This easy worksheet focuses on the four big things plants need every day: sunlight, water, air, and soil. Second graders begin by sorting six places into Good Place for Plants or Bad Place for Plants, comparing a garden, forest, and field to an oven, freezer, and closet. Five fill-in-the-blank sentences then explain why light, water, and air matter, and what happens to leaves when a plant is missing one of them.
Four true or false questions wrap up the page by checking that students know plants cannot make food in the dark, that watering keeps leaves green, and that air belongs on the list of plant needs. Kids leave with a clear sense of where plants thrive and why.
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Plants and Their Needs
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
gardenovenforestfreezerfieldcloset
Good Place for Plants
Bad Place for Plants
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Plants need light from the sun to make their food.
2. Without water, a plant will dry out and die.
3. Plants breathe in air through tiny holes in their leaves.
4. A plant that does not get sunlight may turn yellow.
5. The soil gives nutrients to the plant through its roots.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Plants can make food without any sunlight.
True False
2. Watering a plant helps it stay green and healthy.
True False
3. Plants grow better in a dark closet than outside.
True False
4. Air is one of the things plants need to live.
True False
Plants and Their Needs
★ Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
gardenovenforestfreezerfieldcloset
Good Place for Plants
Bad Place for Plants
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Plants need light from the sun to make their food.
2) Without water, a plant will dry out and die.
3) Plants breathe in air through tiny holes in their leaves.
4) A plant that does not get sunlight may turn yellow.
5) The soil gives nutrients to the plant through its roots.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) Plants can make food without any sunlight.
True
False
2) Watering a plant helps it stay green and healthy.
True
False
3) Plants grow better in a dark closet than outside.
True
False
4) Air is one of the things plants need to live.
True
False
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