Hello! How are you? What’s the weather like today? It’s sunny indeed. The rain has said goodbye for a while.
There are a lot of things we can include in this topic but it is just a revision. Do the activities you find more interesting for you and don’t worry for the others!
Which animals do you know in English? Let’s do a brainstorming. Write a list with the ones you know. Check this video presentation. Have you included all the animals?
Can you classify them? Let’s start with the vertebrates classification in the following grid.
If you want to learn more about actions performed by animals, this is your song! You will see different animals that lived in Nile river, a very important river for the ancient Egyptians. If you can, check on a MAP where Egypt and this long river are.
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/songs/the-river
Do the worksheet and check the solutions.
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/songs-the-river-answers.pdf
It’s time for storytelling. Here you have a story about a mole which found something on his head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG0KzxVoTI8&feature=youtu.be
Here you have a presentation and a proposal of activities related to the story.
https://padlet.com/lxifra2/k1kue47rgov6jg9z
There are many interesting videos to learn more about animals. What do you know about gorillas? And about African lions? How many house do they sleep?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tlZwYsJpqjo&feature=youtu.be
Here you have more.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XdCaBF8NJ00&feature=youtu.be
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ST_83Hkrbk4&feature=youtu.be
If you want to play online games, click here:
https://www.eslgamesplus.com/animals/
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/word-games/reptiles-and-amphibians
Here you have different fables. Fables are stories where the characters are animals. The first is the lion and the mouse. The second one is the ant and the grasshopper. The last one is about a race between a hare and a tortoise. Who is going to be the winner?
What’s your favourite animal? Here you have a story about pets. Which pet would you like to adopt? What does it need?
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/short-stories/the-animal-shelter
You can do an activity related to the story.
Check the solutions here: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/short-stories-the-animal-shelter-answers-2017.pdf
Steve and Maggie are looking for invertebrate animals in the garden.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EAmbAIIZ010&feature=youtu.be
Finally, let’s do a little bit of Art related to the topic!
You can make animals using paper rolls.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YxZRo4zVfik&feature=youtu.be
When you have the different animals try to describe them. Are they big or small? How many legs do they have? Do they have wings, tail or whiskers?
It is…. It has got… It can (jump, run, walk, fly…)
Example (penguin): it is a bird. It is black and white. It can’t fly but it is a bird. It can swim and walk. It has got a beack and feathers.
If you want to continue doing Art with animals, this is a nice tutorial where you can draw different animals. It is very easy and clear. If you are good at drawing or you just want more, look for other models and make your own creations.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=7SWvlUd2at8
We can draw different animals with these tutorials. Choose the animal you want and you can try to describe it. What does he look like? Talk about the colour, body parts…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LqfrVTud6gk&feature=youtu.be
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nTlwLmRkITs&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou7NitF6gkU&feature=youtu.be
Finally, in this worksheet you can colour the animals you find under the water.
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/colouring-underwater.pdf
