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Living Things Practice Activities
Printable Nursery, LKG and UKG science activities that help children recognise living things among plants, animals and everyday objects.
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What children learn
These Living Things worksheets help Nursery, LKG and UKG children notice how plants and animals are different from non-living objects. Children practise identifying things that grow, need food or water, breathe, move, and respond to their surroundings.
The printable activities include simple picture sorting, tick-and-circle tasks, matching, colouring, and observation prompts. They are designed for early science learning within the Plants and Animals topic, using familiar examples from home, school and nature.
In this science collection, children build the basic idea that living things have life. A bird, fish, dog, tree, seedling and child are living things; a chair, ball, pencil, toy car or cup is not. The focus is not on memorising a definition, but on looking for signs of life: growing, needing air, water and food, moving in some way, and changing over time.
How the activities progress
The worksheets begin with clear picture recognition, such as circling the living thing in a pair. They then move to sorting mixed pictures, matching plants and animals to their needs, and choosing whether an object is living or non-living. Some pages invite colouring, which gives young children a calm way to observe details such as leaves, legs, wings, roots or faces.
Parent routine at home
Choose three real items or pictures each day: for example, a plant, a spoon and a pet. Ask, “Does it grow? Does it need water or food? Can it breathe or respond?” Let your child answer with gestures first, then words. After the worksheet, take a short balcony, garden or window observation walk and find one living thing and one non-living thing.
Classroom uses for teachers
Teachers can use these printables during EVS or science readiness lessons, morning discussion, picture talk, or small-group centres. They also work well after a nature walk, a plant-watering activity, or a story about animals. For mixed Nursery, LKG and UKG groups, younger children can point and colour, while older children can explain why they chose an answer.
Common errors to watch for
Children often think anything that moves is living, so they may choose a car, fan or toy robot. Remind them that living things move by themselves or show life processes, while many non-living things move only when pushed, pulled or switched on. They may also miss plants because plants do not walk; show growth through leaves, roots, flowers or watering.
Free printable PDF download
Use this living things worksheets for nursery lkg ukg page to preview the activity, print it, or download it as a PDF for quick practice. It works well for homework, homeschool lessons, tutoring, morning work, revision, and classroom centers.
Answers and answer key support
After the child completes the worksheet independently, parents and teachers can use the answer support or answer key information to check the work, review mistakes, and choose the next practice step.
Why iBloom worksheets help
The pages use large pictures, simple choices and repeated vocabulary suited to early learners in India. A helpful child strategy is: “Look, ask, decide.” Look at the picture, ask if it grows or needs water, then decide living or non-living.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
What do children learn in these Living Things worksheets?
Children learn to recognise that plants, animals and people are living things because they grow, need air, water or food, and show signs of life. They also practise telling them apart from non-living objects.
Are these worksheets suitable for Nursery children?
Yes. Nursery children can use the simpler picture-based pages by pointing, circling and colouring. LKG and UKG children can add verbal explanations such as “A tree is living because it grows.”
How can I explain living and non-living things at home?
Use familiar examples. Show a plant, a bottle and a toy. Ask whether each one grows, needs water or food, or can respond. This helps children connect the worksheet idea to real objects around them.
Why do children often call a car a living thing?
Young children may think movement means life. Explain that a car moves only when someone drives it or switches it on, but a living thing has its own life processes such as growing and needing food or water.
Do these worksheets include both plants and animals?
Yes. The activities use examples from the Plants and Animals science topic, including common animals, trees, flowers, seedlings and everyday non-living objects for comparison.
Is this living things worksheets for nursery lkg ukg free?
Yes. You can preview it for free and use the printable worksheet for home or classroom practice.
Can I download this living things worksheets for nursery lkg ukg as a PDF?
Yes. Use the worksheet download option to save a printable PDF, or print the worksheet directly from the page.
Does this living things worksheets for nursery lkg ukg include answers or an answer key?
When the activity has fixed answers, iBloom includes answer support so parents and teachers can check the completed worksheet.