puzzles, Games, Fine Motor, Activities, Group Activities, Matching Activities, Uses shapes for tasks, Shape
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Our ‘birds’ counting posters include 20 different birds to making counting fun!
Birds featured include: penguin, duck, seagull, umbrella bird, flamingo, barn owl, quail, chicken, vulture, pigeon, magpie, goose, nightingale, buzzard, canary, blue tit, blackbird, sparrow, robin and swallow.
Observation, Posters/Displays, Magpie, Robin, Buzzard, Seagull, Swallow, Penguins, Emperor Penguin, Flamingo, Owl, General Birds Topic, Pigeon, Blackbird, Duck, Chicken, Goose, Puzzles, Games, Shape, Umbrella Bird, Quail, Vulture, Nightingale, Canary, Blue Tit, Sparrow, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering
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Our ‘birds’ colour and count posters include 20 different birds to making counting fun!
Birds featured include: penguin, duck, seagull, umbrella bird, flamingo, barn owl, quail, chicken, vulture, pigeon, magpie, goose, nightingale, buzzard, canary, blue tit, blackbird, sparrow, robin and swallow.
Observation, Posters/Displays, Magpie, Robin, Buzzard, Seagull, Swallow, Penguins, Emperor Penguin, Flamingo, Owl, General Birds Topic, Pigeon, Blackbird, Duck, Chicken, Goose, Puzzles, Games, Fine Motor, Shape, Umbrella Bird, Quail, Vulture, Nightingale, Canary, Blue Tit, Sparrow, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering, Colouring, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing
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Pack includes 3 pages: poster for display and modelling, version with blank labels for writing, plus a writing template with initial sounds for labels.
Posters/Displays, Activities, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Fine Motor, Observation, Problem Solving, Penguins, Body Parts, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World
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Help the penguins find fish!
Game for three players.
Takes turns to turn a card. If it is an ‘X’ turn the card back over. If it is a fish put it on your collection card.
The first player to get five fish is the winner!
Observation, Penguins, Problem Solving, Counting, Turn Taking, Games, Group Activities, Number Recognition and Ordering, Fine Motor, Zoo, Banded Penguin, Birds Around the World
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Challenge your children to create the right number of playdough fish for each penguin. Laminate the sheets first for multiple uses with groups of children.
Observation, Penguins, Problem Solving, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering, Fine Motor, Activities, Playdough/Loose Parts, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World
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1-10 ‘Feed the Penguin’ themed number recognition and counting puzzles. Match the number on each penguin to the correct quantity of fish. Practise counting objects which cannot be moved. Appropriate for all ages within early years used in different ways at different levels. Use as a table or floor activity or part of an interactive display board. Left uncut, can be used as flashcards or for number ordering games.
Observation, Penguins, Problem Solving, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering, Fine Motor, Activities, Puzzles, Games, Matching Activities, Zoo, Polar, Emperor Penguin, Birds Around the World
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Mega pack of Animal colouring pictures…49 sheets of individual animals to colour including their names.
Great for fine motor, observational skills, colour choice and becoming aware that text has meaning.
Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Take Home, Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Cow, Donkey, Deer, Goat, Goose, Chicken, Duck, Dog, Pig, Sheep, Horse, Anteater, Yak, Vulture, Umbrella Bird, Quail, Octopus, Narwhal, Kangaroo, Jellyfish, Iguana, Penguin, Banded Penguin, Sea Lion, Zebra, Wolf, Rhinos, Lion, Meerkat, Komodo Dragon, Giraffe, Flamingo, Elephant, Chimpanzee, Frog, Fox, Robin, Tiger, Rabbit, Cat, Ox, Cockerel, Hen, Swallow, Squirrel, Dormouse, Hedgehog, Bat, Mouse, Badger, Slow Worm, Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Invertebrate
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Banner with headings/labels you may also wish to use on your display board.
Posters/Displays, Print Carries Meaning, Observational Skills, Vulture, Elephant, Tiger, Giraffe, Chimpanzee, Quail, Flamingo, Iguana, Zebra, Dolphin, Clownfish, Banded Penguin, Penguin, Octopus, Turtle, Seahorse, Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
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Pack of animal cards with sorting labels. Ideal for use as part of an interactive display or sorting activity or game. Differentiate for use with different ages of children by your selection of activity cards, the vocabulary you use and your use of questioning. You may like to select e.g. the headings ‘4 legs’, ‘2 legs’ and ‘0 legs’. Place them on the floor or a table and discuss with your child(ren) which animal cards should be placed under each of the headings. For some headings such as ‘Eats meat’, ‘Eats plants’ and ‘Eats both’ you may like to create your own venn diagram by using two hoops/looped skipping ropes on the floor or circles on paper which overlap in the middle. The 2 separate components go in each hoop e.g. ‘Eats meat’ and ‘Eats plants’ and the overlapping centre is where both characteristics are true. In this case ‘Eats both meat and plants’. If none of the characteristics mentioned are true for an animal, the animal card may be placed outside of the circles. This sorting activity is a great way to encourage children to observe animal characteristics closely. The active engagement with the subject matter means they are more likely to retain knowledge for example new vocabulary. Can you think of any other ways to sort these animals? Perhaps you could make your own heading cards?
