Non-Living Things Coloring Worksheet for Preschoolers
Coloring only the non-living things on the page asks children ages 3-5 to apply a real scientific rule — that living things grow, move, breathe, and eat, while non-living things do not — rather than just naming objects. This requires them to think through each picture individually and test it against the rule, building early classification and critical thinking skills. Learning to separate living from non-living things is one of the first formal science concepts children encounter and sets up later lessons about plants, animals, and the environment.
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How to use this worksheet
Before starting, review the rule together: non-living things don't grow, move, breathe, or eat. Look at the first picture and ask your child to decide whether it's living or non-living, checking it against each part of the rule out loud. If it's non-living, have them color it in; if it's living, they should leave it uncolored. Continue through the rest of the pictures the same way, encouraging your child to explain their reasoning for a few of their answers.
Materials needed
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Go on a walk or look around your house and sort real objects into living and non-living groups.
- 2Create a two-column poster labeled 'Living' and 'Non-Living' and add magazine cutouts to each side.
- 3Play a quick verbal quiz game, naming an object and having your child shout 'living' or 'non-living.'
- 4Look at a houseplant or pet together and list out loud all the ways you know it's living.
- 5Sort toy figures and real objects, like a toy dog versus a real plant, into the two categories.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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