There are 5 kingdoms that classify living things: animals, plants, fungi, algae, and bacteria. Animals can move and eat other living things, while plants make their own food but cannot move. Fungi eat other living things and include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, which can be uni- or multicellular. Algae are similar to plants in that they produce their own food. Bacteria are very small and unicellular, and can be beneficial or cause illness. The document provides information about characteristics of each kingdom and sample activities for classifying organisms.

1. N A T U R A L S C I E N C E
6 T H O F P R I M A R Y
THE 5 KINGDOMS

2. 5 KINGDOMS
There are 5 kingdoms
ANIMALS
PLANTS
FUNGI
ALGAE
BACTERIA

3. ANIMAL KINGDOM
 Animals eat other living things
 They can move
 They are multicellular
 Examples: cat, dog, frog, snake, fish, bird, turtle,
humans…

4. PLANTS KINGDOM
 Plants make their own food
 They can’t move
 They are multicellular
 Examples: sunflower, trees

5. FUNGI KINGDOM
 Fungi eats the rest of other living things
 They can’t move
 There are 3 kinds: YEAST, MUSHROOMS, MOLDS
 The mushrooms and the molds are multicellular, but
the yeast is unicellular

6. ALGAE KINGDOM
 Algae are similar to plants, because they make their
own food
 They are very simple
 They can be unicellular or multicellular
 They live in the water

7. BACTERIA KINGDOM
 They are very small, you need a microscope to see
them.
 They are unicellular
 Some of them are benefitial
 Other can cause illnesses.

8. QUESTIONS
 Which kingdoms create their own food?
 Which kingdoms can move?
 Which kingdom is only unicellular?
 In which kingdom is the yeast?

9. ACTIVITIES
Classify these words in the correct kingdom:
mushroom – dog – protozoan - sunflower – yeast – cow – tree – mold – amoeba
ANIMAL PLANT FUNGI ALGAE

10. ACTIVITIES
2. Answer the following questions:
- What does an algae and a sunflower have in
common?
- What does a mushroom and a tree have in common?
- What does a monkey and a flower have in common?

11. JOURNAL
 Choose one kingdom and write all you know about it.