Living and Nonliving Things Living Science Unit | Kindergarten and First Grade
97 Pages of Hands-On, No-Prep Learning!
Newly Expanded & Updated: May 3, 2025
Introduce your students to the foundational science concept of living and nonliving things with this comprehensive, high-engagement resource pack. With over 97 pages of interactive, ready-to-use materials, this unit is designed to make science meaningful, developmentally appropriate, and fun for early learners.
✅ What’s Included:
💻 DIGITAL OPTION
✔️ Google Slides Version included for easy classroom or remote use
📚 LIVING VS NON-LIVING CHARTS
✔️ 7 anchor charts with 3 versions each:
• Projectable for whole group
• Cut-and-build for whiteboard or chart paper
• Mini student versions for notebooks
🧠 HANDS-ON SORTING ACTIVITIES
✔️ Large Sorting Cards:
• 18 Living Things cards
• 18 Non-Living Things cards
• NEW: Versions with real-life photographs included
✔️ Pocket Chart Headers included
✂️ PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES
✔️ 4 Cut & Sort Pages:
• Living vs. Nonliving
• Does It Grow?
• Does It Move?
• Does It Need Food and Water?
✔️ Writing prompts with and without word wall support
🐾 WHY LIVING THINGS MOVE
✔️ 4 charts with discussion starters and printable sorting + writing prompts
👩👧 PARENTS & BABIES UNIT
✔️ 4 charts (3 versions each)
✔️ Pocket Chart Sorting Game (with and without labels)
✔️ Printable Sorts + Writing Integration
🔍 SCIENCE CENTERS
✔️ Picturing Living and Nonliving: Students analyze images and identify what is living or nonliving
✔️ Check the Box Center: Decide if the image represents a living or nonliving thing
• Color & black-and-white formats included
📘 GLOSSARY INCLUDED
✔️ Vocabulary cards for words like: biology, zoology, biologist, parent, observe
🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource:
- Developmentally appropriate for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Grade 1
- Rich visual supports (real photos + kid-friendly illustrations)
- Seamlessly integrates writing and science
- Encourages critical thinking and sorting skills
- Includes everything you need for whole group, small group, centers, and independent work
🎉 Whether you're introducing the science of life or reinforcing classification skills, this updated unit offers everything you need to bring science alive in your classroom—without the prep work.