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UNIT: UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS - Needs

and Characteristics of Living Things
TOPIC
Living and
Non-Living
Things

TOPIC

Tues. Oct. 28
(Day 3)
Lesson 1:
Introduction:
Discussion of
the properties
of living vs.
non-living
things.

Wed. Oct 29
(Day 4)
Lesson 2:
Walk around
the school:
Identify things
that are alive
on the school
grounds.

Classification of
things into
Discuss how
living and non- humans affect
living
our
environment
What do living
(e.g. littering)
things need?
(Bring back to
class some
examples for
discovery
centre)
Tues. Nov. 4
Wed. Nov. 5
(Day 3)
(Day 4)
Lesson 5 cont.: Lesson 6:
Continue
Write in
working on
observation
worksheet from booklet
Fri and write in
observation
Teach about
booklet
Characteristic
s (physical
Discuss why a
and other).
car has
characteristics
Students to do
of living things characteristics
but is not
worksheet
living.
Students to
look in
classroom for

Thurs. Oct. 30
(Day 5)
Lesson 3:
Recap from
the walk
around the
school
T Chart on the
board/chart
paper:
Students to
state one
thing that
they saw on
the walk,
identify as
living/nonliving and
write it in the
correct space
on the chart
Thurs. Nov. 6
(Day 5)
Lesson 6
cont.:
Write in
observation
booklet

Fri. Oct. 31
(Day 1)
Lesson 4:
What do
living things
do?
Read
paragraph
and discuss
the 7 things
that all living
things do
Planting
beans
activity

Mon. Nov. 3
(Day 2)
Lesson 5:
Check on
beans and
write in
observation
booklet
(teacher
modeled /
guided)
Start work on
Is it living?
Worksheet

Prepare
observation
booklets
Fri. Nov 7
(Day 1)
Lesson 7:
Write in
observation
booklet

Human body
Teach about
parts:
importance of Draw outline
characteristics of human on
(purposes and board. Ask
differences)
students to
identify and
draw them in
Students to
use body
parts apron
activity

Mon. Nov. 10
(Day 2)
Lesson 8:
Write in
observation
booklet
What is the
environment
?
- How it
affects life
- How humans
affect it
- What is a
healthy
environment
?

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UNIT: UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS - Needs
and Characteristics of Living Things
non-living
objects that
have some
traits of living
TOPIC
Living and
Non-Living
Things

TOPIC

Tues. Nov. 11
(Day 3)
Lesson 8 cont.:
Write in
observation
booklet

Wed. Nov. 12
(Day 4)
Lesson 9:
Write in
observation
booklet

Environment
cont.
- What can we
do to care for
our
environment?

Environment
poster
- Create a
poster in
groups to
promote
saving the
environment

Wed. Nov 19
(Day 3)
Lesson 10
cont.:

Thurs. Nov. 20
(Day 4)
Test day:

Thurs. Nov 13
(Day 5)
Lesson 9
cont.:
Write in
observation
booklet
Finish
environmental
posters
Present
posters to the
class

Fri. Nov. 21
(Day 5)
Science
Games day

Write test
Review
humans needs
Have students
write how they
acquire their
basic needs.
Test review

Students will
have variety
of science
based
games/activiti
es to play for
science period

Mon. Nov. 17
(Day 1)
Lesson 10:
There will be a
test on Thurs
Send home
test
review/rubric
Write in
observation
booklet

Tues. Nov. 18
(Day 2)
Lesson 10:
cont.
Write in
observation
booklet
Discuss basic
needs of
humans.
Relate to
other living
things

Review basic
needs and
characteristics How are they
of living
the
things
same/differe
nt?
Transplant
beans into soil

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UNIT: UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS - Needs
and Characteristics of Living Things