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Uses of Soil Mini-Book

  • Updated

    Updated:  05 Oct 2023

Teach students about the uses of soil with this printable book, perfect for early years science lessons!

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  F - 1

Curriculum

teaching resource

Uses of Soil Mini-Book

  • Updated

    Updated:  05 Oct 2023

Teach students about the uses of soil with this printable book, perfect for early years science lessons!

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  F - 1

Teach students about the uses of soil with this printable book, perfect for early years science lessons!

A Printable Soil Book for the Early Years

Are you teaching your early years students about the needs of living things? If so, then we have the perfect age-appropriate resource to teach your students about the ways in which plants, animals and humans are dependent on soil.

This uses of soil mini-book teaches students the following:

  • Soil is used for animal burrows.
  • Soil provides food for trees.
  • Soil provides food for flowers.
  • Soil is mixed with water to make bricks.
  • Soil is used for many things!

The final two pages of the mini-book provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate how well they have grasped the concepts presented. The first activity requires students to colour all the things that need soil to grow from a selection of images. The second activity requires students to draw and label a picture of an animal that lives in soil.

This resource is available as a black-and-white PDF or an editable Google Slides file.

Your students can refer to their mini-books as a valuable source of information for the duration of your unit on soil!

Easily Print and Make This Soil Mini-Book

This resource contains four A4-size pages. Each page includes two mini-book pages (8 pages in total). To assemble the mini-book, follow these simple steps.

  1. Print out the resource. Create copies as required.
  2. Cut each page along the dotted line.
  3. Compile the pages in order.
  4. Staple the pages along the left-side margin to create a booklet. 
  5. Distribute to the students.

Your students will love adding their own color and flair to this mini-book while learning about how soil is used by plants, animals and humans.

Download This Printable Soil Book

Are you ready for your students to use this easy-to-assemble reader? Simply click on the green Download button and choose between the quick-print PDF document or the editable Google Slides file. (Note: If you select the Google Slides option, you will be prompted to make a copy to your personal Google Drive.)


This resource was created by Kendall Britnell, a Teach Starter collaborator.


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