Graphs/Charts, Sorting Activities, Games, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Displays, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Print Carries Meaning, Cards/Flashcards, Vulture, Dolphin, Clownfish, Turtle, Cow, Chicken, Hen, Duck, Sheep, Banded Penguin, Penguin, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Flamingo, Giraffe, Sea Lion, Tiger, Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, Carnivores, Herbivores, Omnivores
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Pack includes 3 pages: poster for display and modelling, version with blank labels for writing, plus a writing template with initial sounds for labels.
Posters/Displays, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Activity, Take Home, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Animal body parts, Zoo, Ocean, Banded Penguin, Penguin, Birds
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Animal themed horizontal border paper. A variety of options including 2 types of lined and a blank sheet. Each of these are available within the pack in both full colour and black and white versions for colouring in.
Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Drawing, Pencil Control, Take Home, Zoo, Octopus, Tiger, Banded Penguin, Penguin, Sea Lion, Frog, Lion, Chimpanzee, Wolf, Meerkat, Quail, Starfish, Seahorse, Turtle, Anteater, Dolphin, Vulture, Zebra, Iguana, Crabs, Rhinos, Elephant, Flamingo, Giraffe, Kangaroo, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrate
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Animal themed vertical border paper. A variety of options including 2 types of lined and a blank sheet. Each of these are available within the pack in both full colour and black and white versions for colouring in.
Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Drawing, Take Home, Zoo, Iguana, Tiger, Banded Penguin, Penguin, Sea Lion, Lion, Seahorse, Octopus, Quail, Frog, Crabs, Zebra, Starfish, Vulture, Anteater, Dolphin, Wolf, Turtle, Meerkat, Chimpanzee, Rhinos, Kangaroo, Elephant, Flamingo, Giraffe, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrate
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Each animal card folds over to create a card with an animal picture on one side and the initial sound on the other. Children can try to match letters to animals, match pairs of animals with the same initial sound or just pairs of letters.
Here’s a couple of games to try. Why not…
1. Lay out a selection of cards with the animal pictures facing upwards. Invite the children to find a pair of animals which start with the same initial sound. Turn the chosen pair over to see if they are right and model sounding out the letter sound on the back to check if they are right.
Alternatively…
2. Place 3 cards on a table with animals facing upwards (2 which match and one which doesn’t). Encourage the children to decide which one is the ‘odd one out’. Turn over the cards to see if they are right and model sounding out the letters to check.
Alphabet, Cards/Flashcards, Games, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Phonics, Problem Solving, Sound Cards, Turn Taking, Snap Cards, Activity, Group Activity, Ant, Anteater, Butterfly, Bumblebee, Cow, Cat, Duck, Dog, Frog, Fly, Goat, Goose, Horse, Hedgehog, Lion, Ladybird, Meerkat, Mouse, Penguin, Pig, Rabbit, Rhinos, Squirrel, Spider, Animal Alphabet/Initial Sounds
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Please visit our ‘Birds’ or ‘Polar Animals’ pages to browse our entire collection of educational materials on this theme.
Additional Pages you may like to explore which cover relevant &/or Connected themes
CLICK HERE to visit the ‘BEACH SCHOOL’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Beach’ teaching and learning resources include: scavenger hunts/checklists, mindfulness activity cards, cockle shell age poster, senses booklets and prompts, colouring pages, drawing/writing/mark making sheets, shell multimats, playdough/ loose part mats, art and craft activities, templates, pattern cards, natural loose part art prompts/posters, shapes, pre-writing, rockpool fact cards, symmetry, activity/movement challenges, display lettering, sand play and more!
CLICK HERE to visit ‘LIFE CYCLES’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Life Cycle’ teaching and learning resources include: cyclic puzzles, frog, chicken, caterpillar/butterfly, ant/bean life cycle display packs, posters, cut and stick activities, banners, cards, playdough mats and more!
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Disclaimer:
This page is for educational purposes only and is intended to support early years and primary practitioners with ideas and resources related to 'Penguin Awareness Day'. We are not officially affiliated with or endorsed by any specific founding organisation for this observance. We do not claim any rights to specific trademarks or official materials associated with this event. For more information on penguin conservation, you can consult reputable wildlife conservation organisations such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) or the Global Penguin Society.
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