Where Do Animals Live? Level 3-5

Where Do Animals Live? introduces early readers to a range of animal habitats through simple text, engaging illustrations, and clear scientific structure. This nonfiction title supports learning about frogs, owls, rabbits, bats, and fish, focusing on where each animal lives and how its habitat meets its needs. With questions embedded in the text to prompt predictions, learners are encouraged to think critically and engage with content actively. The text includes repeated letter patterns, initial blends (œwh-, œfr-, œtr-), and digraphs (œth), reinforcing phonemic awareness. Students can make connections between text and illustrations while building scientific understanding. This title aligns with reading strategies such as making predictions, summarising, comparing and contrasting, and activating prior knowledge, making it a valuable resource for developing comprehension and inquiry skills.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports early science knowledge of animal habitats and needs.
• Reinforces reading strategies including predicting and summarising.
• Enhances phonics through blends, digraphs, and repeated patterns.
• Develops text-to-illustration matching and inference skills.

Classroom Ideas:

• Match each animal from the story to its corresponding habitat on a chart.
• Create a œhabitat corner with natural materials for each animal group.
• Use prediction questions as sentence starters for class discussion.
• Have students research and draw another animal and its habitat.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 5-6.
• Dimensions: 210mm x 200mm.
• No interactive or detachable elements; classroom safe.