Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson pupils should:

• Explore the fundamental differences between living things, dead things and non-living things

 

Resources

• Powerpoint: 'living things and their needs

• 'rabbit and rose' recording sheet

• Videoscribe: 'dead versus non-living'

• Powerpoint: 'dead and non-living things'

You provide:

• 15+ mixed living/non-living items

 

Vocabulary

living, non-living, animate, inanimate, feature, characteristic

 

Starter activity 

1. Class Activity/Discussion:

Present the children with a plant, a dead leaf and a stone. what are their initial thoughts?

 

Main activities 

1. Class Activity/Discussion:

Children presented with 15+ items which they sort into living/non-living. 'What are the shared characteristics of living things?' Draw up a collective list.

 

2. Class Activity:

Watch Powerpoint: 'living things and their needs'.

 

3. Group Activity:

Look at the rabbit/rose sheet. Draw up list of five things each needs to thrive.

 

4. Class Activity:

Watch Videoscribe: 'dead versus non-living'.

 

5. Class Activity/Discussion:

Study Powerpoint of 'dead and non-living things'. Discuss and agree which is which.

 

Plenary activity 

Q: Is a flame a living or non-living thing?

Assessment

Use multiple choice consolidation questions.

 

 

 

Downloadable lesson plan and resources