Lesson Note on MEANING OF LIVING THINGS AND EXAMPLES OF LIVING THINGS

LESSON NOTE ON SCIENCE FOR PRIMARY 3

PERIODS	TOPICS
1	Meaning of living things and examples of living things
2	Plants as living things

PERIOD I

TOPIC: Meaning of living things and examples of living things

DURATION: 35 minutes

OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to

i.             Define the term living things

ii.            Identify some living things in the locality

iii.          Explain why plants and animals are known as living things

iv.          Write 5 examples of living things (plants and animals ) they know

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Pupils can name the animals and plants in their locality.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Charts showing some plants and animals.

PROCEDURE

Step I: Revise the previous lesson by asking the pupils to name the

domestic animals and plants known to them.

Step II: Introduce the new lesson by asking the pupils to say what

happens to the animals and plants when they are old or cut.

Step III: Explain that plants and animals are known as living things.

Living things are those things that have life. They live and die after

some periods e.g dog, man, goat, flowers, trees, fowl etc.

Step IV: Hang the charts showing plants and animals and ask the pupils

one by one to identify the pictures in the chart. Let them name other

animals and plants apart from those that have been mentioned.

EVALUATION: Ask the pupils the following questions to evaluate the lesson

i.             What is the meaning of living things ?

ii.            Give examples of living things

iii.          Why are plants and animals called living things?

Step V: Briefly summarize the lesson and give chalkboard summary.

CHALKBOARD SUMMARY

MEANING OF LIVING THINGS

Living things are those things that have life. They grow, breath, reproduce and feed.

EXAMPLES OF LIVING THINGS

1.   Animals: man, goat, fowl, dog, dog, lizard etc.

2.   Plants: Grasses, flower plant, pawpaw plant, cassava plants, maize, mango, weeds.

ASSIGNMENTS

1.   Write 4 animals that you know

2.   Name 4 plants in the school compound