Is it Living or Nonliving?
Which things can we see alive and which are not? In this topic, young learners will investigate their surroundings and learn what separates living from nonliving objects. Students will learn to identify what is living-whether it's an animal, plant or something else-from what does not come alive.
What do Students Expect to Learn?
How Do We Know if Something Is Alive?
The basics of what living things depend on such as food, water, air and being able to grow and move, will be taught to students.
Some examples of living things are:
You'll find people, animals, birds, insects and plants in this ecosystem. All living things get bigger, change over time and respond to what happens around them.
Some cases of Nonliving Things are mentioned below.
We have toys, rocks, books and chairs. They are not able to take in food, grow or breathe.
Match data and sort it by value.
Children will place pictures or actual objects into the "Living" or "Nonliving" groups to help them develop thinking skills.
Hands-On Activities in This Class Are:
Putting games in order with supplies you find at home or in the classroom
Having stories with animal or object topics and singing related songs
We sometimes step outside to find living things and nonliving things.
Making a diagram and filling in the names for living and nonliving things
Discussions can start with a simple question, "Is it able to move without anyone guiding it?" Do these animals depend on you for meals?