Encourage curiosity and critical thinking with this interactive Animal Mum Mystery activity! Perfect for linking to Wild About Mums by Philip Bunting, this resource allows students to write and illustrate fun mystery clues about different animal mothers. This worksheet is a fantastic way to incorporate descriptive writing, scientific observation, and problem-solving skills into a Mother’s Day task or animal-themed unit.   How to Complete

1. Read Wild About Mums by Philip Bunting to introduce the activity.
2. Have students focus on three animal mothers from the book or they can conduct their own research.
3. In the lined sections, students write an interesting fact about each animal mum without revealing her identity. These facts could be related to her appearance, behaviours, or how she cares for her young. Encourage creativity and factual accuracy.
4. In the blank boxes, students draw a picture of their chosen animal mother but hide the image behind a flap to keep it a mystery!

  Additional Tips

1. Worksheets with 18mm and 14mm line widths have been included. Younger students may benefit from having the templates enlarged to A3.
2. Encourage students to use descriptive language and scientific vocabulary in their sentence clues.
3. Provide word banks or books about animals to support students’ research.

  Extension Ideas

4. Research Project: Have students choose an animal mother, research her unique parenting style, and present their findings in a short paragraph.
5. Classroom Display: Create an Animal Mum Mystery wall of students’ work to celebrate all the amazing mums. Be sure to hang one of our Mother’s Day banners <add link to lower years banners> alongside the completed worksheets to make your display extra special!

  This worksheet is a fantastic cross-curricular activity that combines literacy, science and creativity while make learning fun and engaging.   This resource is part of our Wild About Mums Mini Book Package. Be sure to check out our other amazing Mother’s Day resources!