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Free Year 1 Living Things & Life Cycles Worksheets

4 free living things & life cycles resources for Year 1: 4 worksheets. Answers included.

Features of living things, plants and animals, needs and life cycles. Year 1 students count, order and add numbers to 20 and beyond, start to use place value (tens and ones), tell o'clock and half-past time and recognise coins.

Students will practise: describing what living things need; sorting things into living and non-living; explaining a choice using the signs of life; observing and recording; naming the five senses; matching each sense to a body part; using the senses to observe; describing objects using sense words.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Living and Non-Living Things
  2. 2Our Five Senses
  3. 3Where Animals Live: Animal Homes
  4. 4Animal Body Parts and Coverings

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Living and Non-Living Things

    Children learn the signs of life — living things grow, need food, water and air, and make new living things — then sort everyday things…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    13 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Our Five Senses

    Children learn the five senses — sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch — and the body part used for each, match senses to everyday…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    18 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Where Animals Live: Animal Homes

    Children learn that animals live in places that give them food, water and shelter, match animals to homes such as nests, burrows, hives…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    10 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Animal Body Parts and Coverings

    Children learn that animals have body parts such as legs, wings, fins and beaks that help them move and eat, and coverings such as fur,…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    10 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do Year 1 students learn about living things & life cycles?

Features of living things, plants and animals, needs and life cycles. At Year 1, our resources focus on: describing what living things need; sorting things into living and non-living; explaining a choice using the signs of life; observing and recording.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the short explanation together before starting the questions.
  2. Where a worksheet suggests a simple experiment at home, try it: seeing beats reading.
  3. Ask "How do you know?" so answers are backed by evidence.
  4. Use the answer sheet to talk about why an answer is right, not just whether it is.

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