Loads of fun and packed with learning for science lovers and non-science lovers alike, this week's ideas will show your child the amazing side of science.

Your kids will have a blast making a mess while they build important science and reading skills. So roll up your sleeves and dig in to this week's ideas!

Children work on pattern-spotting and observation skills as they determine which of these six type of creatures is a bird.

Animals are all different and need different habitats to survive. In this science worksheet, there's room for students to draw the habitats for six different wild animals.

Study the traits of desert plants with this cut-and-paste worksheet for kindergarteners and first graders!

This large, flightless bird is both shy and aggressive toward humans, which has made it tough for scientists to study.

Have you ever noticed how some animals walk, while others fly or swim? Study the ways animals move in this preschool and kindergarten worksheet!

Learn more about how plants work with this cool celery experiment! Use this worksheet to help you record your observations after doing this experiment.

Children learn about the animals that inhabit Australia in this tracks-matching activity.

Children will practice counting from 1 to 10 as they add a cap to a mushroom in this dot-to-dot worksheet.

Color in the Cardinal, the state bird of Kentucky, in this state bird coloring page. Make sure to use a bright red crayon to color in those famous feathers.

Help kindergarteners and first graders learn the parts of a plant with this coloring worksheet! 

How do trunks, claws, and flippers help animals? Discover how animals use different parts of their body to meet their needs in this kindergarten and first-grade life science worksheet!

Detect animal defenses in this hands-on worksheet for kindergarteners through second graders!

Assess the attributes of the amazing nine-banded armadillo in this worksheet!

Discover the habitat of a prairie dog with this cut-and-paste worksheet for kindergarteners!

Match each animal to its home in this first- and second-grade life science worksheet!