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 17 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 squirrel buries nuts in the grass
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A.It stores food for later
B.They make a place for frogs to live
C.It digs tunnels to find worms
D.It makes a pond to live in
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A bird builds a nest in a tree
A tree root pushes up a path
People plant a hedge round a field
A rabbit digs a burrow
A.It makes a safe place to rest
B.The root spreads out to reach water
C.It makes a safe place for its eggs
D.They keep the wind off the crops
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — A (It stores food for later) 2. People dig a pond in the school grounds — B (They make a place for frogs to live) 3. A mole pushes soil up into hills — C (It digs tunnels to find worms) 4. A beaver drags branches into a stream — D (It makes a pond to live in)
2.1. A bird builds a nest in a tree — C (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 2. A tree root pushes up a path — B (The root spreads out to reach water) 3. People plant a hedge round a field — D (They keep the wind off the crops) 4. A rabbit digs a burrow — A (It makes a safe place to rest)
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.