Lesson 4 of 7

🐶 Animals & Their Babies

🎯 Grades K–2 ⏱ ~15 min 💚 Beginner

What You'll Learn

Know that baby animals look like their parents
Match animals to their babies
Understand that animals care for their young

Baby Animals Look Like Their Parents!

All animals have babies. Babies usually look like smaller versions of their parents. Puppies grow into dogs. Kittens grow into cats. Chicks grow into chickens.

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Dog
Baby = Puppy 🐶

🐱

Cat
Baby = Kitten 🐱

🐔

Chicken
Baby = Chick 🐗

🐨

Frog
Baby = Tadpole 🐟

Some babies hatch from eggs (birds, fish, reptiles). Others are born live (dogs, cats, humans).

🐶 Activity: Baby Match-Up!

Click the parent, then click its baby to make a match!

Quick Check

What is a baby frog called?

AA kitten

BA tadpole

CA chick

Baby animals usually look like:

ASmaller versions of their parents

BCompletely different animals

CPlants