Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals Sorting Cut & Stick | Day and Night Science EYFS KS1

Bring science to life this Autumn with an interactive “Day vs. Night” animal sorting activity pack!
Welcome to Hidden Class Gems! This comprehensive 10-page resource is created for EYFS and Key Stage 1 pupils. It combines essential early science topics about animal behaviour with interactive cutting, sticking, handwriting, and drawing tasks. All pages are beautifully formatted to print perfectly on standard A4/8.5x11 paper.
What’s Included in this 10-Page Resource?

• Cover Page: A delightful colouring page to introduce the topic.
• Educator Guide: Simple tips for early years provision and KS1 differentiation.
• Vocabulary & Tracing: Handwriting practice for nocturnal (bat, owl, raccoon, firefly) and diurnal (squirrel, rabbit, butterfly, bird) animals.
• Cut and Stick Sorting (2 Pages): Pupils classify and stick animals into the correct “Day” or “Night” boxes.
• My Nocturnal Animals Flip Book: A simple, 4-page fact booklet for pupils to assemble and read.
• Writing Activity: “My Favourite Nocturnal Animal” literacy prompt.
• Word Search: A vocabulary-boosting puzzle.
• Venn Diagram: Compare and contrast an Owl and a Squirrel.
• Nocturnal Animal Expert Certificate: A wonderful certificate to celebrate pupil achievement!

Why You Will Love It:
It seamlessly integrates Science and Literacy while developing fine motor control (cutting and sticking). Ideal for Autumn term topic work or dedicated ‘Animals and their Habitats’ science lessons.