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 5 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.
People plant a hedge round a field
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
A bird builds a nest in a tree
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A.It stores food for later
B.They keep the wind off the crops
C.It makes a pond to live in
D.It makes a safe place for its eggs
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A rabbit digs a burrow
A tree root pushes up a path
A.They make a place for frogs to live
B.It digs tunnels to find worms
C.It makes a safe place to rest
D.The root spreads out to reach water
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. People plant a hedge round a field — B (They keep the wind off the crops) 2. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — A (It stores food for later) 3. A bird builds a nest in a tree — D (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 4. A beaver drags branches into a stream — C (It makes a pond to live in)
2.1. People dig a pond in the school grounds — A (They make a place for frogs to live) 2. A mole pushes soil up into hills — B (It digs tunnels to find worms) 3. A rabbit digs a burrow — C (It makes a safe place to rest) 4. A tree root pushes up a path — D (The root spreads out to reach water)
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.