Categorizing Living and Non-Living Things Worksheet
A categorizing living and non-living things worksheet where 1st graders sort six words into two columns and bubble in living or nonliving for four pictures. Answer key included for fast, no-prep science practice.
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Telling living things apart from non-living things is one of the very first science skills a young student learns, and this Categorizing Living and Non-Living Things Worksheet gives first graders a clear, hands-on way to practice it. Living things grow, need food, water, and air, and change over time. Non-living things do not grow, eat, or make new things like themselves. Once that idea clicks, children start noticing it everywhere — in the classroom, on the playground, and out the window on the walk home.
This printable 1st grade living and non-living things worksheet has two parts. In Part A, students read six words in the word box and write each one under the correct heading: Living Things or Nonliving Things. In Part B, they study four full-color pictures — a tree, a rock, a chair, and a fish — and fill in the bubble that tells whether each one is living or nonliving. Print one copy per student, read the directions aloud together, and let children work on their own or with a partner. The answer key on the last page makes checking quick.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- A 6-word sorting activity with Living Things and Nonliving Things columns
- 4 full-color picture questions with fill-in-the-bubble answers
Three reasons this categorizing living and non-living things worksheet helps kids learn the skill. First, it asks students to sort rather than simply recognize, so they have to weigh each item against what living things actually need before they commit an answer. Second, it pairs words with pictures, which supports beginning readers and lets children who are still decoding show what they know about science. Third, the two-part format builds from a guided word bank to independent judgment, so students get a gentle ramp from support to confidence within a single page.
Teachers and parents can stretch this lesson well past the page. Take a five-minute walk around the school or the backyard and have children call out one living thing and one non-living thing they spot, then tally the two groups on the board. Sort a basket of classroom objects, photos, or nature-table finds into two hoops on the floor. Ask students to draw a picture of something living and label what it needs to stay alive. For a quick review game, name an object and have the class stand up for living and stay seated for non-living.
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