Free Living and Nonliving Cards and Worksheets

This unit will help your kids learn about living and nonliving things. Some of the things that are included in this mini-packet include

Living and Nonliving Sorting Cards
The Characteristics of Living Things Notebook Pages – cut and paste activity
Several different types of living and nonliving worksheets – cut-and-paste page, circle the answer page, bingo marker page, word tracing page and a living non-living identification worksheet

There are four pages of free Living and Nonliving Sorting Cards, plus a sorting mat.

Here is a better look at the Characteristics of Living Things Activity. You can go over the materials and have your kids trace some of the key words or you can print out the three pages and have your kids cut out the pictures and glue them on the appropriate space as you go over the material with them.

There are a half-dozen Living and Nonliving Worksheets

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This Living Nonliving Unit is free!

You may want to check out some of the other units in our BIG Animal Bundle and all of the zoology materials we have at the Animal Bundle post, down below or in Our Store.

You might also be interested in some of our other BUNDLES: Earth Science Bundle, Chemistry Bundle, a Human Body Systems Bundle, a new Nature Studies Bundle, Spelling Bundle, a K-2 Math Bundle and a Multiplication /Division Bundle

Note: This is a FREE download although the emails from SendOwl (the delivery service I use) may say “your order” or “your purchase.” I just wanted to let you know! 🙂 ~Liesl

FREE Living and Nonliving Cards, Worksheets and Activities

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Be sure to check some of our other Animal and Zoology materials below!!

Big Animal BUNDLE

Learn more about Zoology/Animals with our Big Animal BUNDLE – Visit this page for more details BIG Animal Bundle.

The Big Animal BUNDLE includes 8 packets. 1) Animal Unit, 2) World Animals Packet, 3) Rainforest Packet, 4) Life Cycles Packet, 5) Winter Packet – plus several mini units 6) the Cicadas Packet 7) the Chameleon Packet and 8) the Wolves Mini-Unit.

Big Animal BUNDLE 2 includes 11 packets — all of the above plus The Mitten Packet, Dinosaur Packet and Australia Unit. 1) Animal Unit, 2) World Animals Packet, 3) Rainforest Packet, 4) Life Cycles Packet, 5) Winter Packet – plus several mini units 6) the Cicadas Packet 7) the Chameleon Packet 8) the Wolves Mini-Unit 9) The Mitten Activities Packet 10) Dinosaur Packet 12) Australia Unit.

One Mum from the U.K. said, “We got the animal bundle a few weeks back. An AMAZING resource! Perfect for a combined geography project. Especially love how you can adapt these packs to suit your learning style!”

Our units are PDF digital downloads. Be sure to check your PayPal email address for the download link. If you have any questions or problems feel free to email me! You should get your automatic download link from SendOwl within a few minutes. If you don’t, be sure to email me if you need me to send the link to you again! ~Liesl

$19.99 Big Animal Bundle including 1) Animal Unit, 2) World Animals Packet, 3) Rainforest Packet, 4) Life Cycles Packet, 5) Winter Packet plus 6) you’ll also received the Cicada Packet 7) Chameleons Packet 8) Wolves Packet.

or purchase them individually below.

Big Animal BUNDLE 2

$29.99 Big Animal BUNDLE 2 This second animal bundle option includes the Mitten Activities Packet, Dinosaur Packet and the new Australia Packet. 1) Animal Unit, 2) World Animals Packet, 3) Rainforest Packet, 4) Life Cycles Packet, 5) Winter Packet plus the 6) Cicada Packet 7) Chameleons Packet 8) Wolves Packet 9) Mitten Activity Packet 10) Dinosaur Unit and the 11) Australia Unit.

Don’t forget to check your PayPal email address for the download link. You can always email me if you need help! ~Liesl

