🌱 Part 1: What Do Living Things Need?

1. Circle ALL the things that living things need to survive:

Air

Toys

Water

Food

Television

Shelter

2. A plant grows towards the window. Why does it do this?

It wants to look outside

It needs sunlight to grow

It is trying to escape

3. Match each living thing to what it needs most. Draw lines to connect them:

Fish

Bird

Plant

Rabbit

Nest in trees

Water to swim in

Soil and sunlight

Burrow underground

🔍 Part 2: Observation and Thinking

4. Fill in the blanks about living things:

All living things need _______, _______, _______, and _______ to survive.

When it gets cold, animals look for _______ to keep warm.

Plants turn their leaves towards the _______ to get energy.

5. Think about a cat. How does a cat meet its four basic needs? Write one way for each need:

Air: _________________________________________________

Water: _________________________________________________

Food: _________________________________________________

Shelter: _________________________________________________

6. You see a bird building a nest. What need is the bird meeting?

Need for air

Need for food

Need for shelter

Need for water

🎨 Part 3: Draw and Describe

7. Draw a living thing you observed outside. Show how it gets what it needs to survive:

8. Describe what you drew and explain how this living thing meets its needs:

9. Wonder Question: How do you think animals in New Zealand find shelter when the weather changes? Write your ideas:

Living Things Needs

Living Things Needs

🌱 Part 1: What Do Living Things Need?

🔍 Part 2: Observation and Thinking

🎨 Part 3: Draw and Describe

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