Living Things Worksheet: Identifying Living and Non-Living Things

How to use this worksheet

Look at the images together and talk about what makes something 'living' — can it grow, move, breathe, or need food? Have your child circle every living thing on the page, explaining their reasoning as they go. Have them cross out the non-living things next, again explaining why each one doesn't fit the living category. Finally, have them circle the items that living things need to survive, discussing why each one matters.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Go on a nature walk and point out living things (birds, insects, plants) versus non-living things (rocks, benches).
• 2Draw a picture of a living thing along with the things it needs to survive, like water and sunlight for a plant.
• 3Make a collage using magazine cutouts of things living creatures need.
• 4Care for a houseplant or pet together for a week, checking off its needs each day.
• 5Play a quick sorting game with household objects and toy animals, deciding living versus non-living.