Kindergarten Science Worksheets

These kindergarten science worksheets are made in your web browser: pick a topic, and a printable sheet with big pictures to circle, match, cut and glue or label is ready. It is free and needs no sign-up. You tick the activities you want, and the printable pages update on the right as you go.

The tool covers living and nonliving things, what living things need, the five senses, and weather and seasons for kindergarten. It also has plants, life cycles, the water cycle, states of matter and the solar system. Because the picture activities suit young children, the sheets work as preschool science worksheets and pre k science worksheets too. You can save any sheet as a PDF or send it straight to print.

How to make a kindergarten science worksheet

1. Open the Topic menu and choose a topic, such as Living things or Five senses.
2. Open the Worksheet menu and pick a sheet within that topic. It opens with two or three activities already ticked.
3. Tick or untick activities on the left. For kindergarten, the circle, match with lines, cut and glue, and label with a word bank activities work best.
4. Set Items per activity to 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12.
5. Turn Word bank on for an easier sheet, or off for a harder one.
6. Turn Color pictures on for soft colors, or off for black line art that children can color and that saves ink.
7. Add a Name and date line, edit the Worksheet title, and choose US Letter or A4 paper.
8. Tick Answer key pages if you need the answers.
9. Click New version to shuffle the word bank, matching letters and order.
10. Click Download PDF to save a file, Print to open the print dialog, or Copy link to save a link that reopens the same worksheet.

Download PDF builds a vector file that stays sharp and prints at true size. Print sends only the worksheet pages to your printer. The link from Copy link keeps your chosen version, so you can share the exact sheet with a class or student.

What is the difference between living and nonliving things?

Living things grow and change, and they need food, water and air. Nonliving things do not grow, eat or drink. A dog and a tree are living, while a rock and a ball are nonliving.

To sort something, ask three questions: Does it grow? Does it need food, water or air? Does it change over time? If the answer is yes, it is living. A car can move, but it does not grow, eat or drink, so it is nonliving. Children often mistake moving things for living things, so this test helps.

The living things sheets use this idea. One activity asks children to circle the living things among eight pictures. Another asks them to cut out picture cards and glue them into a Living or Nonliving column, using pictures such as a cup, a book, a shoe and a pencil. A third sheet, What living things need, asks children to sort food, water, air and shelter into “Living things need” and TV, a video game, a ball and a car into “Living things do not need.”

What are the five senses?

The five senses are sight (eyes), hearing (ears), smell (nose), taste (tongue) and touch (skin, such as the hands). Each sense gives the brain information about the world around us.

Each sense matches a clear kind of object. Eyes see a rainbow, ears hear a bell or a drum, the nose smells a flower or soap, the tongue tastes a lemon or ice cream, and the hands feel a teddy bear or a cactus. The “Match the sense” activity uses this idea. Children draw a line from each picture to See, Hear, Smell, Taste or Touch, and the answer key draws the lines for you.

A labeling activity works alongside it. Children write Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue and Hands on a child picture, with a word bank if you want support. Short labels like these suit kindergarten readers.

Frequently asked questions

What science do kindergarteners learn?

Common kindergarten science topics include living and nonliving things, what living things need, the five senses, and weather and seasons. This page also offers plants, life cycles, the water cycle, states of matter and the solar system for children who are ready for more.

Are these worksheets free to print?

Yes. The tool is free and needs no sign-up. Choose Download PDF to save a file, or Print to send the pages to your printer, using US Letter or A4 paper.

Can preschool children use them?

Yes. The picture activities, such as circling, matching with lines, cutting and gluing, and labeling with a word bank, suit preschool and pre k children. The labels are only one to four words, and with Color pictures off the pictures are line art to color in.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Tick Answer key pages to add pages with the answers filled in. The answers appear in blue, and the key always matches the sheet, also after you click New version.

Can each child get a different version?

Yes. Click New version to shuffle the word bank, matching letters and order, so each child gets a different sheet. The version is kept in the link, so you can reopen the same one later.

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• Water cycle worksheet: use it when you move from simple living and weather topics to how water moves through the environment.
• Butterfly life cycle worksheet: use it to show children how an animal changes from egg to adult.
• Plant life cycle worksheet: use it to follow a plant from seed to full growth.
• States of matter worksheet: use it to introduce solids, liquids and gases to children who are ready for more.
• Solar system worksheet: use it for a space topic with sun, planets and other objects in the sky.
• Animal classification worksheet: use it to group animals by shared features once children know living things.
• Biology worksheets: use it to find more life science sheets for older children.
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