Living and Non-Living

What is the difference between a living and a non-living thing?

Kindergarteners have discussed these differences during our Science lessons.

We know that living things need food, air, and water to survive.  We also know that living things move and grow.  Plants and animals are living things.  We think it's kind of funny that we are animals.

We played a game and sorted pictures of living and non-living things.

We decided that sticks should have their own space.  They are something that was once living but is no longer living.  Living things can die, but non-living things can not die because they were never alive.  This led to an interesting discussion.

We read What's Alive? and discussed things we already know as well as new ideas.

To learn more about What's Alive? click here