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What Living Things Need is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on patterns in what plants and animals need to survive, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

What Living Things Need

K-LS1-1

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Sort each one into the right group.

1.Sort each one: Every animal needs it or Every plant needs it or No living thing needs it?

Sort: Light from the sun, A picture on the wall, Water to drink

Every animal needs itEvery plant needs itNo living thing needs it
2.Sort each one: Every animal needs it or Every plant needs it or No living thing needs it?

Sort: Water from the soil, Air to breathe, A red collar

Every animal needs itEvery plant needs itNo living thing needs it
3.Sort each one: Every animal needs it or Every plant needs it or No living thing needs it?

Sort: Food to eat, A shiny toy, Air around its leaves

Every animal needs itEvery plant needs itNo living thing needs it

LessonPrint · K-LS1-1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Living Things Need

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A picture on the wall — No living thing needs it 2. Light from the sun — Every plant needs it 3. Water to drink — Every animal needs it
  2. 2.1. A red collar — No living thing needs it 2. Air to breathe — Every animal needs it 3. Water from the soil — Every plant needs it
  3. 3.1. A shiny toy — No living thing needs it 2. Air around its leaves — Every plant needs it 3. Food to eat — Every animal needs it

More practice for K-LS1-1

Notice what plants and animals need in order to stay alive.

Teaching this next? What Living Things Need is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.