Frayer Model
Name _______________________________________
Life
Date ______________________
Definition:
Characteristics:
Life
Examples:
Non-Examples:
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Frayer Model
Teacher’s Guide
Life
Instruc(ons for Students:
Think about the word “life”. What does “life” mean? Use your own words to define it and describe it as much as you can. Fill in
the 4 boxes below as you’re thinking. There are no wrong answers for this ac(vity, so have fun with it!
Definition:
Helpful Hints:
• Use your own words
• Don’t use related words such as “life”, “alive”,
or “living”
• How would you explain it to a young child?
Characteristics:
Helpful Hints:
• List some characteris(cs of life or living things
• Characteris(cs are features, quali(es, or
dis(nguishing aOributes
Life
Examples:
Helpful Hints:
• List as many examples of life or living things as
you can think of
• Try to list a variety of examples
Non-Examples:
Helpful Hints:
• List things that seem like “life” but aren’t
• Choose non-examples that are similar or
related in some way
Closure: Go through each box, one-at-a-(me, asking volunteers to share what they wrote. Try not to correct their answers too
much, but focus on the best ones and write those on the board. Encourage other students to add to or change what they wrote as
you progress through each each sec(on.
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