Who Lives Where? — 116 Animals for Play, Learning and Language Development

Where does a tiger live? What about a capybara? Can the same animal live in different habitats? Turn learning about animals into an engaging game as children explore pictures, match animals to suitable habitats, discuss their choices and build sentences.

“Who Lives Where?” is a printable resource that combines learning about the natural world, developing language skills and practising English. One pack, many activities — from simple picture matching to telling a short story about an animal!

What’s included?

• 116 animals in colour and black and white — for picture-based games, colouring and creative activities.
• 6 habitat types — for sorting animals, comparing habitats and discussing choices.
• Game rules and variations, from simple to more challenging — to help you choose activities that suit the children’s skill levels.
• A brief “Who Lives Where?” reference guide — for learning about the animals and checking answers.

What can you do with the pack?

In science and nature activities, children discover familiar and unusual animals, match them to habitats, and explore similarities and differences. Asking “Why did you choose this habitat?” encourages them to explain their thinking rather than simply guess an answer.

For language development, the pictures support sentence building, descriptions and short stories: “A fox lives in the forest”, “This animal has…”, or “These animals are alike because…”. Children can describe an animal for others to guess, ask questions and discuss their answers in pairs.

In English lessons, the pack helps children practise animal and habitat vocabulary, ask questions and give complete answers:

Where does a tiger live? — A tiger lives in the forest.

Children can progress from individual words to sentences, then to short descriptions of their chosen animal.

The black-and-white pictures are ideal for colouring, creating a personal animal album and reinforcing learning after the game.

Where can you use it?

In preschool and primary school, English lessons, language development groups, clubs and at home. The pack works well for individual activities, pair work, small groups and whole-class tasks.

Print the materials, choose a difficulty level and set off to explore the animal world! First, children discover who lives where; next, they explain their choices; then, they talk about it in English.