Nature & science · 1st Grade (6-7)
Nature & science exercises for 1st Grade (ages 6-7)
In 1st Grade (ages 6-7), kids explore plants, animals, the human body, ecosystems and the world around them. The exercises below are curriculum-aligned so kids can build understanding step by step.
96 exercises in this hub
What 1st Grade covers
First grade nature and science starts with the child's own body and immediate surroundings. Children name the main body parts, match the five senses to the organs that do the sensing, and learn simple ways to look after them. They meet the idea of a living thing and what all living things need — food, water, air, shelter — and start sorting the world into living and non-living. Animals are named and grouped by what you can see: fur, feathers, wings, legs, and how they move. Plants get their parts named and their needs identified. The year closes with the seasons, day and night, and the simplest habitats — a fish in water, a bird in a tree, a worm in soil.
Modules in this year
Where children usually get stuck
"It moves, so it must be alive"
Cars move, rivers move, and clouds move. Movement is the most visible sign of life and therefore the most misleading one. Working through several criteria together — does it grow, does it need food, does it make more of itself — is what shifts this.
Seasons as words rather than changes
Most six-year-olds can list the four seasons long before they connect them to anything they have observed. Photographs of the same tree across a year, or a window drawn once a month, turn a memorised list into something noticed.
Naming parts without knowing their job
Pointing at the elbow is easier than explaining what it lets you do. Whenever a body part or plant part is named, asking "and what is it for?" turns a labelling exercise into an understanding one.
How to practise at home
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Take the questions outside
Almost everything in the 1st Grade science curriculum has a version you can find in a park, a garden or a window box. Ten minutes looking at a real plant, snail or puddle gives the vocabulary something to attach to, which is what makes it stay.
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Ask why before you answer why
When a question comes, resist the explanation for a moment and ask what they think first. Their guess tells you which misconception you are actually dealing with, and children remember conclusions they reached themselves far better than ones they were handed.
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Follow the tangents
Science interest is built on enthusiasm, not coverage. If a lesson on habitats turns into forty minutes on octopuses, that is a good outcome. The curriculum will still be there tomorrow; the enthusiasm might not.
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Featured exercises
How Weather Feels – Exercise 1
Level 18 minResponding to Body Signals – Exercise 1
Level 18 minPlants and Animals Grow and Change – Exercise 1
Level 18 minCaring for Local Nature – Exercise 1
Level 18 minBody Signals – Exercise 2
Level 18 minAnimal Body Parts – Exercise 1
Level 18 minHealthy Daily Choices – Exercise 2
Level 18 minSorting Living and Non-Living – Exercise 2
Level 18 minBody Signals – Exercise 1
Level 18 minParts of a Plant – Exercise 2
Level 18 minWeather and Clothing – Exercise 2
Level 18 minLiving and Non-Living Things – Exercise 1
Level 18 minWhat Plants Need – Exercise 3
Level 18 minHow Weather Feels – Exercise 2
Level 18 minHuman Basic Needs – Exercise 2
Level 18 minExercise Changes Our Body – Exercise 2
Level 18 minNeeds of Living Things – Exercise 3
Level 18 minNeeds of Living Things – Exercise 2
Level 18 minThe Four Seasons – Exercise 1
Level 18 minBody Reactions – Exercise 2
Level 18 min
Common questions
- What science should a 1st Grade child know?
- The modules on this page are the usual objectives for 1st Grade (6-7) — living things, the human body, plants, habitats and the environment, at the depth expected for the year. Children arrive at these ideas at different times, so the list describes the shape of the year rather than a fixed schedule.
- How much practice is enough?
- Science benefits less from daily drill than maths does. Two or three short sessions a week, ideally with something observed or handled rather than only read, is a good rhythm at this age.
- Are these exercises free?
- You can browse every module on this page and open a free printable worksheet with an answer key without creating an account. A free account adds the full exercise library, progress tracking, and the ability to assign specific practice to your kids.
- Do these follow the school curriculum?
- The exercises are mapped to standard primary science objectives for each year and grouped into the modules shown above. They are written to sit alongside most national curricula rather than to follow one country's exact sequence, so the topics will match even where the ordering differs.