A theme page about endangered animals with lesson plans for elementary/intermediate students (A1.2 – B1), year 4-9 in Swedish Compulsory School.
Background
Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals | WWFhttps://www.worldwildlife.org/species/directory?direction=desc&sort=extinction_statusWWF is committed to saving endangered species. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.
Warm-up
Lesson Start: Open the Theme Image above in a new tab and project it on the board (before students come to class). Read the text and discuss the image, anticipating the contents of the lesson/project start.
Endangered Species video – YouTube (0:50)https://youtu.be/hCqgLO9cw8sThis is our video, we want to introduce Endangered Species. – Pictures to music, no narrator
Four critically endangered animals, in a stunning animation, sing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ – YouTube (2:20)https://youtu.be/Jp2-ZTlSl6EFour critically endangered animals, in a stunning animation, sing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Misérables to highlight what humans are doing to our planet
Love v1 THE TIGER – US trailer on Vimeo (1:30)https://vimeo.com/112015371Life in the jungle can be both beautiful and savage… A lush paradise when viewed from a distance, providing camouflage to a daily Hell of trials and survival
Endangered Species Video – YouTube (2:13)https://youtu.be/RhwPfWTWNNwShowing pictures and names to the sound of music By: Entity 4 – By: Entity 4
100 Endangered Animals: 2013 – YouTube (8:50) https://youtu.be/JAK2JxLP1gwA film showing a world map, filling it with endangered animals. No speech. – It includes one hundred of the most endangered species (yr 6-9)
Songs
The Song of the Endangered Species – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/NK2EOEv9KKgThe title says it all. – The sound may cause a laugh, but the message is good (yr 5-7)
‘Animals in danger’ with lyrics | Johnny & the Raindrops – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/lSERMjWBUTEA great song to get children to think about the issues of endangered animals. Simple enough for them to sing along, especially on the chorus. Upbeat and lively. (yr 6-8)
Kamahl ~ The Elephant Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/_SSt22nmkG4Kamahl ~ The Elephant Song The song may be old, but the message is as relevant as ever – Lyrics available below (yr 6-9)
Vocabulary
Endangered Animal Printouts – EnchantedLearning.comhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/endangered.shtmlEndangered animals are those species that are in danger of going extinct. About 100 animal links to texts and b/w pictures with vocabulary (yr 4-7)
Lesson Plans
CBBC Newsround | Teachers | Citizenship 11 14 | Subject areas | Globalisation Environmental | Endangered specieshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1680000/newsid_1682900/1682979.stmEndangered Animals – World – Various activities about endangered animals (yr 5-7)
News English Lessons | ESL Lesson Plans | Endangered Specieshttp://www.newsenglishlessons.com/1208/120813-endangered_species.htmlA new study has found that U.S. restaurants are using endangered shark species to make shark fin soup. A short listening /reading text with various downloadable activities (yr 6-8)
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Endangered Animalshttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0508/050817-animals-e.htmlThe world’s endangered species are in danger from the Internet. Online shoppers are buying huge numbers of exotic animals. – A Reading/listening text with various downloadable activities (yr 8-9) ‘Endangered Species’ with good vocabulary (yr 9)
Reading
List of Endangered Animals with Facts, Info & Pictureshttps://www.activewild.com/list-of-endangered-animals/Endangered animals list with facts, pictures & links to further information. Learn about threatened animals such as blue whales and leatherback sea turtles.
Animalshttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/Basic info of various animals, both endangered and not (pictures only: yr 4-6, text: yr 6-9)
Reading Exercise – Endangered Species | EnglishClubhttps://www.englishclub.com/reading/environment/endangered-species-reading.htmIn spring 2008, the polar bear was placed on the endangered species list. – Reading text with a vocabulary list and a quiz (yr 7-9)



Listening
BBC Learning English – 6 Minute English / Saving China’s elephants (6:11)http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150430A podcast about a scheme to save the Asian elephant in China, with transcript The same programme as a video is below, under Viewing (yr 6-8)
Conservationists Try to Save Rare Rhino (4:38)http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/conservationists-try-to-save-rare-rhino/2573670.htmlWildlife conservationists in Kenya are trying to save a rare kind of rhinoceros. The workers hope they can save these rhinos by helping them breed.
From Birds to Bears, Animals Face Danger Around the World (14:59)http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/newly-discovered-animals-face-danger-famous-elephant-dies-polar-bears/1965168.htmlHundreds of newly-identified plants and animals in Southeast Asia are in danger. Poachers killed a famous elephant in Kenya. (yr 7-9)
Technology Helps Save Elephants and Rhinos http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/elephant-rhinoceroses-poaching/1774093.htmlElephants and Rhinos Threatened by Poachers | As It Is – Officials in Kenya have begun using small electronic devices to protect rhinos (yr 9)
Viewing
Protecting Endangered Species – YouTube (2:45)https://youtu.be/cJoo8dUp2eMHere at DP World we believe we all have a role to play. This role includes protecting endangered species. (4-9)
Endangered Animals! – YouTube (4:18)https://youtu.be/cJoo8dUp2eMWhat’s something pandas, orangutans, rhinos, and gorillas have in common? – Choose slower speed (5-6)
10 Most Beautiful Endangered Animals on Planet Earth – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/TiRe3A-PSGEThese are the most beautiful endangered animals from Kingdom Animalia that are currently at the brink of extinction from the face of Earth. (yr 7-9)
Lesson
Speaking
ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: ENDANGERED SPECIEShttp://www.esldiscussions.com/e/endangered_species.htmlESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Endangered Species. (yr 8-9)
Conversation Corner: Animals in Danger worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/conversation_corner_animals_in_danger/questions-animals-conversation/2712Do you know these endangered animals? Guess and discuss (yr 8-9)
More Materials
Endangered Animals – Animals – A-Z Animalshttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/endangered/A-Z animal listings organised by conservation status, including endangered and threatened animals. A-Z animal listings organised alphabetically. A-Z Animals, an online animal encyclopedia where you can learn about all your favourite animals, and even some you may have never heard of!
Interactive



In Pieces – 30 Endangered Species, 30 Pieces.http://species-in-pieces.com/#30 species, 30 pieces. In Pieces is an interactive exhibition of 30 of the world’s most interesting but unfortunately endangered species — their survivals laying literally, in pieces. Explore information, facts and figures and download assets of each unique species. (yr 8-9)
Animals in Dangerhttp://www.xtec.cat/~ihidalgo/gueb/an1.htmlInteractive – Facts and activities of endangered animals for students’ own research (yr 4-6)
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