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Movement Practice Activities
Class 1 Science and EVS worksheets that help children observe, name, and compare different kinds of movement in everyday objects and living things.
Practice that builds confidence
What children learn about movement
These Class 1 movement practice activities help children notice how things move around them—rolling, sliding, swinging, jumping, flying, walking, and turning. Learners connect movement with simple actions such as push and pull, and begin using words like fast, slow, near, far, forward, and backward.
The printable worksheets include picture-based sorting, matching, circling, tracing, and observation tasks from familiar settings such as the home, playground, road, and classroom. Children practise identifying whether something moves, how it moves, and what may make it start, stop, or change direction.
In Class 1 Science and EVS, movement is best understood through real objects and daily experiences. A ball can roll, a door can swing, a toy car can move forward, a pencil can slide, and a bird can fly. These worksheets build early observation skills by asking children to look closely at pictures and decide what kind of movement is shown.
Building vocabulary through examples
The activities introduce simple movement words in context: roll, slide, push, pull, turn, jump, walk, run, fly, float, fast, slow, up, down, forward, and backward. Children may match a moving object to its action, circle things that can move, or sort pictures into groups such as animals that walk and objects that roll. This helps them answer in complete ideas, not just with one-word guesses.
A simple parent routine
At home, choose three objects such as a ball, book, and toy car. Ask your child, “Can it move? How does it move? What did you do to make it move?” Let the child push, pull, roll, or slide the object safely, then complete one worksheet question connected to the same action. Using real movement before pencil work makes the page easier to understand.
Classroom use for teachers
Teachers can use these printables after a demonstration, as EVS notebook practice, or in small-group science centres. One group can act out movement words, another can sort picture cards, and another can complete a worksheet independently. The pages also support oral language, as children explain why they chose “roll” for a wheel or “swing” for a pendulum-like object.
Common errors to watch for
Some children confuse the thing that moves with the force that makes it move. For example, they may say “push” when the question asks how a ball moves, where “roll” is more accurate. Others may think only living things move. Use examples like fans, clocks, bicycles, and doors to show that non-living things can move too when something acts on them.
Free printable PDF download
Use this Class 1 movement worksheet 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 worksheets move from recognition to comparison: first spotting movement, then naming the action, then thinking about direction or speed. Clear pictures, limited writing load, and familiar Indian classroom and home examples allow young learners to focus on the science idea. A child-friendly strategy is: look at the object, act it out with your hand, say the movement word, then mark the answer.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
What movement skills do these Class 1 worksheets practise?
They practise identifying whether something moves, naming common movements such as roll, slide, swing, fly, walk, and jump, and noticing simple changes in speed or direction.
Are push and pull included in these movement activities?
Yes. Children meet push and pull as simple actions that can make objects move, stop, or change direction, using examples like doors, toy cars, balls, and classroom objects.
Can these worksheets be used before teaching forces in detail?
Yes. They are suitable as an early introduction because they focus on observation and everyday language rather than complex explanations of force.
How can I help my child if they confuse roll and slide?
Use real objects. Roll a ball or bottle and slide a book on a table. Ask your child to watch whether the object turns over as it moves; if it turns, it is rolling.
Do the worksheets include living and non-living things?
Yes. Many tasks use animals, people, vehicles, toys, fans, doors, and other familiar examples so children understand that both living and non-living things can show movement.
Is this Class 1 movement worksheet free?
Yes. You can preview it for free and use the printable worksheet for home or classroom practice.
Can I download this Class 1 movement worksheet as a PDF?
Yes. Use the worksheet download option to save a printable PDF, or print the worksheet directly from the page.
Does this Class 1 movement worksheet 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.