Lesson 1: Living and non-living

Recognising that living things move and grow; sorting objects into groups based on whether they are living or non-living.

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Support and challenge

Adults can use the opportunity to:

  • Share the link: Bean timelapse on VideoLink, which shows a plant growing over time.
  • Read non-fiction books with the pupils to find pictures of living and non-living things.
  • Encourage the pupils to draw living and non-living things under the headings ‘living’ and ‘non-living’.

Key vocabulary

  • alive

  • grow

  • move

  • non-living

  • sort

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