Living Things: Meaning, Examples, and Characteristics

TOPIC: Living Things I
SUBTOPIC: Meaning, Examples, and Characteristics of Living Things
DAY: ____________________
DATE: ____________________
PERIOD: ____________________
DURATION: 40 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain the meaning of living things.
2. Identify examples of living things around them.
3. Mention the characteristics of living things.

KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:

Living, Breathe, Grow, Move, Reproduce, Eat, Drink, Die

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

• Flashcards showing living things (human, animals, plants)
• Charts of living and non-living things
• Real objects (leaves, insects, etc.)
• Video/picture illustrations

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY:

Teacher shows pictures or real objects of people, animals, and plants, then asks pupils:
“Can you tell me what all these things have in common?”

Pupils’ responses expected: “They move,” “They eat,” “They grow,” etc.

MEANING OF LIVING THINGS

Living things are things that are alive. They can move, eat, grow, and have babies (reproduce).

EXAMPLES OF LIVING THINGS:

• Human beings (e.g., teacher, pupils)
• Animals (e.g., dog, cat, cow, goat, chicken)
• Plants (e.g., grass, tree, flowers)

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

All living things:

1. Breathe – they take in air.
2. Move – they can change position.
3. Grow – they increase in size.
4. Reproduce – they give birth or produce new ones.
5. Eat and Drink – they need food and water to stay alive.
6. Feel – they can react to what happens around them.
7. Die – they don’t live forever.

Living Thing     Can it Breathe?  Can it Move?                      Can it Grow?

Man                               Yes                    Yes                                           Yes          

Dog                                Yes                    Yes                                           Yes          

Tree                               Yes                    No (but parts move)               Yes    

CLASS EXERCISE 1

Identify yourself as a living thing.

CLASS EXERCISE 2

Match the living thing to its characteristic:

1. Tree → _______
2. Man → _______
3. Chicken → _______

Options: A. Can grow B. Can walk C. Can lay eggs

CLASS EXERCISE 3

Mention two examples of living things you see in your school environment.

ASSIGNMENT (Multiple-Choice Questions)

1. Living things are things that ______. A. cannot move B. are dead C. are alive
2. Which of these is a living thing? A. Table B. Goat C. Bag
3. All living things can ______. A. grow B. cry C. fly
4. A plant is a ______. A. non-living thing B. dead thing C. living thing

Which of these is NOT a living thing? A. Chair B. Boy C. Tree