Science worksheets – Kindergarten
70 worksheets
Here are 70 free science worksheets for kindergarten, curated for this age group. The exercises build exploring animals, nature, and everyday life; every worksheet is available as a printable PDF with an answer key — or playable online right away, no sign-up required.
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Early science is classification: which of these are animals? What belongs in the kitchen? What lives in water? The sorting and matching sheets on this page use real vocabulary pictures — animals, plants, foods, everyday objects — and ask children to group them by category, the foundational move of scientific thinking.
Sorting works beautifully both on paper and on screen: print the free PDF and let children cut and glue items into columns, or use the browser version where they drag each picture into its bin and get instant feedback. Answer keys included; no account required.
Last updated July 6, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
- What does science look like for a five-year-old?
- Observing and categorizing. Deciding that a whale and a mouse are both animals — but a rock is not — is genuine scientific reasoning at this age. The sorting sheets exercise exactly that judgment.
- Do I need any materials besides the printout?
- Scissors and a glue stick make the paper version more fun (children cut out the pictures and glue them into groups), but a pencil for drawing lines works too — and the online version needs nothing at all.
- How can I extend a sorting sheet into conversation?
- Ask 'why does it belong there?' after each item. The explanation — it has fur, it needs water, it's a machine — is where the real science vocabulary develops.