Educational "Living or Nonliving" worksheets for kids to identify and categorize items as living or nonliving.
Two printable "Living or Nonliving" worksheets for children, featuring images of animals, objects, and plants to identify as living or nonliving, set against an orange and purple background.
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The worksheet titled "Living or Nonliving?" is designed to help children learn how to distinguish between living and nonliving things. The task asks students to:
1. Circle the item that does not belong in each row.
2. Identify whether the remaining items are living or nonliving, and write "living" or "nonliving" in the box.
Let’s go through each row of both worksheets and solve them step by step.
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#### Row 1:
- Items: Couch, Dolphin, Cat, Boy, Spider
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Couch
- All others are living → Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the couch. Box says: *living*
#### Row 2:
- Items: Tiger, Beetle, Grass, Chair, Chicken
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Chair
- Others: Tiger, Beetle, Grass, Chicken → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the chair. Box says: *living*
#### Row 3:
- Items: Cup, Horse, Blocks, Backpack, Rocket
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Horse
- Others: Cup, Blocks, Backpack, Rocket → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the horse. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 4:
- Items: Clock, Glue, Airplane, Cow, Boots
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Cow
- Others: Clock, Glue, Airplane, Boots → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the cow. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 5:
- Items: Worm, Bug, Cat, TV, Bird
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: TV
- Others: Worm, Bug, Cat, Bird → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the TV. Box says: *living*
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#### Row 1:
- Items: Pumpkin, Lion, Hamburger, Seahorse, Flowers
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Hamburger
- Others: Pumpkin (plant), Lion, Seahorse, Flowers → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the hamburger. Box says: *living*
#### Row 2:
- Items: Ice cream, Lamp, Kite, Tree, Scooter
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Tree
- Others: Ice cream, Lamp, Kite, Scooter → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the tree. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 3:
- Items: Bike, Cup with straw, Lightbulb, Frog, Laptop
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Frog
- Others: Bike, Cup, Lightbulb, Laptop → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the frog. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 4:
- Items: Car, Flowers, Fish, Seedling, Dinosaur
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Car
- Others: Flowers, Fish, Seedling, Dinosaur → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the car. Box says: *living*
#### Row 5:
- Items: Fish, Parrot, Cloud, Dinosaur, Crab
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Cloud
- Others: Fish, Parrot, Dinosaur, Crab → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the cloud. Box says: *living*
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- Living things grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, need food/energy, and eventually die.
- Examples: Animals, plants, insects, people.
- Nonliving things do not grow, reproduce, or need food.
- Examples: Furniture, vehicles, toys, tools, weather phenomena (like clouds).
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| Worksheet | Row | Item to Circle | Category |
|---------|-----|----------------|----------|
| 1 | 1 | Couch | nonliving |
| 1 | 2 | Chair | nonliving |
| 1 | 3 | Horse | living |
| 1 | 4 | Cow | living |
| 1 | 5 | TV | nonliving |
| 2 | 1 | Hamburger | nonliving |
| 2 | 2 | Tree | living |
| 2 | 3 | Frog | living |
| 2 | 4 | Car | nonliving |
| 2 | 5 | Cloud | nonliving |
> ⚠️ Note: The hamburger is made from living things but is not alive anymore — it's a processed food, so it's considered nonliving.
> Similarly, clouds are made of water vapor and are nonliving.
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Use this activity to reinforce vocabulary like “living,” “nonliving,” “grow,” “need food,” etc., and encourage kids to think about what makes something alive!
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or answer key!
1. Circle the item that does not belong in each row.
2. Identify whether the remaining items are living or nonliving, and write "living" or "nonliving" in the box.
Let’s go through each row of both worksheets and solve them step by step.
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✔ Worksheet 1 (Left Side)
#### Row 1:
- Items: Couch, Dolphin, Cat, Boy, Spider
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Couch
- All others are living → Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the couch. Box says: *living*
#### Row 2:
- Items: Tiger, Beetle, Grass, Chair, Chicken
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Chair
- Others: Tiger, Beetle, Grass, Chicken → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the chair. Box says: *living*
#### Row 3:
- Items: Cup, Horse, Blocks, Backpack, Rocket
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Horse
- Others: Cup, Blocks, Backpack, Rocket → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the horse. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 4:
- Items: Clock, Glue, Airplane, Cow, Boots
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Cow
- Others: Clock, Glue, Airplane, Boots → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the cow. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 5:
- Items: Worm, Bug, Cat, TV, Bird
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: TV
- Others: Worm, Bug, Cat, Bird → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the TV. Box says: *living*
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✔ Worksheet 2 (Right Side)
#### Row 1:
- Items: Pumpkin, Lion, Hamburger, Seahorse, Flowers
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Hamburger
- Others: Pumpkin (plant), Lion, Seahorse, Flowers → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the hamburger. Box says: *living*
#### Row 2:
- Items: Ice cream, Lamp, Kite, Tree, Scooter
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Tree
- Others: Ice cream, Lamp, Kite, Scooter → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the tree. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 3:
- Items: Bike, Cup with straw, Lightbulb, Frog, Laptop
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Frog
- Others: Bike, Cup, Lightbulb, Laptop → all nonliving
- Write: nonliving
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the frog. Box says: *nonliving*
#### Row 4:
- Items: Car, Flowers, Fish, Seedling, Dinosaur
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Car
- Others: Flowers, Fish, Seedling, Dinosaur → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the car. Box says: *living*
#### Row 5:
- Items: Fish, Parrot, Cloud, Dinosaur, Crab
- Circle the one that doesn't belong: Cloud
- Others: Fish, Parrot, Dinosaur, Crab → all living
- Write: living
> 🟩 Answer: Circle the cloud. Box says: *living*
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🔍 Summary of Key Concepts:
- Living things grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, need food/energy, and eventually die.
- Examples: Animals, plants, insects, people.
- Nonliving things do not grow, reproduce, or need food.
- Examples: Furniture, vehicles, toys, tools, weather phenomena (like clouds).
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✔ Final Answers Recap:
| Worksheet | Row | Item to Circle | Category |
|---------|-----|----------------|----------|
| 1 | 1 | Couch | nonliving |
| 1 | 2 | Chair | nonliving |
| 1 | 3 | Horse | living |
| 1 | 4 | Cow | living |
| 1 | 5 | TV | nonliving |
| 2 | 1 | Hamburger | nonliving |
| 2 | 2 | Tree | living |
| 2 | 3 | Frog | living |
| 2 | 4 | Car | nonliving |
| 2 | 5 | Cloud | nonliving |
> ⚠️ Note: The hamburger is made from living things but is not alive anymore — it's a processed food, so it's considered nonliving.
> Similarly, clouds are made of water vapor and are nonliving.
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✔ Teaching Tip:
Use this activity to reinforce vocabulary like “living,” “nonliving,” “grow,” “need food,” etc., and encourage kids to think about what makes something alive!
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or answer key!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of living and nonliving worksheet.