Kindergarten What Living Things Need worksheet
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How to explain it
- Living things grow and change. Toys and rocks do not.
- Plants and animals need water, air and food.
- Plants need sunlight too.
Example: Which one is living: a ball or a bird? A bird grows and eats. A ball does not. Answer: a bird
Question 1
Where does a fish live?
🐟- 🌳in a tree
- 🌊in water
- 🏜️in the desert
🌊 in water
Hint: Fish live in water. They need water to breathe.
Question 2
Living or not living? Tap a picture, then its basket.
Sort into: 🌱 living · 🪨 not living
- 🥄spoon
- 🐦bird
- 🚗toy car
- 🌳tree
- 🧸teddy bear
- 🐞ladybug
🌱 living: bird, tree, ladybug · 🪨 not living: spoon, toy car, teddy bear
Hint: Living things grow and need water and air. Toys and spoons don't!
Question 3
Which one needs food, water and air?
- 🚲a bike
- 🐇a rabbit
- 🪨a rock
🐇 a rabbit
Hint: A rabbit is living, so it needs food, water and air.
Question 4
What do we breathe in to stay alive?
- 🌬️air
- 🏖️sand
- 🧃juice
🌬️ air
Hint: Take a big breath. You are breathing in air!
Question 5
A dog is thirsty. What does it need?
🐕- 💧water
- ⚽a ball
- 🛏️a bed
💧 water
Hint: When we are thirsty, we need a drink of water. Dogs do too!
Question 6
What does a plant need to grow?
🌱- 💧water
- 🍬candy
- 🧸a toy
💧 water
Hint: Plants need water, sunlight and air to grow.
Question 7
Animals need shelter. What is shelter?
- 🏠a safe place to rest
- 🍎a kind of food
- 🧸a toy
🏠 a safe place to rest
Hint: Shelter keeps animals safe, dry and warm, like a den or a nest.
Question 8
Plants need light. What gives plants light outside?
🌻- 🪨a rock
- 🌬️the wind
- ☀️the sun
☀️ the sun
Hint: The sun shines on plants and helps them grow.
Question 9
Which one is NOT living?
- ⚽a ball
- 🌷a flower
- 🐈a cat
⚽ a ball
Hint: A ball does not eat, drink or grow. It is not living.
Question 10
What do animals need to live?
🐇- 📺a TV
- 🍎food and water
- 🧸toys
🍎 food and water
Hint: All animals need food, water and air to live.
Answer key
- 1. 🌊 in water
- 2. 🌱 living: bird, tree, ladybug · 🪨 not living: spoon, toy car, teddy bear
- 3. 🐇 a rabbit
- 4. 🌬️ air
- 5. 💧 water
- 6. 💧 water
- 7. 🏠 a safe place to rest
- 8. ☀️ the sun
- 9. ⚽ a ball
- 10. 🍎 food and water
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