Looking for Living vs Nonliving Activities to teach early science skills? This resource includes STEM lessons, science sorts, classifying practice worksheets, posters, and a Google Slides digital version — perfect for hands-on or distance learning! ⭐ Perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade science classrooms!

Students will learn to:

• Identify living vs nonliving things through inquiry and investigation
  
• Develop criteria for living organisms (growth, reproduction, energy, etc.)
  
• Classify real-world objects through sorting and group discussions
  
• Reflect and demonstrate understanding using journals, posters, and formative assessments

PART 1 of 3 units. All 3 units can be found in the Ecosystems Unit Bundle.

What's Included:

✅ Detailed 5-Day 5Es Lesson Plan (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate)

✅ Inquiry-Based Pre-Assessment (Living Things Probe)

✅ Living vs Nonliving Sort Worksheets (cut & paste)

✅ Outdoor Collection STEM Activity with Guided Sorting

✅ Science Journal Activities and Reflection Prompts

✅ Posters and Visuals for Classroom Sorting and Learning Targets

✅ Graphic Organizers: Word Webs, Venn Diagrams, Compare and Contras

✅ "Odd One Out" Critical Thinking Game

✅ Background Information Printable for Teacher and Students

✅ Google Slides Version for 1:1 Classrooms

❤️ Teachers love that this unit is:

✔️ Low-prep and easy to differentiate

✔️ Great for science notebooks and interactive journals

✔️ Supports science talk and scientific reasoning

✔️ Adaptable for print or digital instruction

Perfect For:

• Supporting Kindergarten and First Grade Science Units
  
• Second and Third Grade Inquiry Science
  
• Life Science Introduction
  
• STEM Centers and Projects
  
• Homeschool Science Curriculum

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is a great addition to my lesson plans. I love the formative assessment. Thank you:)"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I am so grateful you made this. My first graders loved it."

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