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Printables & Activity Centre

Every sheet prints on its own clean page โ€” menus and buttons stay off the paper. Grab a pencil!

Coloring sheet โ€” Clara in the Meadow

Pick a picture, print it big and colour it in.

Clara in the Meadow

Coloured by ______________________

Animal word search

Twelve animals hidden across, down and diagonally.

Word search grid
XRXQWELEPHANT
EUZDGDRABBITE
LGBECIMYTMDFV
OCTOPUSBPIGIT
JBNJYEMGVKHAU
BRAPZRMZOIQWR
WXQIBSDIGAOEK
NWONEUBUSJTLE
JVTXEWXCCTHXY
TOMSVJHONKREK
LHCTAXYWSHEEP
REWHALEKPWLUF
NNLHCLOYIACCK
  • COW
  • PIG
  • HEN
  • SHEEP
  • GOAT
  • DUCK
  • OCTOPUS
  • WHALE
  • ELEPHANT
  • RABBIT
  • BEE
  • TURKEY

Plant food word search

Ten plant-powered foods to find.

Word search grid
OGFBERRIESVU
FZRWUHSSRQZA
PJTFPJLDIETA
XYOLAIBNCICH
RTBXTSWZECAC
ADANSXOJQCRR
CNENUVDAKGRO
XLAKVRXFTGOJ
YESDBPXIUSTS
BAKLFUPEANUT
SRZNESKALETH
DWBVYRJSEEDS
  • TOFU
  • LENTILS
  • OATS
  • KALE
  • BEANS
  • RICE
  • SEEDS
  • BERRIES
  • PEANUT
  • CARROT

Animal crossword

Seven clues about animal minds and the sea.

Animal crossword grid
1234
5
6

across

  1. 1. Eight arms, three hearts, very clever. (7)
  2. 5. Tall seaweed forest where sea otters nap. (4)
  3. 6. She talks to her chicks before they hatch. (3)

down

  1. 2. She has a best friend and a calmer heartbeat beside her. (3)
  2. 3. Rolls in mud as sunscreen. (3)
  3. 4. Remembers up to 50 faces. (5)
  4. 5. What Planty Kid is all about. (4)

Animal fact cards

Print, cut along the dashed lines and trade them with friends.

  • Cow

    common ยท Meadows and pastures

    Superpower:
    Nearly 360ยฐ vision โ€” a cow can see almost all the way around herself without turning her head.
    Feelings:
    Cows show joy by leaping in the air โ€” scientists call it 'pronking'. Their heart rate slows when they are with a friend.
    Friends:
    Cows pick a best friend and become stressed if separated from her, even for a short time.

    Did you know? Cows have best friends and prefer to graze beside them.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

  • Pig

    common ยท Woodland edges and mud wallows

    Superpower:
    A super-nose that can sniff out truffles buried deep underground.
    Feelings:
    Pigs wag their tails when happy, and their optimism can be measured: content pigs approach new things with curiosity.
    Friends:
    Pigs sleep nose-to-nose in piles, comfort distressed friends and recognise familiar pigs after long separations.

    Did you know? Pigs roll in mud because they can't sweat โ€” it's sunscreen and air-conditioning.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

  • Chicken

    common ยท Scrubland, gardens and dust baths

    Superpower:
    Full-colour vision including ultraviolet โ€” the world looks brighter to a chicken than to us.
    Feelings:
    Hens show empathy: their heart rate rises and they call out when their chicks are upset.
    Friends:
    Flocks have friendships and a social order where each bird knows who's who.

    Did you know? Chickens dust-bathe to stay clean, not to get dirty.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

  • Turkey

    rare ยท Forest clearings

    Superpower:
    Vision that covers 270ยฐ and spots motion far better than ours.
    Feelings:
    Turkeys purr with contentment when they are stroked and sulk if a friend leaves the flock.
    Friends:
    Turkeys form lifelong friendships and greet each other with excited chatter.

    Did you know? A turkey's head turns bright blue when it's excited.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

  • Sheep

    common ยท Hillsides and grassland

    Superpower:
    Rectangular pupils giving them a huge panoramic view of danger.
    Feelings:
    Sheep have emotional responses you can read from their ears, and they feel calmer near a flock-mate.
    Friends:
    Sheep grieve when a companion dies and stay close to injured friends.

    Did you know? Sheep self-medicate by eating plants that help when they feel ill.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

  • Fish

    common ยท Rivers, reefs and open ocean

    Superpower:
    The lateral line โ€” a body-length sense organ that 'feels' water movement like invisible touch.
    Feelings:
    Fish show 'emotional fever' โ€” their body temperature rises when stressed, just like other emotional animals.
    Friends:
    Many fish live in stable groups and prefer swimming with familiar individuals.

    Did you know? Fish have long-term memories lasting months, not three seconds.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

  • Dog

    common ยท Homes and human families

    Superpower:
    A nose up to 100,000 times more sensitive than ours; some dogs detect illness by smell.
    Feelings:
    Dogs catch our moods โ€” they yawn when we yawn and comfort people who are crying.
    Friends:
    Dogs and humans both release oxytocin โ€” the bonding hormone โ€” when they look at each other.

    Did you know? A dog's nose print is as unique as your fingerprint.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

  • Cat

    common ยท Homes, barns and sunny windowsills

    Superpower:
    Whiskers that detect air currents, letting cats 'see' in complete darkness.
    Feelings:
    A slow blink is a cat saying 'I feel safe with you' โ€” you can slow blink back.
    Friends:
    Cats who like each other groom and sleep touching, and they mourn lost companions.

    Did you know? Cats sleep 12โ€“16 hours a day to save energy for bursts of hunting.

    Planty Kid fact card โœ‚๏ธ

Kindness Challenge weekly tracker

A poster for the fridge or classroom wall โ€” tick a box each day.

My Kindness Week

ChallengeMTWTFSS
Learn one new fact about an animal you've never met.
Say something kind to a person and to an animal today.
Eat something green at one meal.
Watch a real animal for two minutes and note one feeling clue.
Cook one plant-powered recipe with a grown-up.
Teach someone in your family three animal facts.
Draw or write about an animal who needs kindness.
Try a food you've never tasted before.

My Plant-Powered Plate placemat

Draw or write what you ate from each food group.

My Plant-Powered Plate

  • Beans & Pulses

  • Greens & Veg

  • Grains

  • Fruits

  • Nuts & Seeds

My favourite thing on the plate today: ______________________________

Animal Explorer diploma

Type a name, then print the diploma.

0/40 characters ยท The name stays in this browser only.

๐Ÿ… Animal Explorer Diploma

This certifies that

a curious explorer

has explored the Planty Kid world, met animals from meadow to ocean, learned how they feel and think, and promised to treat every animal with kindness.

Planty Kid ยท Animals, Kindness & Plant Power

Animal Explorer mini-booklet

Print, fold down the middle and fill in a page a day.

  • Page 1 โ€” My explorer name

    Draw yourself as an animal explorer.

  • Page 2 โ€” An animal I met

    Name, where they live, one feeling clue.

  • Page 3 โ€” A superpower

    Which animal sense would you borrow, and why?

  • Page 4 โ€” My plant-powered meal

    Draw the plate you would cook.

  • Page 5 โ€” A kind thing I did

    For a person, an animal or the planet.

  • Page 6 โ€” My promise

    Write one promise to animals and sign it.

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