What Is It Doing? WH Questions & Animal Actions Printable – Fun Learning with Animals

Understanding WH questions is a fundamental part of early language development. The "What Is It Doing?" WH Questions & Animal Actions Printable is designed to help children identify animal actions, answer WH questions, and form complete sentences while engaging with real-world animal behaviors.

This 15-page printable resource provides structured learning through visual cues, helping children confidently respond to "What is it doing?" while developing:

✔ Speech & Language Skills – Encourages children to respond using complete sentences.
✔ Vocabulary Expansion – Introduces action verbs related to animals with engaging illustrations.
✔ Observation & Comprehension – Strengthens understanding of animal actions and their meanings.
✔ Sentence Formation & Grammar – Helps children practice subject-verb agreement in structured sentences.

This resource is perfect for parents, educators, speech therapists, and ESL instructors, providing an interactive, engaging, and evidence-based approach to language development.

Product Details

• Resource Name: What Is It Doing? WH Questions & Animal Actions Printable
• Format: Printable PDF
• Total Pages: 15
• Content Includes:
  • Each page features 4 WH questions with an illustration of an animal action and answers below.
  • Example questions included:
    • "What is it doing?" → "It is jumping."
    • "What is it doing?" → "It is swimming."
    • "What is it doing?" → "It is running."
    • "What is it doing?" → "It is eating."
  • Includes a variety of animals performing different actions to make learning fun and engaging.

This printable is easy to use, making it an excellent speech therapy tool, classroom activity, or home learning resource.

Educational Benefits

The "What Is It Doing?" WH Questions & Animal Actions Printable provides a structured learning experience with multiple educational and cognitive benefits.

1. Develops WH Question Comprehension

• Helps children understand and respond correctly to WH questions.
• Reinforces question-answer structure with visual animal prompts.

2. Expands Vocabulary & Teaches Action Verbs

• Introduces common animal actions such as running, jumping, eating, swimming, climbing, and sleeping.
• Helps children associate actions with animals through real-world illustrations.

3. Improves Sentence Formation & Grammar Skills

• Encourages children to use complete sentences instead of single-word responses.
• Reinforces proper sentence structure with subject + verb agreement (It is jumping.).

4. Supports Speech Therapy & Special Education Needs

• Ideal for children with speech delays, autism, or language processing difficulties.
• Uses visual prompts and structured repetition to support language acquisition.
• Helps children develop expressive and receptive language skills.

5. Enhances Cognitive & Comprehension Skills

• Encourages observation and problem-solving skills by connecting actions with their appropriate verbs.
• Supports critical thinking by helping children describe what they see.

6. Engages & Motivates Learners Through Visuals

• Bright, engaging illustrations help children relate to real-life actions.
• Provides a fun, structured learning experience that keeps children motivated and focused.

Instructions for Use

1. Print & Prepare the Activity Sheets

• Download and print the 15-page PDF on A4 or Letter-sized paper.
• For reusability, laminate the pages or place them in protective sleeves.

2. Basic WH Question Practice – Ask & Answer

• Show the child a page and read aloud the WH question ("What is it doing?").
• Encourage the child to observe the image and respond using a full sentence, such as:
  • "It is running."
  • "It is jumping."
  • "It is climbing."
• Reinforce correct responses and repeat with different pages.

3. Matching Game – WH Question & Answer

• Print and cut out the WH questions and matching answers separately.
• Shuffle the question cards and answer cards.
• Lay them out face-down and let the child pick one question card and one answer card.
• If the cards match (e.g., What is it doing? + It is eating), they keep the pair and say the sentence aloud.
• If they don’t match, place them back and try again.

4. Sentence Expansion Activity

• Ask additional questions to encourage descriptive responses, e.g.:
  • "What is it eating?" → "It is eating grass."
  • "Where is it running?" → "It is running in the field."
  • "How fast is it running?" → "It is running very fast."
• Helps children develop storytelling and expressive language skills.

