Today, we are going to learn about living and nonliving things. Let’s find out what makes them different and special!
Living things are amazing because they can do many things! They can grow bigger, move around, breathe air, and even have babies. Some examples of living things are people, animals, and plants.
Did you know that living things can also feel emotions? They can feel happy, scared, or even angry. But, after a long time, all living things will eventually die.
Plants are a bit different because they can’t walk or run like animals. However, they can do something cool: they can turn their stems to face the sun! This is why plants are also considered living things.
Nonliving things are quite different from living things. They cannot grow, move by themselves, breathe, or have babies. They don’t have any life inside them.
Some examples of nonliving things are rocks, buckets, and water. They are all around us, but they don’t change or feel emotions like living things do.
Did you know that some nonliving things can be very useful to living things? For example, water is a nonliving thing, but it’s super important for plants, animals, and people to stay healthy and alive!
Now you know a bit more about living and nonliving things. Keep exploring the world around you and see if you can find more examples of each!
Living and Nonliving Hunt: Go on a mini adventure around your home or garden. Make a list of things you find and decide if they are living or nonliving. For each item, ask yourself: Can it grow? Can it move by itself? Does it need food or water? Share your findings with a family member and explain why you think each item is living or nonliving.
Plant Observation Journal: Choose a plant in your home or garden to observe over a week. Each day, draw a picture of the plant and note any changes you see. Does it grow taller? Do the leaves move to face the sun? Write down your observations and think about how these changes show that the plant is a living thing.
Story Time with Emotions: Imagine you are a living thing, like a plant or an animal. Write a short story about a day in your life. How do you feel when the sun shines on you, or when it rains? What do you do when you feel happy or scared? Share your story with your class or family and discuss how living things can have emotions.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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**Living and Nonliving Things**
In this lesson, we will explore the characteristics of living and nonliving things.
**Living Things:**
– Living things can grow, move, breathe, and reproduce.
– Examples of living things include human beings, animals, and plants.
– Living things can also feel emotions such as anger, fear, and happiness.
– After living for a long time, all living things ultimately die.
– While plants cannot move from one place to another, they can adjust their stems to face the sun, which is why they are considered living things.
**Nonliving Things:**
– Nonliving things cannot grow, move, breathe, or reproduce.
– They do not possess any form of life.
– Examples of nonliving things include rocks, buckets, and water.
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