Before diving into a plants unit or animals unit, I think it’s good to spend a little time exploring living vs. non-living. This helps learners have a clear understanding of how living things work. And that’s exactly what this free living vs non-living learning pack can help you do.
By the way, you may also like our Wants vs. Needs Learning Pack!
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Living vs Non-Living Learning Pack
Included in this free pack are picture sorting cards, living vs. non-living characteristic question cards, student sorting pages, and 4 writing pages. {All color activities also come in blackline to save on ink!}
Learners can sort the cards on a table top or a pocket chart. We use our Standard Pocket Chart, which I also used a lot as a classroom teacher.
To help guide the sorting, I’ve included some simple question cards:
-Can it move on its own?
-Does it grow and change?
-Does it reproduce? {You could also ask: Can it make more of itself?}
-Does it need food and water?
-Does it need air?
-Is it made of cells? {not pictured}
While there are two more writing pages, my favorite one is where learners have to explain how apples can be living {on the tree} and non-living {picked and ready to eat}. There’s also a blank page where learners think of their own object that can be living and non-living.
I’d love for you to check out our unit studies on living things!
{Click each image to see what’s included in each unit study.}
Enjoy!
~Becky
Carmen Cantizano says
Becky, thank you for sharing great resources! Much appreciated your dedication and quality of your work. A very busy first grade teacher in Avon Park, Fl. Carmen
thisreadingmama says
You’re welcome! 🙂 What a compliment!
Sheila says
Thanks for the clear, ready-to-go Living vs Non-living freebie. Your resources are great!
thisreadingmama says
Thanks!
theresa shelby says
I love the worksheets on Living and Nonliving!! Thank You!
thisreadingmama says
You’re welcome.
nmar says
Thank you so much for sharing the worksheets of living and non living.
thisreadingmama says
You’re welcome! 🙂
Yelay Saenz says
Becky, thank you for sharing great resources! Much appreciated your dedication and quality of your work. Mrs.Saenz
thisreadingmama says
Aw, you’re welcome! 🙂
JENNIFER KEATON says
Thank you so much for all your hard work and sharing all your activities. Teaching prek kids from home is a big challenge, but with your activities it makes it so much easier.!
thisreadingmama says
Aw, you’re very welcome! 🙂