The Animal Unit is 100+ pages. It covers basic animal classification, animal characteristics, body coverings: feathers, fur, scales or skin, vertebrate groups, invertebrate groups, domesticated vs. wild animals, animals and their tracks, nocturnal vs diurnal animals, animal homes and shelters and more!
The World Animal Packet is 100+ pages. It covers animals of the 7 continents and includes Montessori 3-part cards, tracing cards, matching pages, continent printables and more. Plus, there is a new section all about African animals of the savanna.
The Rainforest Packet is 75+ pages. Learn all about Tropical and Temperate Rainforests, where they are located, Amazon Rainforest Facts, rainfall in the Amazon, Animals & Insects of the Amazon, Layers of the Rainforest Activities and more.
The Life Cycles Packet is 50+ pages. It helps kids become familiar with the different stages in the life cycles of the chicken, sea turtle, frog, mosquito, butterfly, dragonfly, bee, mouse, and ladybug.
The Winter Packet and Hibernation Unit is 100+ Pages. The first part covers Growing Crystals, Months/ Seasons, Earth’s Axis and the Seasons, Arctic vs. Antarctica, Polar Animals, Penguins, Seals, Whales, about a dozen PreK Activity Pages. The Hibernation Unit covers: why animals hibernate, terms such as torpor, brumation, estivation, diapause, endotherms vs. ectotherms. Plus, it covers where animals spend the winter and the dangers of hibernation. It includes various activities such as notebook pages, interactive notebook/lapbook pieces, matching and tracing pages.
Cicadas Packet: This 20-page unit includes cicada worksheets, notebook pages and a lapbook so kids can learn more about this fascinating insect!
Chameleons Packet This 15-page mini-unit helps kids learn all about chameleons from where they live and what they eat to how big they are and why the change colors.
Wolves Packet This 35+page mini-unit helps learn all about wolves. It includes notebook pages with tracing, a lapbook and activity pages.
Australia Unit (75-pages) This unit covers the geography and animals of Australia. (Included in Big Animal BUNDLE 2 only.)
Dinosaur Unit (100+ pages – Multi-Age Packet: 75 pages for ages 3-6; 80+ pages for ages 7-9) (Included in Big Animal BUNDLE 2 only.)
Mitten Activities Packet (40 pages) This fun activity packet is loosely related to Jan Brett’s book, The Mitten. (Included in Big Animal BUNDLE 2 only.)

These Packets are also sold separately!

Nature Studies BUNDLE

$15.99 Nature Studies BUNDLE currently includes the 1) Fungi vs Plants Packet, 2) Deciduous vs Coniferous Trees Packet 3) the Camouflage Packet 4) Producer Consumer Decomposer/Detritivore Packet plus a 5) Sunflower Mini-Unit. When other packets are added to the bundle, you will get an update from SendOwl (the automatic delivery service I use) to your PayPal email address at no extra cost! I hope to add a new packet on Pollinators later this year.

These packets are also sold separately over on our Nature Studies Page!

Here is more information about the individual packets in our Big Animal BUNDLES:

$5.99 Animal Unit (100+ pages) – This unit covers animal characteristics, Feather, fur or scales?, animal classification (the animal kingdoms, vertebrates and invertebrate groups), insects vs. spiders, animal tracks, animals homes and shelters, nocturnal vs. diurnal animals and more! This packet is included in the Big Animal BUNDLES! Quick Preview or More details here or view image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7, image 8, image 9, image 10, image 11

$4.99 World Animals Unit (100+ pages) Animals of the 7 Continents: Montessori 3-part cards and Activity Pages, best for ages 3-7 or so. Also in the World Animals Unit is the mini-unit on Animals of the African Savanna Quick Preview or view image 1, view image 2, view image 3 (African Animals)

$10.00 BUNDLE OPTION: Animal Unit and World Animal Unit

The Animal Unit is more than 100 pages. The World Animal Unit is also now 100+ pages. More details below!

$4.99 Amazon Rainforest Packet (75 pages) Quick Preview or visit the post or view image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5

$4.99 Life Cycles Packet (50 pages) Explore the life cycles of the chicken, sea turtle, frog, mosquito, butterfly, dragonfly, bee, ladybug, mouse Quick Preview or visit the post or view image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5

$4.99 Winter Unit – Earth’s Axis/Seasons; The Arctic vs. Antarctica; Polar Animals includes a Hibernation Unit (100+ pages) Winter Packet and Hibernation Unit Quick Preview or view the post or view image 1, image 2 Arctic vs Antartica, image 3 polar animals, image 4 seals sea lions penguins, image 5 Hibernation Unit

$2.50 Cicadas Packet This 20-page unit includes cicada worksheets, notebook pages and a lapbook so kids can learn more about this fascinating insect! See more at this post.

$2.50 Chameleons Packet This 15-page mini-unit helps kids learn all about chameleons from where they live and what they eat to how big they are and why the change colors.

$3.50 Wolves Packet (35+ pages) Learn all about wolves from where they live, why they howl, to how they raise their young. This includes notebook pages with tracing or pages with questions to research/answer, interactive notebook pieces/lapbook and some fun activity pages. View the post, view image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7, image 8

$6.99 Australia Unit (75-pages) This unit covers the geography and animals of Australia. Students will learn the location and basic facts about the states and territories of Australia. Then they will go on to learn more about Australia’s animals. They will learn about many of Australia’s marsupials and monotremes as well as other well-known birds and reptiles. See more about this new unit at this post: Australia Packet Click on the link to see more pictures: Image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7, image 8, image 9, image 10, image 11 This unit is not included in the Big Animal BUNDLE. It is included in Big Animal BUNDLE 2.