5. Action Charades – Act It Out!

• Have one child pick a card with an illustrated animal action.
• The child acts out the action without speaking.
• Other children guess the action using a complete sentence, e.g.:
  • "It is jumping!"
  • "It is swimming!"
• Rotate turns and continue until all actions have been acted out.

6. Real-Life WH Question Hunt

• Take the learning beyond the printable by using real-world examples:
  • Point to a dog running in the park and ask, "What is it doing?" → Answer: "It is running."
  • Show a bird flying in the sky and ask, "What is it doing?" → Answer: "It is flying."
• Encourages language application in daily conversations.

Activities Using the Resource

This printable provides engaging, interactive activities that help children understand WH questions, recognize action verbs, and build sentence structure skills using real-world animal behaviors.

1. Ask & Answer – WH Question Practice

Objective: Strengthen comprehension of "What is it doing?" while encouraging full-sentence responses.

How to Play:

• Show the child a page from the printable featuring an animal performing an action.
• Read the WH question aloud (“What is it doing?”).
• Encourage the child to observe the image and respond in a full sentence, e.g.:

• "It is running."
• "It is jumping."
• "It is eating grass."

• Reinforce correct responses and repeat with different pages.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Sentence-building skills
✔ Observation & language expansion

2. Matching Game – WH Question & Action Verb

Objective: Help children associate animal actions with the correct verbs through a fun matching activity.

How to Play:

• Print and cut out the WH questions and matching answers separately.
• Shuffle the question cards and answer cards.
• Lay them out face-down and let the child pick one question card and one answer card.
• If the cards match (e.g., What is it doing? + It is eating), they keep the pair and say the sentence aloud.
• If they don’t match, place them back and try again.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Memory recall
✔ Sentence formation

3. Describe & Expand – Sentence-Building Challenge

Objective: Encourage children to describe animal actions in detail and improve expressive language skills.

How to Play:

• Show an action illustration (e.g., a monkey climbing a tree).
• Ask the WH question: “What is it doing?”
• The child answers: “It is climbing the tree.”
• Ask additional questions to encourage sentence expansion, such as:

• "Where is it climbing?" → "It is climbing in the jungle."
• "Why is it climbing?" → "It is climbing to get bananas."
• "Is it climbing fast or slow?" → "It is climbing very fast!"

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Vocabulary expansion
✔ Sentence-building skills
✔ Critical thinking

4. Action Charades – Act It Out!

Objective: Reinforce action verbs through physical activity and role-play.

How to Play:

• Have one child pick a card with an illustrated animal action.
• The child acts out the action without speaking.
• Other children guess the action using a complete sentence, e.g.:

• "It is jumping!"
• "It is swimming!"
• "It is flying!"

• Rotate turns and continue until all actions have been acted out.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Action word recall
✔ WH question comprehension
✔ Verbal expression

5. Real-Life WH Question Hunt

Objective: Help children apply learning beyond the printable by recognizing animal actions in real life.

How to Play:

• During a zoo visit, nature walk, or watching animal videos, ask your child WH questions based on real-life actions, such as:

• "What is it doing?" (Pointing to a bird flying) → "It is flying."
• "What is it doing?" (Watching a cat drinking milk) → "It is drinking."
• "What is it doing?" (Seeing a dog running) → "It is running."

• Encourage them to answer in full sentences.

✅ Skills Developed:
✔ Real-world language application
✔ Observation skills
✔ Sentence structure

Conclusion

The What Is It Doing? WH Questions & Animal Actions Printable (15 Pages) provides an engaging, structured, and interactive way for children to practice WH questions, learn animal action verbs, and improve sentence formation.

With real-life illustrations, structured prompts, and multiple activities, this printable strengthens:
✔ Speech & Language Development
✔ WH Question Comprehension
✔ Animal Action Recognition
✔ Sentence-Building Skills

Perfect for early learners, speech therapy, ESL students, and special education!

Download now and start learning through fun, interactive WH question activities!