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UNIT 3 - Living Creatures Around Us PDF
UNIT 3 - Living Creatures Around Us PDF
Chapter 3
LIVING
CREATURES
AROUND US
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras
English Teacher's Handbook – Chapter 3 – LIVING CREATURES AROUND US
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras
English Teacher's Handbook – Chapter 3 – LIVING CREATURES AROUND US
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras
English Teacher's Handbook – Chapter 3 – LIVING CREATURES AROUND US
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras
English Teacher's Handbook – Chapter 3 – LIVING CREATURES AROUND US
Grade
Activity
K5 1st 2nd
+. Teacher introduces the +. Recall animals from +.Recall animals names
animals of a story through previous years through a from previous years
flashcards, using Total game: Volunteers pretend to (flashcards or poster).
Physical Response be different animals. The Students make short
(T.P.R.). Students name rest of the class names the simple oral descriptions
them and say their color. animal. Teacher asks of them. Repeat the
Students count them. students what their favorite activity in their
Students act as these animal is. Students write in notebooks. Game:
1 animals in nature. The their notebooks: My Bingo. Say Good-bye.
other students guess the favorite animal is......
animal. Volunteers read aloud.
Sing “Good-bye”. Draw. Sing “Good-bye”.
+ Daily routine activity: Sing a song, say a poem, say and write the date and weather report.7
Sing a “Good-bye”song, play a guessing game, say “Good-bye”, say a poem or rhyme.
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras
English Teacher's Handbook – Chapter 3 – LIVING CREATURES AROUND US
Grade
Activity
3rd 4th 5th
+. Brainstorm names of +. Brainstorm names of +.Teacher writes an
animals. See if those animals. Have volunteers empty outline on the
names match the images circle those that live in board. Students
the teacher provides. water. Teacher provides brainstorm names of
Guessing game: (one students with a text related animals and complete
student at the front, the to sea life. Students predict the outline.Teacher
class asks) Can it fly? Yes, from title and images. models comparisons.
it can. No, it can´t. This is Students scan the text and Students compare. By
to be repeated several circle sea creatures. Teacher using flashcards, the
times. Teacher makes a checks comprehension. teacher models
chart with different action Students answer True or comparisons (the
verbs and asks what False statements and find superlative form of
animal can do the actions. the evidence in the text. adjectives). Students
Students stick labels of Joint correction on the compare. Pairwork:
animals´names in the board. Say “Good - bye” Students write some
correct column. Teacher sentences in their
models: The lion can run notebooks.
but it can´t fly. Volunteers
say similar sentences.
1 Students write the
sentences in their
notebooks. Say “Good-
bye”
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras
English Teacher's Handbook – Chapter 3 – LIVING CREATURES AROUND US
+ Daily routines: Suggestions: Say and write the date, weather report, season. Sing a song. Say
a poem or a rhyme.
Departamento de Segundas Lenguas y Lenguas Extranjeras
English Teacher's Handbook – Chapter3 – LIVING CREATURES AROUND US
Grade
Activity
6th
+. Teacher displays a poster of animals.
Students name and compare. Teacher models
examples of comparisons (superlative form).
Students write down some examples in their
notebooks. Volunteers read aloud. Teacher
provides students with sentences using the
1 superlative form of an adjective without
naming the animal. Students guess. Say
“Good bye”.
• Daily routines: Suggestions: Say and write the date, weather report, season. Sing a song.
Say a poem or a rhyme.
K5
Activity Link or Drive
1. Hello song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdeB9kDT6uI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M (super simple song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BmfySrvVKM (Bubba monkey)
2. Flashcards (animals) http://singaporebaby.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Sea-Creatures-Flash-
Cards1.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/flashcards/animals.html
