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 20 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 rabbit digs a burrow
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A mole pushes soil up into hills
People plant a hedge round a field
A.It makes a pond to live in
B.It makes a safe place to rest
C.It digs tunnels to find worms
D.They keep the wind off the crops
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A tree root pushes up a path
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A bird builds a nest in a tree
A.They make a place for frogs to live
B.The root spreads out to reach water
C.It makes a safe place for its eggs
D.It stores food for later
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A rabbit digs a burrow — B (It makes a safe place to rest) 2. A beaver drags branches into a stream — A (It makes a pond to live in) 3. A mole pushes soil up into hills — C (It digs tunnels to find worms) 4. People plant a hedge round a field — D (They keep the wind off the crops)
2.1. A tree root pushes up a path — B (The root spreads out to reach water) 2. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — D (It stores food for later) 3. People dig a pond in the school grounds — A (They make a place for frogs to live) 4. A bird builds a nest in a tree — C (It makes a safe place for its eggs)
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.