Living or not living?: cut-and-sort worksheet for Kindergarten to Grade 2, page 1 preview

Cut-and-sort worksheet · Science

Living or not living? · Kindergarten to Grade 2

Cut out the picture cards and sort them into living and not living things.

Kindergarten to Grade 2 · ages 5 to 8
Medium
20 to 30 minutes
2 pages
Free

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

The groups and the cards

Directions: Cut out the cards on page 2. Sort them into the two groups and glue them down. Cut along the dashed lines.

Living · Not living
ball · fish · tree cat · book · bird rock · car · flower cup

What your child practices

Your child practices the science skill “Classify living things”: sort organisms by observable traits.

Grades and ages: Kindergarten to Grade 2, ages 5 to 8
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: Science
Level: Medium for Kindergarten to Grade 2
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 2 pages, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Cut the pieces out first; with younger children, that is a grown-up job. Sort the pieces into groups before gluing them down. It is pitched at the expected level for Kindergarten to Grade 2, for practice after the skill has been taught. Its 2 pages split well across two sittings.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Ask why each card belongs in its group before it is glued down.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.