I Am A Living Thing Big Book

I am a Living Thing is an engaging resource for early childcare educators, helping children explore the characteristics and needs of living things. It encourages children to investigate and compare their needs with those of other living creatures, fostering a deeper understanding of our interconnectedness.

Key Benefits for Educators:

• Appreciation Education: Promotes appreciation for all living things.
• Living Things: Helps children understand what makes something a living thing.
• Earth’s Cycles: Explores natural cycles related to living things.
• Habitats: Investigates different habitats and their inhabitants.
• Interconnectedness: Highlights the connections between all living things.
• Social-Emotional Development: Supports social-emotional learning through understanding of living things.
• Classification: Teaches classification of living, once living, and non-living things.
• Sustainability: Encourages sustainable practices to support living things.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding of what living things need to be healthy
• Knowledge of life cycles of living things, including humans
• Enhanced appreciation and understanding of interconnectedness
• Development of classification skills and social-emotional awareness

The book includes free downloadable teachers’ notes with curriculum links to help design engaging learning experiences. Its large A3 format (297mm x 420mm) and 22 pages make it an excellent tool for stimulating discussions and activities about living things.