Living Things Worksheets and Activities
Find Living Things resources for grades K through 5 in one place, covering living and nonliving things and life cycles with worksheets, activities, reading passages, games, and graphic organizers. This hub helps teachers and parents match the right level of life science practice to each learner.
About these Living Things worksheets and activities
Living Things introduces young students to the difference between living and nonliving things, then deepens as they study life cycles and the basic needs of plants and animals. In the earliest grades, children sort and classify, match senses, name insects, and observe how seeds grow. As they move up, they read short passages about frogs, salmon, sea turtles, and plants, sequence stages, and explain how organisms change and survive.
The two subtopics connect naturally. Living and nonliving lessons build the vocabulary and observation skills students need before they can describe a life cycle in order. Life cycle resources then extend that thinking with metamorphosis, growth, and adaptation. Across the range, students practice sorting, sequencing, comparing, reading informational text, and writing simple explanations. Related concepts include habitats, basic needs, animal and plant structures, and inherited traits, all of which support a complete life science foundation.
What these worksheets cover
- Living and Nonliving
- Life Cycles
Using these in your classroom
Use this hub to choose the right level for your class, then differentiate across a mixed-ability room by assigning scaffolded versions to students who need support and extension tasks to those ready for more. Many resources work in whole group lessons, small groups, literacy centers, science centers, independent practice, homework, intervention, review, or assessment. Printable pages are ready for no-prep stations, while digital options support one-to-one devices and remote learning. Teacher-authored, classroom-ready materials make it easy to plan a unit on living and nonliving things or life cycles without searching across multiple sites.
Standards alignment
These resources are designed to support grade-level Common Core standards for reading informational text, writing, and speaking and listening, along with foundational science practices. Alignment is described in plain language so teachers can match each activity to their grade-level expectations.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Living Things worksheets printable?
Yes. Most resources on this page are printable, and many are also available in a digital format for devices. Some resources are free, while others require a Workybooks membership.
Are these Living Things worksheets for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade?
Yes. The hub spans grades K through 5, with simpler sorting and matching tasks for early learners and more detailed life cycle reading and sequencing for upper grades. You can pick the level that fits your students.
What topics are covered on this page?
The page focuses on living and nonliving things and life cycles. You will find resources about plant and animal needs, insects, frogs, salmon, sea turtles, and other organisms that help students compare, sequence, and explain how living things grow and change.
How can I use these resources in my classroom?
Use them for whole group lessons, small groups, centers, independent practice, homework, intervention, review, or assessment. Printable pages work well for no-prep stations, and digital versions support device-based learning. Many activities are scaffolded so you can differentiate for a mixed-ability room.