1st and 2nd Grade Common Core Life Science Resources

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Your child will write about his or her favorite animal. Kids will research their favorite animals online or at the library, then write down three facts.

What's your favorite animal? Kids love answering that question, and with this animal research graphic organizer, they can write all about it.

Use this fun worksheet to create a five senses riddle to stump your friends! Students will get practice using sensory words to describe objects with the help of a word bank.

Bug out on some insect anatomy! Can you name each part of the insect? Try making an educated guess by using what you already know about animal body parts.

Help your child learn about sensory language as they write a 5-senses poem.

Here is a fresh and fruity way to learn a bit of life science. Sit down with your little one and teach them all the different parts of an apple!

All living things go through cycles. Learn about the life cycle of an amphibian with this diagram of the life of a frog!

This short nonfiction text will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words—and they'll have fun learning all about the life cycle of a chicken in the process!

How does the butterfly become so beautiful? Learn about the four stages that it goes through in its life.

This worksheet will help your child identify the different parts of the body by asking them to fill in the blanks on the diagram.

Learn more about how plants work with this cool celery experiment! Use this worksheet to help you record your observations after doing this experiment.

Help your preschooler sharpen their knowledge about plants with this colorful worksheet. They'll use the word bank to name the basic parts of a plant.

Fact: This worksheet is about unusual animals from all over the world. Opinion: This is the best fact and opinion worksheet ever!

Take a trip down to the deep blue sea and learn about the life cycle of a fish! Fish go through the same stages of life as many other living things.

Did you know that baby turtles are born all alone on the beach? Learn about the life cycle of a turtle with this life science worksheet.

This research, drawing, and writing worksheet is a fun introduction to informational and science writing.

These pictures have a lot to say! The animals in this worksheet don't talkÃbut they can tell you a lot about what they're like by the way they look.

All living things have a life cycle. Learn about the different stages that a bird goes through from birth to adulthood!

This fun cut and paste sheet teaches kids about the process an apple tree goes through as it grows.

This research, drawing, and writing worksheet is a fun introduction to informational and science writing.

All living things go through many changes as they grow to be adults! Help your little one understand how he will grow and change.

Just like all plants and animals, you go through different stages in life too! Help your child to see how he will change and grow throughout his life.

This tree anatomy worksheet will give your little naturalist a better understanding of the parts that make up a tree.

Help your child learn about facts and opinions. Kids will read statements about animals before determining whether each statement is a fact or opinion.

Did you know that trees have more parts than just the trunk, branches and leaves? Take a look on the inside of a tree with this fill-in-the-blank diagram!