Living and Nonliving Things

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Science

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Grade LevelKindergarten

SubjectScience

Original Prompt

create a PowerPoint presentation about living and nonliving things kindergarten level

This resource serves as a comprehensive guide for teachers to engage kindergarten students in exploring the concept of living and nonliving things. The activity, which lasts between 30 to 45 minutes, includes materials such as picture cards, sorting mats, and crayons. Teachers are encouraged to utilize movement-based engagement techniques, like having students stand to indicate their views on whether an item is living or nonliving. The lesson introduces key characteristics that define living things—such as the need for food, water, and air, their ability to grow and move, and their responses to the environment. Through games and hands-on activities like ‘The Great Sort’ and a nature walk, students will actively differentiate between living and nonliving entities. The lesson culminates with an 'Exit Ticket' drawing activity to reinforce their learning.