Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Living and Nonliving Things
A collection of educational posters, PowerPoints, experiments, activities, and worksheets to use in the classroom when learning about living and nonliving things.
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The Life Cycle of a Turkey - Printable Thanksgiving Activities
Celebrate Thanksgiving while you organize, record, and display information about the life cycle of a turkey with these activity templates.
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Insects Mini-Book
Learn about creepy crawly insects with a printable decodable book for first and second-grade readers.
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Insects for Kids - Bingo Game
Learn about creepy crawly insects with a Bug Bingo Game for preschoolers.
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All About Insects Mini Book
Learn about creepy crawly insects with a printable book for preschoolers, kindergartners, and first-graders.
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Living or Nonliving? Color by Code Worksheet
Practice identifying living and nonliving things with this color by code worksheet.
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Living and Nonliving Sorting Activity
Sort 32 picture cards by whether they are living or nonliving things.
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Living and Nonliving Things – Clip Card Activity
Differentiate between living and nonliving things with this set of 24 clip cards.
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Living or Nonliving Things - Interactive Activity
Identify living and nonliving things with this self-checking interactive activity.
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Life Cycles – Worksheet
Give your students an opportunity to compare, observe, and draw different life cycles with this worksheet.
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Living vs. Nonliving Things - Interactive and Printable Sorting Activity
Compare the characteristics of living and nonliving things with this cut-and-paste Venn Diagram worksheet.
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How to Build an Earthworm House Project
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building an earthworm house.
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The Art of Bark Outdoor Activity
An integrated science and art activity for observing plants in the environment.
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Adjectives All Around - Outdoor Observation Activity
Two engaging activities for students to observe and describe their outdoor environment.
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Plant Growth Chart Worksheet
A worksheet for students to record the growth and changes in a plant over time.
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Plant Observation Worksheet
A worksheet for students to record their plant observations.
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Living and Non-Living Things Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Living and Non-Living Things' display board.
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Living Things and Their Needs - Habitat Diorama
An open-ended assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of living things and their needs.
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Living Things Need Shelter PowerPoint
An 11 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students why living things need shelter.
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Living Things Need Energy PowerPoint
A 10 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students why living things need energy.
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Shelter Building - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how shelters protect living things.
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Living Things Need Oxygen PowerPoint
An 11 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students why living things need oxygen.
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Creating Oxygen - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how oxygen is made.
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Pets and Their Needs PowerPoint
A 31 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students about the needs of living things.
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The Energy Cycle - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to sequence the steps of the energy cycle.
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The Oxygen Cycle - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to sequence the steps of the oxygen cycle.
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Pets and Their Needs - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to identify the four basic needs of living things.
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Living and Non-Living Things PowerPoint
A 9 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students about the concepts of living and non-living.
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Living and Non-Living Things - Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of vocabulary words relating to living and non-living things.
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Living and Non-Living Things Poster
A poster highlighting the differences between living and non-living things.
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Living Things and Their External Features Unit Plan
This Biological Sciences unit covers a range of concepts relating to living things, such as their external features and the places in which their needs are met.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the external features of small animals.
