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Living Things Characteristics
🌱 Part 1: What Makes Something Alive?
1. Circle the things that are alive (living):
A tree
A rock
A cat
A toy car
A flower
A pencil
2. What does it mean for something to be alive? Write three things that living things can do:
🔍 Part 2: Living or Non-Living?
3. Look at each item below. Circle "Living" or "Non-Living" for each one:
A bird:
Living
Non-Living
A computer:
Living
Non-Living
A fish:
Living
Non-Living
A chair:
Living
Non-Living
📝 Part 3: Fill in the Blanks
4. Complete these sentences about living things:
Living things can __________ bigger as they get older.
Animals need __________ to stay alive.
Plants can __________ towards the sunlight.
Living things can have __________ to make more of their kind.
5. Match the living thing with what it does:
1. Dog
2. Tree
3. Bird
4. Fish
A. Swims in water
B. Grows leaves
C. Flies in the sky
D. Barks and wags tail
🎨 Part 4: Drawing and Observing
6. Draw one living thing you can see in your classroom or outside:
7. Write the name of what you drew and explain why it is living:
8. Draw one non-living thing you can see around you:
9. Write the name of what you drew and explain why it is not living:
🤔 Part 5: Think About It
10. Circle all the things that living things need to survive:
Food or sunlight
Toys
Water
Air to breathe
Television
A safe place to live
11. Can you think of something that might be tricky to decide if it's living or non-living? Write about it here:
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