Animals & plants alive!
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This Topic is About...
- I will learn how to spot living things and things that have never been alive.
- I will draw some living things.
- I will learn how to put things into groups.
You’re getting ready to explore the living world!
Key Words
- alive
- animal
- group
- living
- look
- non-living
- plant
- water
Tap to Learn the Meanings!
- alive: Something that can grow, move, and stay alive.
- animal: A living thing that can move and needs food to live.
- group: A set of things put together because they are similar.
- living: Something that is alive and can grow or change.
- look: To use your eyes carefully to see details.
- non-living: Something that has never been alive.
- plant: A living thing that grows in the ground and makes its own food.
- water: A clear liquid that living things need to survive.
These words will help you talk about living and non-living things.
Plants and Their Food
Most plants are green.
How Plants Get Energy
Plants make their own food.
What Animals Do
Animals move around and eat other things.
Living Things Need Food
Plants and animals are alive. They are living things. All living things need food.
Water Is Not Alive
Water moves but it is not alive.

Let’s Investigate!
Question: What living things can we find?
You will need: paper, a pencil, a clipboard or thick card to rest on, a digital camera.
Safety First:
- Be careful in case there are plants or animals that are prickly.
- Watch out for animals that may sting or bite.
Method:
- Go outside to look for living things.
- Try to find four living things.
- Draw and photograph some living things.


Think about it:
What is the largest living thing you can find?
What is the smallest living thing you can find?
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