Language Arts: Writing About My Favorite Animal
Practice drawing, labeling, and writing simple sentences
Language Arts: Writing About My Favorite Animal
Practice drawing, labeling, and writing simple sentences
Language Arts - Grade K-1
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Draw your favorite animal. Write its name under the picture.
Pick one animal you really like.
A complete answer includes a drawing of an animal and the animal's name, such as cat, dog, elephant, or turtle. - 2
Finish the sentence: My favorite animal is a ____.
A complete answer names one animal, such as, My favorite animal is a dog. - 3
Write one sentence telling what color your favorite animal is.
Look at your animal or picture it in your mind.
A complete answer tells the animal's color, such as, My cat is gray. - 4
Circle a word that tells about your animal: big, small, fast, slow, furry, scaly. Then write the word.
A complete answer circles one describing word and writes it, such as furry. - 5
Write one sentence telling where your animal lives.
Think about a home, farm, forest, ocean, or zoo.
A complete answer tells a place where the animal lives, such as, A fish lives in water. - 6
Write one sentence telling what your animal eats.
A complete answer tells one food the animal eats, such as, A rabbit eats carrots and grass. - 7
Write one sentence telling how your animal moves.
Your animal might walk, run, swim, hop, crawl, or fly.
A complete answer tells how the animal moves, such as, A bird can fly. - 8
Finish the sentence: I like this animal because ____.
A complete answer gives a reason, such as, I like this animal because it is cute. - 9
Write two words that describe your favorite animal.
Think about how it looks, feels, or acts.
A complete answer gives two describing words, such as soft and playful. - 10
Write a sentence that starts with: My animal can ____.
A complete answer tells something the animal can do, such as, My animal can jump. - 11
Draw your animal's face. Label one part, such as eyes, nose, ears, mouth, beak, or whiskers.
Choose one part you can see clearly.
A complete answer includes a drawing of the animal's face and one correct label, such as ears or beak. - 12
Write one question you would ask your favorite animal.
A complete answer is a question with a question mark, such as, What do you like to eat? - 13
Write the first sound you hear in your animal's name. Then write the letter.
Say the animal's name slowly.
A complete answer gives the first sound and letter, such as, Dog starts with the sound /d/ and the letter d. - 14
Put these sentence parts in order and write the sentence: is / My / animal / fun.
The correct sentence is, My animal is fun. - 15
Write 2 or 3 sentences about your favorite animal. Use your best handwriting.
Tell what it is, what it looks like, and why you like it.
A complete answer includes 2 or 3 sentences about the animal, such as, My favorite animal is a horse. It is big and brown. It can run fast.