3. Story about animals “Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?”
https://primaryschoolenglish.wikispaces.com/file/view/Brown%20Bear%20-
%20minibook2.pdf/376471212/Brown%20Bear%20-%20minibook2.pdf (printable
book)
https://primaryschoolenglish.wikispaces.com/Brown+Bear,+Brown+Bear,
+What+Do+You+See%3F (audio and images)
4. Fable http://www.taleswithmorals.com/aesop-fable-the-ant-and-the-grasshopper.htm
The tortoise and the hare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isSG1skiMwY (video)
The lion and the mouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzyvmC1FAt0
Video
5. Image with different animals http://www.nuttinbutpreschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Zoo-Animal-
Picture.jpg
6. Flashcards with action verbs and song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ir0Mc6Qilo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKmbyfhkkE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzo9me2fdzg
3rd
Activity Link or Drive
1. Flashcards (animals) https://science-santaisabel.wikispaces.com/file/view/wild-
animals.png/489764828/wild-animals.png
https://science-santaisabel.wikispaces.com/file/view/Farm
%20Animals.GIF/489764812/Farm%20Animals.GIF
https://science-
santaisabel.wikispaces.com/file/view/domestic.jpg/489764806/domestic.jpg
2. Fable https://squareheadteachers.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/the-tortoise-and-the-hare.pdf
https://squareheadteachers.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/the-shepherd-boy-and-the-
wolf.pdf
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/stories/aesop/antgrasshopper/story/
3. Cartoon animals http://www.animals-zone.com/top-ten-most-famous-cartoon-animals
• Labels
6th
Activity Link or Drive
1. Animals poster https://www.primarytreasurechest.com/images/stories/resources/Posters%20-
%20Forest%20and%20Wood%20Animals.pdf
2. Text about animals (1) http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/gorillas/index.htm
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-giant-pandas/
3. Text about animal information http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5373 (online game to
compare animals)
See the text below the list of resources(word document)
4. Listening about pets http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/cat-scared-copycat-fat-cat-cat-
nap/1760743.html
5. Text about animals (2) See the text below the list of resources
Some people are afraid of bugs such as spiders or beetles. But there is one bug that
just about everybody likes—pill bugs. If you ever pick one up, you know why its
nickname is “roly-poly.” A pill bug rolls up into a tight little ball to protect itself. This bug is
scared of you, not the other way around!
These little gray or brown bugs can be found almost everywhere in the United States
except the desert. That is because they need to stay moist. But they can live in dry
places like California thanks to lawn sprinklers. One of their favorite hang-outs is under
damp flower pots.
Did you know that pill bugs have something in common with kangaroos? After her eggs
hatch, the mother pill bug carries her young in a pouch under her belly. The little pill
bugs stay there until
they are big enough to be on their own.
Pill bugs also have something in common with snakes. Just as snakes shed their skin
when it gets too small, pill bugs do too. This is called “molting.” A pill bug molts about
five times until it is full-grown.
Pill bugs are a little like owls, too. Pill bugs are nocturnal, meaning they are most active
at night. That is when they most like to wander around and look for food. And just like
earthworms, pill bugs help break down plants in the soil.
Pill bugs aren’t just nice bugs. They are also interesting ones!
Bug
Formally, an insect of the order Hemipterans, known as the "true bugs"
Informally, a land invertebrate, including individuals or species of
Arthropod —except aquatic crustaceans — including Insect, Arachnid, Myriapod,
Woodlouse, Terrestrial crab, Oligochaeta, and Gastropod.
The pill bug (also called the wood louse and the roly-poly bug) is a small, segmented land creature that
can roll into a tiny ball for protection. The pill bug is NOT an insect, but is an isopod (another type
of arthropod).
Habitat and Distribution: Pill bugs are common invertebrates that are found in many biomes around the
world, including temperate forests, rainforests, and grasslands. They prefer moist areas, often living in
soil and under decaying leaves, rocks, and dead logs.
Life Cycle: A pill bug begins its life as a tiny egg. The young pill bug looks almost like a miniature adult. As
it grows, it molts (sheds its old, outgrown exoskeleton) 4 to 5 times.
Anatomy: Pill bugs are covered by a hard exoskeleton (also called the cuticle) made from chitin. They
have three basic body parts, the head (which is fused to the first segment of the thorax), the thorax (the
7 segments of the thorax that are not fused to the head are called the pereon), and the abdomen (which
is also called the pleon). Pill bugs have 7 pairs of jointed legs and 2 pairs of antennae (but one pair is
barely visible). The antennae, mouth and eyes are located on the head. A pair of abdominal uropods are
at the posterior end of the pill bug, but only the terminal exopods are visible from the top of the pill bug.
Pill bugs are less than an inch long.
Diet: Pill bugs eat decaying plants and animals and some living plants.
Predators: Pill bugs are eaten by many animals. Their main protection is rolling into an armored ball.
Panda bears
Panda bears are endangered animals that live in a few mountain ranges in central
China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces.
The panda has a body typical of bears. It has black fur on ears, eye patches,
muzzle, legs, and shoulders. The rest of the animal's coat is white.
The panda bears eat bamboo. They spend at least 12 hours each day eating
bamboo. They also eat leaves.
Adapted from:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/giant-panda/#giant-panda-eating.jpg
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/
Area
Habitat
Food
Physical Characteristics
6th grade. Activity 3
TIGERS
Easily recognized by its coat of reddish-orange with dark stripes, the tiger is the largest
wild cat in the world. The big cat's tail is 1 meter long.
Tigers wait until dark to hunt. The tiger sprints to an unsuspecting animal, usually pulling
it off its feet with its teeth and claws. Tigers eat up to 27 kilograms of meat in one night,
but more often they consume about 5 kilograms during a meal.
Unlike most members of the cat family, tigers seem to enjoy water and swim well.
Some tigers live where it gets very cold—in India and parts of southeast Asia. The
whole species is endangered throughout its range. Tigers have been overhunted for
their fur as well as for other body parts that many people use in traditional medicines.