A four-page 2nd grade science worksheet on where animals live, tied to NGSS 2-LS4-1. Students write Desert, Ocean, Arctic, or Forest under six animal pictures. A short passage about a pond describes frogs on lily pads, ducks hunting small fish, and turtles resting on sunny logs, and students name two pond animals. The last page asks students to draw an animal in its habitat with its food, water, and shelter.
2-LS4-1
“Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.”
Match the Habitat compares animals across four habitats, and The Busy Pond adds a fifth habitat with its own plants and animals.
Six animal pictures sit in two rows. Students label each one with a habitat from the numbered list: Desert, Ocean, Arctic, or Forest.
Students read about frogs, ducks, and turtles in a small, shallow freshwater pond, then name two animals that live there.
Students draw their favorite animal in its natural habitat and include the food, water, and shelter it needs.
Read aloud
Read The Busy Pond with the class before students answer. The question is short, so most of the value is in hearing about lily pads, logs, and small fish.
Art link
Give Design an Ecosystem its own art slot. Ask students to label the food, water, and shelter in the drawing so you can check them at a glance.
Warm-up
Write the four habitat names on the board and have students call out animals for each before they start Match the Habitat.
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