$4.99 Dinosaur Unit (100+ pages – Multi-Age Packet: 75 pages for ages 3-6; 80+ pages for ages 7-9) View Post or View Image 1 image 2, image 3, image 4 lapbook, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7, image 8, image 9, image 10, image 11, image 12This unit is not included in the Big Animal BUNDLE. It is included in Big Animal BUNDLE 2.

$3.50 Mitten Activities Packet (40 pages) This activity packet is loosely related to Jan Brett’s book, The Mitten. View Post or View image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4 This unit is not included in the Big Animal BUNDLE. It is included in Big Animal BUNDLE 2.

$5.99 Five Senses Unit You can find out more about our NEW 100+ page Five Senses Packet. Details are here: View Post, image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5

New Nature Studies BUNDLE

Visit the Nature Studies BUNDLE Page to find out more!

$17.99 Nature Studies BUNDLE Currently includes the Fungi vs. Plants Packet, the Deciduous vs Coniferous Trees Packet, the Camouflage Packet and the Producer, Consumer, Decomposer/Detritivore Packet. Plus, there is now a Sunflower Mini-Unit included. (Any new packets added to this growing Nature Studies bundle will be sent will be sent to you for NO ADDITIONAL COST.) Visit the Nature Studies Bundle Page for more information.

Nature Studies Units: These packets are also sold separately.

$5.99 Fungi vs. Plants Packet (60 pages) Forests are teaming with smaller plants and fungi. This packet helps students learn to identify these different organisms and provides photographs and illustrations of some plants and mushrooms commonly found on the east coast (USA). Find out why fungi are actually more closely related to animals than plants as well as many other amazing fungi facts! Find our more information: Visit the post. View image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7

$5.99 Deciduous vs. Coniferous Trees (50+ pages) This Packet includes worksheets, notebook pages and Montessori 3-part cards for sorting 24 types of deciduous trees and 24 types of coniferous trees. This packet also includes notebook pages and other activities that discuss the major differences between these two types of trees, the world’s oldest trees, the Parts of the Leaf, the Life Cycle of an Oak Tree and the Life Cycle of a Cherry Tree and more! Find out more details: Visit the post. View image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6

$5.99 Camouflage Packet (70+pages) This 70-page Camouflage Packet includes notebook pages, sorting cards, worksheets and other activities all about the different types of animal camouflage, disguise, mimicry and more!

$5.99 Producer Consumer Decomposer and Detritivore Packet (50+ pages) This Packet includes worksheets, notebook pages and Montessori 3-part cards for sorting different types of living things that are found within an ecosystem into producers, consumers, decomposers/detritivores. This packet also includes notebook pages and other activities that discuss these different categories. There are cut-and-paste activities, sorting cards, worksheets and even a board game!

Sunflower Mini-Unit

Here are a few more pictures of what is included in the Nature Studies Packet:

Fungi vs. Plants Packet This 60+page Fungi vs. Plants Packet includes notebook pages, worksheets and Montessori 3-part cards for sorting and classifying forest plants and fungi. When you hear the word forest, you probably think about the tall trees that live there. But forests are also teaming with smaller plants and fungi. This packet helps students learn to identify these different organisms and provides photographs and illustrations of some plants and mushrooms commonly found on the east coast (USA).

Deciduous vs Coniferous Trees Packet Includes Montessori 3-part cards, worksheets and notebook pages.

Camouflage Packet

Sunflower Mini-Unit

You can find out more about our BIG Animal Bundle here! One Mum from the U.K. said, “We got the animal bundle a few weeks back. An AMAZING resource! Perfect for a combined geography project. Especially love how you can adapt these packs to suit your learning style!”

Biology BUNDLE

If you have older students (late elementary, middle school), you might be interested in our Biology Materials:

$44.99 Biology BUNDLE of 6: 1) Biology Unit (Biomes, habitats, food chains/webs, feeding relationships) 2) Scientific Classification & Taxonomy Packet 3) Ocean Unit & Layers of the Ocean/Ocean Zone Activities 4) Cells Unit 5) Botany Unit 6) Pathogens Unit – Bacteria, Protozoa, Fungi, Parasites/worms; Viruses and Prions

These units are sold separately for $7.99-$8.99.

See more details at this page: Biology BUNDLE of 7

The Biology Bundle of 7 includes these packets (these can also be purchased separately. See the Biology BUNDLE page:

1) Biology Unit (Biomes, habitats, food chains/webs, feeding relationships) – (70 pages)

2) Scientific Classification & Taxonomy Packet (60 pages)

3) Ocean Unit & Layers of the Ocean/Ocean Zone Activities (65 pages)

4) Cells Unit (100 pages)

5) Botany Unit (70+ pages)

6) Pathogens Packet (100+ pages)

7) The Cell Cycle and Mitosis

See more details at this page: Biology BUNDLE of 6

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Free Living and Nonliving Cards and Worksheets