Living or Not Living? is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on telling living things from nonliving things by whether they have needs, aligned to NGSS performance expectation K-LS1-1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 21 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.
Living or Not Living?
K-LS1-1
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Sort each one into living or not living.
1.Sort each one: Living: it needs water and air or Not living: it needs nothing?
Sort: A goldfish, A ball, A spoon, A mushroom
Living: it needs water and airNot living: it needs nothing
2.Sort each one: Living: it needs water and air or Not living: it needs nothing?
Sort: A cloud, A pencil, A worm, A ladybird
Living: it needs water and airNot living: it needs nothing
3.Sort each one: Living: it needs water and air or Not living: it needs nothing?
Sort: A baby, A rock, An oak tree, A teddy bear
Living: it needs water and airNot living: it needs nothing
LessonPrint · K-LS1-1 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Living or Not Living?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A ball — Not living: it needs nothing 2. A goldfish — Living: it needs water and air 3. A mushroom — Living: it needs water and air 4. A spoon — Not living: it needs nothing
2.1. A cloud — Not living: it needs nothing 2. A ladybird — Living: it needs water and air 3. A pencil — Not living: it needs nothing 4. A worm — Living: it needs water and air
3.1. A baby — Living: it needs water and air 2. A rock — Not living: it needs nothing 3. A teddy bear — Not living: it needs nothing 4. An oak tree — Living: it needs water and air
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.