Science · Stage 3
Plants, Animals, Fungi and Bacteria
Every living thing fits into one of four big groups — let's sort them!
✦ Science📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
classify living things into plants, animals, fungi and bacteria.
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Kavi's Four Big Groups
Kavi flutters into the garden 🌿. "So many living things! A tall tree 🌳, a busy bee 🐝, a bumpy mushroom 🍄 — and germs too small to see 🦠." Kavi grins. "Scientists sort every living thing into four big groups: plants, animals, fungi and bacteria. Let's learn to spot which is which!"
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What your child will learn
1The four big groupsLiving things come in four big groups. Tap each one to learn what makes it special.
2Which group does it belong to?Be a living-things detective! Tap the right group for each one.
3A tree and a mushroomLook at the oak tree 🌳 and the mushroom 🍄. Are they together or apart? Tap each card.
4Which group is it in?Use the four groups to predict. Then tap to check! Tap Next test for more.
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A peek inside
Kavi finds a big oak tree 🌳. It is green and makes its own food from sunlight. Which group is it in?
Plants are green and make their own food from sunlight, and they stay rooted in one place.
Try this at home: Name the four big groups that living things sort into.
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of Science · Stage 3 · S3 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.