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Module 27

Science and Health

CLASSIFYING ANIMALS ACCORDING TO
MOVEMENTS

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development

Something To Learn
Classifying Animals According to Movement

Let Us Learn
The way how animals move can be used in grouping or
classifying them. This lesson focuses on classifying animals
according to the way they move.

Lets Try
Encircle the letter that has the correct answer.
1. Fish loves to _______ in the water.
a. walk
b. swim
c. run
2. Birds and butterflies
a. run b. swim
3. Horse can
a. walk

to visit trees and flowers.

c. fly

fast.
b. run

c. swim

4. Johns dog likes to ________ with him to the hill strolling.

a. walk
b. run
c. swim
5. You can see lizard on the roof ________.
a. walking
b. running
c. crawling
Check your answer with the Answer Key.
Whats your score? _________.
Great!

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Lets Study
Animals Movement
Do you run or walk in going to school?
A. Go outside and observe how a cow, a horse and a dog
travel from place to place.
How do they move?

tiger

dog

sheep

cow

horse

These animals walk or run. Their legs help them to

walk or run.
B. Do you like to go swimming?
Can you name animals that swim?
Here are some examples of animals that swim.

turtle

shark

crocodile

frog
These animals swim.
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C. Go outside and list down flying animals you can see

around.
Is your list the same as the given examples?

butterfly

dragonfly

eagle

bee

mosquito

These animals fly. Their wings help them to fly.

D. Try to crawl like a lizard. Is it easy?

Can you name animals that crawl?

caterpillar

prawn
lizard

crab

snail

These animals crawl.

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Lets Do These
A. Match the animals and their movements. Write the letter
of the correct answer on the blank before each number.
A

_____1.

a. crawl
sheep

b. walk or run

______2.

fish

_______3.

c. swim
butterfly

_______4.

snail

d. fly

B. Go outside with a friend. Name 5 animals and tell how

they move.
Animals
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

How They Move

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Check your answer with the Answer Key. If you got low score
proceed to the next activity.

Lets Do This Again

Write the movements of these animals. Choose your

answer from the box.
Crawl

Walk or Run

1.

Swim

Fly

_____________

dog
2.

_____________

crocodile

3.

_____________

eagle

4.

_____________

crab

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5.

____________

cat

Lets Think It Over

Animals may walk or run, swim, fly and crawl when they
move from one place to another place.

Lets Test Your Skills

A. Write the names of the animals in the box where they
should belong.
tilapia
turtle

octopus
sheep

lizard
butterfly

cow
cat

crocodile
jellyfish

bee
dragonfly

MOVEMENT

WALK/RUN

1.
2.
3.

SWIM

1.
2.
3.

FLY

1.
2.
3.

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CRAWL

1.
2.
3.

B. Encircle the letter that has the correct answer.

1. Phil saw a snail and a crab __________ in the sand.
a. running
b. walking
c. crawling
2. A deer is an animal that __________ very fast.
a. runs
b. walks
c. swims
3. Butterflies and bees like to __________ from one flower to
another.
a. fly
b. swim
c. run
4. Tilapia and sharks can live in water because they can
___________.
a. fly
b. swim
c. run
5. Turtles ___________ very slowly.
a. fly
b. walk

c. swim

Check your answers with the answer key.

Whats your score? ______
Congratulations! You are now ready for the next module.

MY SCORE

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Its Great!!!

Answer Key
Lets Try
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. c
Lets Do These
A.
b1. deer

crawl

c 2. fish

walk or run

d 3. butterfly

swim

a 4. snail

fly

B. Answers vary.
Lets Do This Again
1. walk or run
2. crawl/swim
3. fly
4. crawl/swim
5. walk or run

Work This Out

A.
Walk or Run
Cat
Sheep
Cow

Swim
octopus

Fly

Crawl

bee

turtle

jellyfish

butterfly

lizard

tilapia

dragonfly

crocodile

B.
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
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