Living and Nonliving Things

Living and Nonliving Things

Course overview

This course helps Pre-Elementary students learn how to tell living things from nonliving things. Children will learn the simple signs of life, notice what plants need, and practice sorting things by what they do and do not need.

What students will learn

• Tell the difference between living and nonliving things.
• Name simple clues that show something is living.
• Say what plants need to stay alive and grow.
• Sort familiar objects into living and nonliving groups.

Lessons

• What Makes Something Living - Learn the first signs that show something is alive.
• What Plants Need - Learn the simple things plants need to grow.
• Comparing Living and Nonliving Things - Practice sorting living things from nonliving things.

Parent guide

Keep the course short, playful, and concrete. Point to real things around the child, ask simple yes-or-no questions, and repeat the same words often so the ideas stick.

Completion

A student finishes this course when they can tell living and nonliving things apart, name a few clues for life, and say what plants need to grow.