Living and Nonliving Things Worksheets | Characteristics of Living Things | Kindergarten- Grade 1

Make science clear and engaging with these Living and Nonliving Things Worksheets for Kindergarten and 1st Grade! Students explore the Characteristics of Living Things, classify living and non living things, and use picture evidence to explain how they know.

These no-prep science worksheets go beyond simple sorting and coloring. Children practice critical thinking through activities such as Fix the Scientist’s Mistake, Is It Living Now?, Living Things Checklist, and How Do You Know?

What’s Included:

• 27 total pages
• 2 visual reference pages
• 10 Beginning Learner worksheets
• 6 Challenge Level worksheets
• Mini Assessment
• Challenge Assessment
• Black-and-white Answer Keys
• Open-Ended Answer Guide
• Teacher Guide
• Terms of Use and Review Page

Activities Include:

• Living Things Grow
• Living Things Need Air and Water
• Circle the Living Things
• Circle the Nonliving Things
• Color Code: Living or Nonliving
• Living and Nonliving Cut and Sort
• Find the Odd One Out
• What Do Living Things Need?
• Real-Life Scene Search
• Draw One of Each
• Living Things Checklist
• Fix the Scientist’s Mistake
• Is It Living Now? - Living, Nonliving, or Once Living
• How Do You Know? - Picture Evidence
• Mini Assessment
• Challenge Assessment

Skills Students Practice:

• Identifying living and nonliving things
• Understanding the characteristics of living things
• Recognizing that living things grow and change
• Identifying what plants and animals need to survive
• Classifying objects as living, nonliving, or once living
• Using picture evidence to explain an answer
• Developing early science vocabulary and critical-thinking skills

The Beginning Learner pages use clear pictures, short directions, and low-reading activities. The Challenge Level pages encourage students to explain their thinking and use evidence.

Perfect for:

• Kindergarten and 1st Grade science
• Life science units
• Science centers
• Morning work
• Independent practice
• Homework
• Homeschool
• Review and assessment
• Emerging readers
• English language learners
• Special education

This resource is print-and-go, ink-friendly, and easy to use in the classroom or at home.

Supports NGSS K-LS1-1: Students use observations and picture evidence to identify patterns in what plants and animals need to survive.