Read-Along with Narration: Begin the lesson by listening to the narrated content in the Learn tab. This introduction helps students explore what makes something alive and introduces the terms living and non-living.
Go to the LessonLearning Objectives
- Identify examples of living things like people, animals, and plants.
- Recognize non-living things such as toys, clothes, rocks, and water.
- Differentiate between living and non-living things in their surroundings.
Introduction and Hook
Visual Aid: Use images to highlight examples of living things (like plants and animals) and non-living things (such as rocks and toys).
Direct Instruction
Watch Video: 'What Are Living and Non-living Things?' This video explores the distinction between living and non-living things, emphasizing the needs and characteristics of living things.
Discuss Key Concepts: Explain the characteristics of living things, such as growth, movement, and the need for food and water.
Guided Exploration
Interactive Video: 'Living and Non-living Things – Can you tell the difference?' This video includes activities that help students classify examples as living or non-living.
Guided Discussion: Encourage students to identify living things in their environment that grow, move, and need resources.
Hands-On Activity
Classify Objects: Have students look at items around their home or classroom and sort them into living and non-living categories.
Independent Practice
Encourage students to draw and label pictures of living and non-living things they observe in their surroundings.
Check for Understanding
Unit Quiz: Test comprehension by using the Unit Quiz at the end of the Living Things Around Us unit.
Try the QuizReview and Reflection
Reflect on Learning: Have students share what they learned about living and non-living things and how they can identify them.
Assessment and Extension
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