Creatures like animals, birds, and fish all are alive. Plants, trees, and flowers are all alive. Bugs, insects and spiders are all alive. Things that are alive can die. Share ideas about what they all have in common.
Activity Pass out the handout .
Look at the top of the chart to see the 4 main principles of all living things. Explain the directions for completing this chart. Think about each thing in the left-hand column. Put a check in the box of every characteristic that it has. You might want to do the first one together.