We started out by talking about things the kiddos think might be living, then we listened to a fun song that tells the criteria to see if something is living or not. The kids LOVED the song. They were jamming out.
Here is a link to the video with lyrics on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_aAkuK_8nQ
The criteria is:
needs air
moves/grows
needs food or water
We then talked about what NON living might mean, since that can be a tricky concept for six year olds. They did a fabulous job.
After listening to the song twice, on request, we read the book, "What's Alive?" by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Finally the students had a chance to draw pictures or write words or living and non-living things and categorize them.
Today was wonderful, and the kids really enjoyed it. I do wish that I had made the children a checklist of the questions they should ask themselves to see if something is living or not. They could check yes or no to see if it is living or not. Oh well, you live and learn, or if you are a rock you don't.
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