Science Classifying Organisms Mnemonic Display Posters

Mnemonics for classification of living things

In this set, you will find three different mnemonics for the classification of living things. Children will get to pick out of the three phrases what works best for them to remember. As well as the rhyme, there are also colourful illustrations on each poster to remind children what the mnemonic is about.

An example of one of our mnemonics for the classification of living things is “Keep Ponds Clean Or Fish Get Sick.” Here, the first letter of each word represents one of the classifications of living things.

These posters would make for a wonderful wall display and are perfect for 8 to 11-year-olds. Or, print out a page for each child to stick into their workbooks to be able to look back at whenever they need. Make your science lesson stand out with these exciting resources.

These posters are great to use in the classroom, or even at home.

More resources like this

If you liked these mnemonic for the classification of living things, why not take a look at the list of resources below?

Classifying Living Things Worksheet - This Classifying Living Things worksheet encourages children to use the internet to classify living things based on the Linnaean System. The Linnaean System of classification was created by Carolus Linnaeus. It classifies nature into a hierarchy based on different groups.

Animal Classification Differentiated Activity - Your children will be able to learn more about different species of animals and the similarities and differences between them. This worksheet is really easy to download, print and use in the classroom or even at home.

Taxonomy PowerPoint - Present taxonomy and classification to your students with this PowerPoint focused on life science classification. Students will learn about the five kingdoms and the scientist who helped develop classification, Carl Linnaeus.

All of our resources are created by our specialist group of designers and checked over by teachers. This means you can be sure they are engaging in the classroom and follow the curriculum.

What are the classifications of living things?

Scientists classify living things to organize and make sense of the incredible diversity of life. Classification also helps us understand how living things are related to each other. The classifications of living things is as follows:

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

The most basic classification of living things is kingdoms. Currently, there are five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera.