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