Species Discovery Drawing (home learning)

Curriculum codes:

• Year 3: ACSSU044
• Year 4: ACSSU073

Complete lesson for classroom teachers:
https://www.coolaustralia.org/activity/invent-an-animal/
Safety advice: Be careful when using scissors and make sure never to run with them in your hand.
This is a good activity for kids to complete independently.
Ideal for: Middle Primary Ages 7 – 9
Themes:

• be creative 

Time required: 20 minutes 
Curriculum connections: Science, Visual Arts, Critical and Creative Thinking
Tips for Parents and Carers
If your kid/s are having difficulty being creative, ask them about some of their favourite animals and the features about them they like. Try combining two or more animals to form a completely new animal.

Every animal on the planet can be classified (sorted) according to this system. There are rules about what features an animal has to have to fit into a certain category. Whilst every animal fits into the Animalia Kingdom, the levels get more and more specific. So lions and tigers are identical right up until the Species level, which makes sense because cats are very similar in almost every way.
Classifying animals is known as taxonomy.
Learning@Home resources are designed for parents and teachers to use with children in the home environment. They can be used as stand-alone activities or built into existing curriculum-aligned learning programs. Our Learning@Home series includes two types of resources. The first are fun and challenging real-world activities for all ages, the second are self-directed lessons for upper primary and secondary students. These lessons support independent learning in remote or school settings.