**Note: This page is for educational inspiration and is not officially affiliated with any single founding organisation for World Penguin Day. World Penguin Day is celebrated annually on April 25th. This unofficial observance originated from researchers at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, who noticed that Adélie penguins began their annual northward migration around this date. The day is now widely recognised by various wildlife and conservation organisations worldwide to raise awareness about penguins, their habitats, and the threats they face, such as climate change and habitat loss. While there isn't a single official "founding organisation" that formally governs World Penguin Day, its purpose is championed by numerous environmental and wildlife conservation groups, including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), National Geographic, and various aquariums and zoos dedicated to penguin conservation. For more information on penguins and conservation efforts, you can explore resources from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF): www.worldwildlife.org/species/penguin.
Sunday 25th April 2027
Understanding World Penguin Day in EYFS & KS1
Let's waddle and learn all about our amazing feathered friends, penguins on 🐧❄️ World Penguin Day!
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a fantastic and engaging theme for exploring animals (birds, polar animals, ocean life), habitats, conservation, life cycles, counting and maths, and understanding the world (the world around us). It's about introducing children to fascinating creatures, understanding how animals live in different parts of the world, and learning why it's important to look after our planet and its animals. This day offers wonderful planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about penguins and wildlife conservation both exciting and meaningful!
Why Is Learning About Penguins Important for Young Children?
Integrating World Penguin Day and themes of polar animals and conservation into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) helps build an early appreciation for wildlife, developing empathy for living creatures, and building a foundation for environmental awareness.
Fosters Animal Appreciation: Introduces children to a unique and often beloved animal, sparking curiosity and interest in wildlife.
Teaches About Diverse Habitats: Helps children understand that different animals live in different environments (like the cold polar regions).
Introduces Conservation Concepts: In an age-appropriate way, highlights the importance of protecting animals and their homes.
Enhances Scientific Understanding: Provides opportunities to learn about animal characteristics, life cycles, and adaptations.
Develops Empathy: Encourages caring for animals and understanding their needs.
Promotes Cross-Curricular Learning: Naturally integrates literacy, maths, and physical activity with an engaging theme.
Engaging Penguin & Polar Activities for World Penguin Day (0-7 Year Olds)
Let's dive into learning about penguins and their icy homes for World Penguin Day with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on appreciating these amazing birds, their habitats, and how we can help protect them! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by our dedicated 'Polar Animals', 'Birds', 'Animals', and 'Ocean' resources.
Here's some inspiration for celebrating World Penguin Day 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.)
Learning About Penguins & Polar Animals:
Set the scene with a 'Polar Animals - Display Banner'.
Discuss what penguins look like and how they move (waddle, swim!). Use 'Emperor Penguin Body Parts Poster & Activity Sheets' and 'Penguin Body Parts - Poster & Writing Sheets' to learn about their features.
Explore other polar animals alongside penguins using ''Polar Animals - Cartoon Polar Animal Colouring Sheets'.
Dramatic Play & Movement:
Encourage children to waddle like penguins! Use 'Polar Animals - Activity Movement Challenge Cards' for other animal movements.
Set up a "penguin habitat" role-play area.
Use 'Polar Animals - Polar Animal Masks' for role-playing.
Penguin Maths & Literacy:
Count fish for penguins with 'Polar Animals - Cartoon Penguin And Fish Counting Puzzles (1-10)' and 'Penguin And Fish Counting Puzzles (1-10)'.
Use 'Feed The Penguin Playdough Counting Mats (1-10)' for hands-on counting.
Play a 'Polar Animals - Dice Game' or 'Feed The Penguin Game' for number recognition.
Practice letters with 'Polar Animals - Alphabet Cards'.
Develop fine motor skills with 'Polar Animals - Feed The Penguin Pencil Control Activity Sheets' and 'Polar Animals - Feed The Penguin Pencil Control/Finger Tracing Mats'.
Use multi-purpose mats for various activities: 'Polar Animals - Multimats'.
Bird & Ocean Connections:
Discuss that penguins are a type of bird that can't fly. Use 'Birds - Display Banner', 'Birds - Silhouette Puzzles', 'Birds - 0-20 Counting Display Posters/Cards', and 'Birds - 0-20 Colour And Count Display Posters/Cards'.
This links directly to our ‘Birds’ page.
Talk about the ocean where penguins swim and hunt for fish (linking to 'Ocean' and 'Fish').
Conservation & The Environment:
Connect to themes of 'The Environment', 'Recycling', and 'Endangered Animals'.
Explore More:
Please visit our ‘Birds’ or ‘Polar Animals’ pages to browse our entire collection of educational materials on this theme. You may also like to explore additional pages covering relevant and/or connected themes such as ‘Animals’, ‘Endangered Animals’, ‘Habitats’, and ‘Under the Sea’.
These activities offer great inspiration for making World Penguin Day a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering animal appreciation, understanding of habitats, early conservation awareness, and a lifelong sense of wonder for the natural world.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘World Penguin Day’
Free 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 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
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 OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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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
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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!
More Early Years Event Pages for April
Sunday 25th April 2027: 🐧❄️ For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, World Penguin Day provides a fantastic and engaging theme for exploring animals (birds, polar animals, ocean life), habitats, conservation, life cycles,…
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Friday 2nd April 2027: 📖✨ International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated every year on April 2nd. This special day is chosen because it's the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, a very famous writer of fairy tales. It was started in 1967 by a group called…
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1st - 30th April 2027: ❤️ World Autism Acceptance Month is celebrated every year in April, with a special focus on World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. World Autism Awareness Day was first started by the United Nations (UN) in 2007. Over time, the name evolved…
1st April - 1st May 2027: 🐾❤️ National Pet Month is a special time celebrated every year in the UK from the1st of April to the 1st of May. It's organised by the National Pet Month charity. The main idea of this month is to teach everyone how to be a responsible pet owner and…
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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 'World Penguin Day'. This day is an informal global observance with origins in Antarctic research. It is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by any single founding organisation. We do not claim any rights to specific trademarks or official materials associated with this event. Its purpose is widely supported by various environmental and wildlife conservation groups. For more information on penguins and conservation efforts, you can explore resources from reputable organisations such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF): www.worldwildlife.org/species/penguin or the National Geographic Society: www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/penguins.
Thursday 29th April 2027: 💃🕺 International Dance Day is a day celebrated every year on April 29th. It was started in 1982 by a group called the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), which works closely with UNESCO. This day is chosen…