HOW ANIMALS MOVE

Helene and I are both students at Illinois State University.  We are both studying to be teachers. To learn a little more about each of us, please click on the Favorites above.  We were very excited to be able to come into Mrs. Brucker's first grade class and share a lesson on the different ways in which animals move to get from place to place.  We hope you will all enjoy it!

You can walk, run, jump,climb, and swim to get from place to place. Animals also move in a variety of ways:

Some animals SWIM: their bodies are streamlined for swimming and floating.  
 

Some animals FLY:  their bodies have wings for flying  and hunting.

 
  Some animals CLIMB: their bodies have strong claws or nails used for climbing.
 

 

 
Some animals JUMP:  their bodies have strong hind legs to help them hop and move around.
 
 

Some animals RUN:  their bodies have powerful, muscular legs help them run on land

We know you know your ABC's but give this one a try,
Click here to see an alphabet with animals that jump,climb,walk, run and fly.
 
 

Click here to see Farm Animals and Wild Animals that move.
 

Click here to find out about the only mammal that flies.

Click here to see various mammals and learn how they move from place to place.