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Activity 4 Decide together: Living and non-living
connected

Time: 45 minutes
Objectives

By the end of this activity the learners should be able to know and
Resources understand:
• that living things need non-living things for them to live
• Connection cards • that animals need a habitat for food, water, a place to shelter,
• Ball of string or have babies and escape from dangers
wool.
• Learner task sheets
Teacher guidelines

This activity is adapted from a widely-used activity generally
referred to as “The web of life game”.
1. Make the following Connection Cards by writing each word
on a card. If there are any unfamiliar objects on the cards,
replace them with more familiar objects or organisms.
Sun Earthworm Dead leaf Snail
Bee Ant Butterfl y Living leaf

Mushroom Spider Flower Owl

Rock River Tree Squirrel
Grass Woodpecker Snake Soil
Mouse Rain Frog Buck

Caterpillar Water Seed Baboon

2. Learners sit in a circle and each one is given a card.
Learners hold up their cards so that everyone can read the
cards they got.

3. The learner with the ‘Tree’ card starts the game off. Holding
onto the end of the string, they toss the ball of string to any
other learner in the circle.

4. The learner who catches the ball tries to explain how the
object on their card interacts with the tree. Anyone in the
group can join in to help out. Examples are: “The earthworm
eats the leaves from the tree” or “The river brings water to
the tree” etc.

5. The learner with the ball of string then keeps hold of the
string and throws the ball to another learner who must then
explain their connection to the thrower’s card. And so on
until every learner has had a chance to catch the string.

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