How do you tell a living thing from a non living one?
When my daughter was about 5 years old, I was teaching her the difference between living things and non-living things.To drive home the point better, I told her:
“Livings things grow and become bigger.”
I quoted some examples, like a chick becomes a hen, a tiny calf becomes a cow and a baby grows into an adult.
I added: “Non-living things do not change their size ever”
My clever daughter’s very intelligent question astounded me .
“Mummy, is a pencil a living or non-living thing? A pencil becomes smaller than it’s original size when we use it.”
Story By: SS. Written By:Gulsum Basheer@talkalittledo
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Oh the poor mother—it’s hard to keep up with brilliant kids 🙂
smart kid.I wish I could think on my feet like that.. I am sure she was teasing her mom…I am trying to think of some other non living thing that will alter its shape…
Good question! Wonder how her mother extricated herself from that? 😀