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When I was creating some mini-lesson plans for this summer, I can across a standard that addressed differentiating between living and non-living things, as well as knowing that living things need air, water, and food to survive. I wasn’t able to find exactly what I wanted to complete my lesson, so I made my own!
This packet is totally preschool friendly and can be no-prep or low-prep. There’s also many ways to use it, and I’ve included a handy “Ideas for Use” for reference. Our small group used it as a teamwork activity, and we made one large poster to hang in our classroom.
It comes with an ideas sheet and a reference poster for the students.
Then there’s two sheets full of pictures to sort with two headings: Living and Non-living.
The first thing I did was print!
The second step is to either cut out each rectangle or have the kids do it themselves. The rectangles are all the same size so that using a paper cutter isn’t too difficult a chore. I chose to cut them out myself this time.
Now the kids can sort and glue!
We took turns drawing a rectangle and deciding if it was living or non-living, referring to the included reference poster each time. I let the kids apply the glue and stick their piece on the poster board themselves (notice the upside down ones from my two-year-old!)
The kids had fun and we learned a great deal about taking turns! The repetition really helped to reinforce the concept of living and non-living.
We hung the poster in our classroom so we can see it all the time! I laminated the reference sheet for the kids and hung it in our science corner.
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My kids did well with this activity, but definitely have a lot to learn about working together. What’s your favorite way to encourage sharing and taking turns?