Living and Non-living Things

Curriculum details

Strand

All Around Us (Strand 6)

Sub-strand

Living and Non-living Things (6.1)

Content standard

K1.6.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of living and non-living things.

Indicator

K1.6.1.1.2 - Participate actively in an Interactive Read Aloud story about living and non-living things

Suggested placement

Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 of the year)

Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 67

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Take learners through the pre-reading activity of a Big book e.g. observe the book, have a picture walk with learners, predict the content of the story, etc.
During the reading, ask questions and encourage learners to talk about what is being read to monitor their understanding.
After the reading, take learners through post-reading activities e.g. tell the living and non-living things mentioned in the story, retell the story, summarize, tell what they liked about the story and why, etc.
Have learners draw their version of one living thing and one non-living thing they saw in the book and talk about their drawings
Have learners classify and count the living and non-living things read about. This can be done according to the pictures on the pages of the book. Extend this activity to include classification of cut out shapes, colours, and/or other objects