Children explore what it means to survive and investigate the basic needs of plants and animals, including water, light, food, and shelter through hands-on experiments and activities.
Survival Needs
Daily schedule and activities
Morning Circle: Introduce the concept of survival through scenarios
Watch video about survival needs of living things
Count and sort picture cards of survival needs
Create a class chart about what it means to survive
Observe students' understanding of the concept of survival and their ability to identify basic survival needs.
Students set up an experiment with multiple plants in different conditions (with/without water, with/without light) and observe the results over several days.
Duration
Initial setup: 30 minutes, Daily observations: 10 minutes
Materials
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Students explore different plant needs through a dramatic play plant shop, where they 'purchase' items plants need to survive like sunlight, water, and soil.
Duration
Ongoing center
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Students sort pictures of animals based on what they eat (plants, other animals, or both) and create a collaborative chart.
Duration
35 minutes
Materials
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Students move through an obstacle course that simulates how plants get what they need (reaching for sunlight, finding water) and how animals find food and shelter.
Duration
45 minutes
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Send home a family activity sheet that encourages parents/caregivers to help their child identify and care for living things at home, focusing on what plants and pets need to survive.
