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Kindergarten Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the picture.
The dog is thirsty. What does it need to drink?
The rabbit is hungry. What does it need to eat?
The cat needs a safe place to rest. Where can it stay?
The bird needs something to drink. What does it need?
Animals survive by getting resources from the places where they live. Kindergarten children usually name food and water first, but may overlook a safe place to stay. This worksheet shows one animal at a time and asks what it needs: water when it is thirsty, food when it is hungry, and a safe home when it needs to rest. The answers are pictures of a water drop, a bone, a carrot, cheese or grapes, and a nest, doghouse or barn, so every wrong choice is something a real animal might need, just not the need in the question.
Support pages mix in the needs of other animals, such as a nest for a thirsty dog. Standard and challenge pages also offer the animal’s own other needs, so a thirsty dog must choose water over a bone or a house. Different animals eat different foods and use different homes, yet the broad pattern stays the same: they need food, water, and a suitable place. Ask what each choice would do for the animal. That question connects a concrete picture to the general idea of a need.
NGSS standard: K-LS1-1
A dog is thirsty. The picture of a water drop is what the dog needs, not a bone or a doghouse.
Choosing a need the animal does have, such as food, when the question is about a different need, such as thirst.
Listen for what the animal needs right now: a drink, food, or a safe place.
Choosing a need the animal does have, such as food, when the question is about a different need, such as thirst.
Listen for what the animal needs right now: a drink, food, or a safe place.
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