Zoo Animals / Zoo Animals: What am I? – Cards for English Lessons

The What am I? – Cards are short animal riddles about zoo animals for primary school English. Under the question “What am I?”, each card describes an animal in a short English sentence. The clues refer to appearance, habitat, food, or behavior, for example, “I climb trees and like to eat bananas.”

What is included

• Riddle cards featuring zoo animals from elephants and penguins to kangaroos and pelicans, with the answer printed in small letters at the bottom of each card
• Instruction sheet with suggestions for using the cards

Tips for using the material

• The cards can be read aloud: the teacher reads a description, and the children figure out which animal it is.
• The cards can also be used for pair work.

The following skills are promoted

• Listening comprehension: understanding short English descriptions read aloud
• Vocabulary: English names for zoo animals such as elephant, penguin, or kangaroo
• Deduction: inferring the correct animal from characteristics such as appearance, habitat, and food

The same riddles are also available as a worksheet and a puzzle, as well as a matching circle for the descriptions and a game in which the children describe the terms themselves.