1st Grade Living and Nonliving Things worksheets

About this worksheet

A living thing grows, needs food and water, and can make more of its own kind. A nonliving thing, such as a rock or a ball, does none of that, even if it moves or is useful. On this grade 1 worksheet each item shows one picture and your child circles the word living or nonliving. Support sheets use clear animals and plants against everyday objects.

Standard and challenge sheets add trickier living things, such as a snail or a carrot, and nonliving things that seem alive, such as the sun, a cloud or a robot. Talk about why, not just which: 'it grows', 'it needs water', 'it is not alive'. The answer key shows the living thing for every item.

What your child will learn

• Tell a living thing from a nonliving thing
• Use what living things need and do as clues
• Notice that plants are living too
• Explain a choice in a few words

NGSS standard: 1-LS1-1