A Theme page with lesson plans and materials about wild animals for elementary level students (A1.2), year 3-5 in Sweden.
Warm-up
Vocabulary
Animals | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/content/animals-0Pictures with some wild animals, names in audio. More here: Picture Dictionary 2
The Kids ABC’s At The Zoo – YouTube (3:14)https://youtu.be/iWAtPMsk8_Y
Practise the Alphabet and animal names. You might let the students first brainstorm to find an animal for each letter and then watch the video to fill the gaps.
Let’s have fun with Englishhttp://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/wild_animals/index.html
Wild Animals 1. Learn vocabulary. 2. Match the words with the pictures. 3. Match the pictures with the sounds. 4. Do the crossword! Forest Animals here
ELC Study Zone: Level 200 Vocabulary – Common Animalshttps://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/animals.htm
This page gives you the names of some common animals (yr 5)
Songs
Five Little Monkeys | Kidsongs | Best Kids Videos | PBS Kids | 5 Little Monkeys | Counting Songs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/7Pdkha1UIvQ
Five Little Monkeys, one of the all-time most popular Kidsongs videos,!! – A good articulation practice.
An old lady who swallowed a fly | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/old-lady-who-swallowed-fly
Listen to this traditional song about an old lady who swallows a fly.
Lesson Plans
Reading
English abc animals for kids | Fun factshttp://www.anglomaniacy.pl/animals-facts.htm
Did you know that some whales sing or that camels are born without a hump? Here you will find some amazing facts about your favourite creatures. Learning about animals is great fun!
Species | Protecting Wildlife | World Wildlife Fundhttps://www.worldwildlife.org/speciesWorld Wildlife Fund is committed to endangered species protection. See how we are ensuring that the world our children inherit will be home to the same species.
Listening
Viewing
What did you see: Learn English (IND) with subtitles – Story for Children “BookBox.com” – YouTube (2:37)https://youtu.be/XpqFAX6vRlM
Amma is surprised that Meera has seen no animals at the zoo – not a monkey, or lion, or even a giraffe.
Learn The Value of Friendship | Moral Stories | Learn English (US) with “BookBox” – YouTube (6:24)https://youtu.be/lcwT3sdW960
Four friends: a deer, a tortoise, a crow, and a mouse are worried about the hunter’s traps. The story is read slowly and clearly with captions on the screen.
Panchatantra Tales – Mean Friends – Short Stories For Children – Animated Cartoons For Kids – YouTube (12:24)https://youtu.be/8NTpfbcTMUY
Panchatantra tells about five ways that help the human being succeed in life.
Writing
Animal Picture Writing Prompts.pdf – Google Drivehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8OzuXPLGDlANDQyMzA0YWQtODc2Mi00MDE1LWJlNzYtMmY1NjQwOTI1OWE1/view
A freebie document of Animal Picture Writing Prompts you can download and print.
Nightzoo – THE LITERACY SHEDhttps://www.literacyshed.com/nightzoo.html
​This is the first video in a storytelling series produced by Night Zookeeper. Each video takes children through the process of writing a great story. ​
Interactive
Wild animals interactive word searchhttps://www.eslgamesplus.com/wild-animals-interactive-word-search/
This interactive ESL word search puzzle will help you practice spelling words related to wild animals or zoo animals. Solve this vocabulary word search online using the pictures as clues. Check the…
Games
More Materials
Final Words
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