Animals make one of the favourite topics with young children. In this unit, students will learn animal names, sounds and their kids by singing, reading and watching videos.
Warm-up
The Secret Life Of Pets – Official Teaser Trailer (HD) – Illumination – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/i-80SGWfEjM
The Secret Life Of Pets – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)
Pip | A Short Animated Film – YouTube (4:05)https://youtu.be/07d2dXHYb94
Dog’s heroics will make you cry!
Vocabulary
Learn Farm Animals for Kids | Video Flash Cards | Kindergarten, Preschool & ESL | Fun Kids English – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/bV8MSaYlSbc
Learn farm animals vocabulary in English with this fun video. In this video, you’ll learn: cow, duck, sheep, horse, cat, donkey, turkey, pig, chicken and dog. (yr 1-2)
ESL-Kids – ESL Flashcards | Animalshttp://esl-kids.com/flashcards/animals.html
ESL-Kids.com – ESL stuff for teaching kids including flashcards, worksheets, classroom games and children’s song lyrics. – Choose the size and print
Category: Animals | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/category/animals
Games
FARM ANIMALS GAME PPT worksheet – Free ESL projectable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/projectables/powerpoints_ppt_pptx/farm_animals_game_ppt/animals-beginner-prea1/52762
This interactive Powerpoint presentation is a multiple-choice game for kids about farm animals. Click on the speaker and guess the animal in the stable. – Free Registration Required
PETS PPT worksheet – Free ESL projectable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/projectables/powerpoints_ppt_pptx/pets_ppt/present-simple-animals/47196
This is a Powerpoint presentation on pets. It contains some audio flashcards on the most common pets and a guessing game. The students have to read the description and guess the missing pet. – Free Registration Required
Songs
On the Farm (counting song) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/9uuh3zG21ts
It’s a counting song about the animals on the farm. How many are there? Can you count them all?
The Baby Animals Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/cJg4YFtvOp8
It’s a song for children about the names of baby animals. This song was written and performed by A.J. Jenkins.
Sounds of the Animals Song | Songs For Children by Hooplakidz – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/h6kssBH6rPo
Discover the magic of the animal kingdom with music and animation.
Old MacDonald Had a Farm – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/vPd7TaUhYTE
The traditional nursery rhyme. This song was arranged and performed by A.J. Jenkins. – A slow version to learn the song with.
Old MacDonald Had a Farm | Favorite kid video | Baby songs and nursery rhymes |PBS Kids | Kidsongs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/nhmXH6O8NIQ
Sing along with pigs, cows, ducks and more on this classic nursery rhyme
Bingo Song by Kidsongs | ABC Songs | For Kids | PBS Kids | 1 2 3 | Baby Songs | plus lots more – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/JXurqlB5MlU
Here’s the classic nursery rhyme “Bingo”. Join the Kidsongs Kids on a sing-along adventure and meet lots of animal friends!
My Dog Ben – Original Children Song by Hooplakidz – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/4SBHL5bv1W0
This song is specially made by Hooplakidz creator for all of those who have pets
Lesson Plans
Pets vocabulary in English – Learn with Games Pictures Sounds and Quizzeshttps://www.english-learn-online.com/vocabulary/pets/learn-pets-vocabulary-in-english/
You can learn pets vocabulary in English on this page online and for free. In this online lesson you can learn pets with activities such as games, pictures, sounds, flash cards, tests, quizzes,…
Viewing
The Present – OFFICIAL – YouTube (4:18)https://youtu.be/WjqiU5FgsYc
Leave out the subtitles, the story speaks for itself. (yr 3)
19. Pets – Comparison expression – Educational video for Kids – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/50Jr-FVw7PI
Educational video for Kids – Role-play conversation (yr 3)
Reading
three little pigs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/90Sf9saPuDI
The story starts after the song, at 2min. Stop after 2 min for year 1-2.
“The Three Little Pigs” and The Big Bad Wolf | Three Little Pigs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/TrcWstqwA4M
“The Three Little Pigs” and “Big Bad Wolf story” Short Story for Kids. (yr 3)
There’s An Alligator Under My Bed-Story Time – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/sNE8p0E4NVU
Mercer Mayer reads his picture book, There’s An Alligator Under My Bed
The animal shelter | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-animal-shelter
The Good family wants to adopt an animal to take home from the shelter. – The script and a worksheet can be downloaded from the page.
Speaking
Pet Questionshttps://webenglish.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pet-questions.pdf
A printable handout to have the students interview two friends.
Writing
Describing animals – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/CYMclpp9aQ8
Learn to describe an animal with easy sentences.
Lesson 8: “This animal has / Does it have?” Animals & Adjectives – Kids English Grammar Cartoon – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/rQuE1jBhGyg
English Grammar Cartoon for Beginner English learners • – Teaches how to use adjectives to describe animals.
Interactive
Pet show story Super Minds 1https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/pet-show-story-super-minds-1
The students are going to improve their listening skills as well as practising prepositions of place and action verbs.
More Materials
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