Living Things Like Me

Helping toddlers identify what is alive promotes empathy and early science concepts.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Environment
• Learning area: Science
• Level: Levels 2-3

Objectives

• Recognize animals and people
• Point to living vs. non-living items
• Express interest in life around them

Materials

• Stuffed animals
• Mirrors
• Photo cards of people and plants

Instructions

Use pictures and props to ask questions like 'Is this alive?' and 'Does it move?'

Educator tip

Talk about how living things grow and need food, like we do.

Assessment

Observe recognition and expression of interest in animals and people.

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