Endangered Animals 4-9

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 | WWF

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

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

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)

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

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

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 - YouTube

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 - YouTube

‘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 - YouTube

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.com

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

News English Lessons | ESL Lesson Plans | Endangered Species

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)

Koalas - ESL Lesson Plan - Breaking News English Lesson

Koalas – ESL Lesson Plan – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/2202/220214-endangered-koala-4.htmlEnglish News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Koalas – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events. – Choose the level (yr 7-9)

Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Endangered Animals

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

Endangered Animals: List of 15+ Endangered Animals with Facts • 7ESL

Endangered Animals: List of 15+ Endangered Animals with Facts • 7ESLhttps://7esl.com/endangered-animals/List of endangered animals! There are many millions of animals in the world and a vast variety of different species.

List of Endangered Animals with Facts, Info & Pictures

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.

Animals

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 | EnglishClub

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)

 

Extinct Species - Bagheera

Extinct Species – Bagheerahttps://bagheera.com/extinct-species/Extinction occurs when there are no more individuals of that species (plant or animal) alive anywhere in the world – the species has died out.
Australia’s Endangered Animals

Australia’s Endangered Animalshttps://www.natureaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/our-priorities/wildlife/wildlife-stories/australias-endangered-animals/Since European settlement and introduced predators, hundreds of species have become extinct in Australia. Today, nearly 1 in 3 of our unique mammals is at risk of extinction!

Listening

BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / Saving China's elephants

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

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

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

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

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

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 - YouTube

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)

Endangered Animal Species - Animals for Kids - Educational Video - YouTube (3:45)

Endangered Animal Species – Animals for Kids – Educational Video – YouTube (3:45)https://youtu.be/M1IDQSeJ1csFacts for kids! Leopards, rhinos, gorillas, pandas, polar bears … Why are all these animals endangered? (yr 8-9)
Lesson

We need IMMEDIATE action to stop extinction crisis, David Attenborough - BBC - YouTube (6:00)

We need IMMEDIATE action to stop extinction crisis, David Attenborough – BBC – YouTube (6:00)https://youtu.be/dbCR0KSU52gWith a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases. (B1)

Speaking

 

More Materials

Endangered Animals - Animals - A-Z Animals

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

Endangered Animals English as a Second Language (ESL) exercise

Endangered Animals English as a Second Language (ESL) exercisehttps://www.liveworksheets.com/po1288737uiEndengered animals online worksheet for Grade 4. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.

In Pieces - 30 Endangered Species, 30 Pieces.

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 Danger

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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