Changing a Place to Live In is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on how living things change the environment to meet their needs, aligned to Common Core standard K-ESS2-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Changing a Place to Live In
K-ESS2-2
NameDate
Draw a line from each one to the reason.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A tree root pushes up a path
A rabbit digs a burrow
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A.It makes a pond to live in
B.They make a place for frogs to live
C.The root spreads out to reach water
D.It makes a safe place to rest
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
People plant a hedge round a field
A bird builds a nest in a tree
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
A.They keep the wind off the crops
B.It stores food for later
C.It digs tunnels to find worms
D.It makes a safe place for its eggs
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A beaver drags branches into a stream — A (It makes a pond to live in) 2. A tree root pushes up a path — C (The root spreads out to reach water) 3. A rabbit digs a burrow — D (It makes a safe place to rest) 4. People dig a pond in the school grounds — B (They make a place for frogs to live)
2.1. People plant a hedge round a field — A (They keep the wind off the crops) 2. A bird builds a nest in a tree — D (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 3. A mole pushes soil up into hills — C (It digs tunnels to find worms) 4. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — B (It stores food for later)
More practice for K-ESS2-2
Give evidence that living things change a place to get what they need.
Teaching this next? Changing a Place to Live In is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.