Name: Animal Report Template
Brand: Mrs Edgar
Availability: InStock

An engaging animal report template that guides students through researching and presenting information about an animal in a clear and organised format. Students record details such as classification, habitat, diet, distribution, predators, lifespan, and interesting facts, while also including a labelled illustration or diagram. Perfect for building research skills, scientific vocabulary, nonfiction writing, and understanding of animal adaptations and habitats through meaningful inquiry-based learning.

A printable animal report template that supports students in researching and organising information about different animals in a structured and engaging way. Students can record details such as physical description, habitat, diet, distribution, predators, lifespan, and interesting facts while classifying the animal group and adding a detailed diagram or illustration. Ideal for science investigations, informational writing, research projects, and developing students’ understanding of animal characteristics

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An animal report template that turns research into something students are genuinely proud to share.

This Animal Report Template is a clearly structured and beautifully designed printable resource for Australian primary school students in Years 2–5. Students use the template to research and present information about an animal of their choice — recording facts about habitat, diet, physical features, adaptations and more — in a format that's organised, readable and ready to display or share.

Aligned to the Australian Curriculum English and Science strands, this is the perfect resource for an integrated unit where literacy and science inquiry come together. Available as a no-prep instant download.

Why teachers love it:

Scaffolded research writing — the template guides students through the key elements of an informational report
Cross-curricular — covers Science content knowledge and English literacy skills simultaneously
Display worthy — finished reports look polished and are perfect for the classroom wall
Zero prep — instant download, print and hand out

Perfect for:

Years 2–5 Australian primary classrooms
Science and English integrated research writing tasks
Australian Curriculum informational writing and report writing units
Literacy rotations, inquiry projects and independent research tasks

What's included:
A printable animal report template with guided sections for research information, drawings and key facts. Designed for individual student use on A4 paper.

Print and go — your animal report lesson is sorted. 🖨️

Planning Book Week?
Our Book Week activities guide has 25 activities for every year level to use alongside this resource.

SPECIFICATIONS

Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.

Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.

Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.

Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.

If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.

Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.

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We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.

FAQS

Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.

It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.

Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.

The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.