Living and Non Living Things Worksheets

- Grades
- Pre-K–2, Elementary
- Pages
- 7
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Life Sciences, Science
- Topic
- Living and Nonliving Things, Living Vs Nonliving Things
- Resource types
- Workbooks, Worksheets & Printables
- Preparation
- Print ready
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Apply the four criteria of living things (growth, eating, breathing, reproduction) to judge whether an object or organism is alive.
Distinguish living from nonliving subjects using observable criteria rather than appearance alone.
Teaching tips
Use the picture-based pages first as a whole-group model before assigning the draw-it or magazine-cutout versions independently.
Save the sticker version for a centre activity using small sticker sheets.
Pair with a nonliving-things picture sort so students practice the criteria on subjects that fail one or more tests.
Skills covered
Living-thing criteria application — students evaluate whether a pictured, drawn, or pasted-in subject grows, eats, breathes, and reproduces to judge if it is living.
Evidence-based yes/no reasoning — students mark smile/frown responses for each criterion before reaching an overall living/not-living conclusion.
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How do the four versions of this worksheet differ from each other?
The base version shows a printed picture for students to evaluate; a second version asks students to draw their own picture; a third has students paste in a magazine cutout; and a fourth uses a sticker in place of a picture -- all four ask the same four yes/no living-criteria questions.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Living vs. nonliving things
Characteristics of living things
Life science
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