Living or Nonliving Things
Name:
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Part I
What Makes Something Living or Nonliving?
Read the informational text together. Color the underlined words.
Living Things
A living thing moves.
A living thing grows.
A living thing changes.
A living thing needs food and water.
A living thing breathes.
A living thing makes more of itself.
Nonliving Things
Do NOT move.
Do NOT grow.
Do NOT change.
Do NOT need food and water.
Do NOT breathe.
Do NOT make more of itself.
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Living or Nonliving Things
Part II
Living Things Song
Reinforce the idea of living things.
To the tune of Freres Jacques
(Adapted from “Learner Classroom”)
It is living!
It is living!
I know why!
I know why!
It eats and breathes and grows.
It eats and breathes and grows.
It’s alive!
It’s alive!
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Living or Nonliving Things
Part III
Living or Nonliving Scavenger Hunt
Look at the picture and decide if the item in your Outdoor Classroom is living or nonliving.
Color in the correct circle for each item
Turtle
Berry Bush
Frog
Bird
Bee
Grass
Log
Rocks
Fish
Flowers
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
o Living
o Nonliving
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Living or Nonliving Things
Part IV
Living or Nonliving Extension
Look around the Outdoor Classroom and select two things to draw. Then use the questions to decide if
the things are living or nonliving. Technology Extension – Take their picture with your iPad, print them
out and paste in the space.
Picture 1
Picture 2
Does it move?
Yes
No
Does it grow?
Yes
No
Does it change?
Yes
No
Does it breathe?
Yes
No
Does it need food and water?
Yes
No
Does it make more of itself?
Yes
No
It is a _________thing.
Living
Nonliving
Does it move?
Yes
No
Does it grow?
Yes
No
Does it change?
Yes
No
Does it breathe?
Yes
No
Does it need food and water?
Yes
No
Does it make more of itself?
Yes
No
It is a _________thing.
Living
Nonliving
Alabama Course of Study Objective Correlations for Kindergarten
Language Arts:
35.) Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. [SL.K.5]
Science:
3.) Distinguish between living and nonliving things and verify what living things need to survive (e.g., animals needing
food, water, and air; plants needing nutrients, water, sunlight, and air).
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