Animals Around Us Nursery Worksheet, Quiz and Games

An animals around us worksheet for nursery helps children connect familiar pictures with animal names. Begin with animals they may know from books, family conversations or supervised visits: a cat, a dog, a cow, a rabbit and an elephant. Show one picture at a time. Ask the child to point, name the animal or describe a feature. Spoken answers are welcome; independent reading is not needed.

Picture identification is a useful first step in nursery EVS. A long trunk can help children recognise an elephant, while a long neck can help them recognise a giraffe. Invite children to notice ears, tails, legs and patterns without expecting detailed scientific vocabulary. Different drawings may look different, so use more than one picture when practising an animal name.

Matching activities bring pictures and words together. An adult can read the names aloud while the child chooses a picture. Start with two very different animals before adding more choices. When an answer is incorrect, point out one visible clue and let the child try again. Keep the pace gentle and celebrate careful observation.

Animal sounds offer another way to practise listening and language. Children can imitate a cat’s meow, a cow’s moo or a dog’s woof. The sound-matching game here uses written sound clues for an adult to read; it does not play recorded audio. Encourage the child to make the sound and then identify the animal.

Nursery animal sorting should use clear examples. Compare a fish that lives in water with a cat that lives on land. Introduce a duck as a bird that can swim rather than suggesting that animals must belong to only one place. Explain that some animals move between land and water. Keep descriptions short and use real pictures or observations when possible.

The online animals around us quiz has 20 questions: five easy, seven average and eight thinking questions. Thinking questions still use nursery-level ideas, such as counting legs in a simple picture, combining small groups and choosing a kind action. Read each question aloud and give time to respond. The inline timer begins after the first answer or question change. Children can review every answer after submitting and restart for practice.

Drawing and tracing activities support pencil-control practice. Children can trace short animal words with the red pen or follow the cat-face guide. A blank board also lets them create their own picture. Counting rabbits combines animal recognition with numbers up to six. These activities can be completed separately in short sessions rather than all at once.

Finish by discussing gentle behaviour around animals. Watch unfamiliar animals from a safe distance, ask an adult before approaching a pet and avoid pulling ears or tails. For the printable animals worksheet, invite children to name the pictures before colouring. Related preschool and primary animal worksheets below offer additional practice for learners who are ready to explore food, shelter and animal habits.