CLIL UNIT: ANIMALS (revisada).

Title of the Unit: Animals

Subject: Science

Course / Level: 2º primary

1. Learning outcomes / Evaluation criteria

• To classify animals by their diet (carnivore, herbivore or omnivore).

• To identify some mammals and recognise their characteristics.

• To identify some birds and name their basic characteristics.

2. Subject Content

• Knowledge of different kinds of animals.

• Classification of animals

• Simple sentences related to animals.

3. Language Content / Communication

Vocabulary

• Nouns: mammal, bird, zebra, bear, rabbit, snake, monkey hen, eagle, legs, wings. ...

• Adjectives: carnivore, omnivore, herbivore...

• Verb: live, to be, drink, born, have, breathe...

Structures

Classroom language:

• How are you today?

• Let's see if everyone is here.

• Ok, everybody look outside! What's the weather like today?

• How do you say______ in English?

• Can you help me, please?

• Can I sharper my pencil, please?

• Can you explain that again?

• Speak more slowly, please.

• Can you repeat please?

• Can I go to the toilet, please?

• Is this correct?

• Teacher, I have a question.

• Can I do that exercise on the board?

• See you at the next lesson! Goodbye! Have a good day!

Specific language about animals:

• The ..... is a/an ......

• Is the ... ?

Yes, it is/No, it isn't

• It is... / It is born from

• .../ It has / It breathes

with ...

• They live in / on

• My favourite animal is...

Discourse type

• Repetition, playing a group game, describe, explain, and drawing.

  Language skills

• Reading, listening and speaking.

4. Contextual (cultural) element

• To identify some animals and recognise their characteristics.

5. Cognitive (thinking) processes

Analyse, compare and understand.

6.a. Tasks

• Students will be able to name three animas and tell a fact about each one.

• Students will be able to identify which animal is carnvivore when shown two animal pictures.

• Students will collaborate on the classroom activities.

  6. b Activity

• Activity 1.

  Describe animals

Divide the class into pairs.

For each student give one card with an animal. They should not show the picture to their partner.

The object of the game is to guess which animal have their partner.

To do this they will have to ask questions. For example: Have you got a tail?

Their partner may only give yes/no answers.

The game is finished when each player has guessed the animal and has written a short text about the animal. E.g.: She/He has a chicken card. A chicken has two legs, feathers and bick. A chicken hasn't tail.

• Activity 2

Play Stand up if it's mammals.

Shuffle together a selction of animal flashcards including some that are mammals and some that are not. Say to the pupils Stand up if it's a mammal. Show tha flashcards in random order. If the flashcards shows a mammal, the pupils should stand up. Encourage them to say for example: a monkey After a few turns, simply name animals, only showing the flashcard to help less confident pupils.

• Activity 3

  Interactive activity

Play the game: http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html

• Activity 4

  Review activities: Desing an animal

  We design an animal must design their characteristics with the vocabulary learned in the unit.

• The name of my animal is: _________________________

• My animal is in the _________________ category of animals.

• The reason it is in this category is:_____________

• Here is a description of my animal:_______________

• Here is a drawing of my animal, both as a baby and an adult:

  My animal eats these things: ________________________

7. Methodology

Organization and class distribution / timing

• Conductor: students.

• Distribution: pairs.

• Timing: 20 minutes.

  Resources / Materials

• Animals cards.

• Piece of paper to write the text.

• Pencil or pen.

• PDI

• Internet

• Book: Macmillan Natural and Social Science Prymary 2.

• INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

The videos will be on the PDI. To end the class sing the songs.

VIDEOS:

• Video to review the unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxOFsHfJYbQ#t=54

• Let's sing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoSq-yZcJ-4

Activities will take place in the computer room. Students should look for more activities in educaplay.com.

GAMES:

• Animal characteristics: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm

• Classification: http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html

  PREPARED INTEREACTIVE ACTIVITIES:

• Puzzle: http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/1861437/animals.htm

  Quiz: http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/1863701/what_do_animals_eat_.htm

  Key Competences

• Communicate in foreign language.

• Linguistic communicational skills.

• Knowledge of and interaction with the physical world.

• Social and Civil skills.

• Learning to learn skills.

8. Evaluation (criteria and instruments)

• Uses correct structures in the questions/answers.

• Recognizes vocabulary about animals.

• Participates in the activities and enjoy with them.

• Participates in speaking and writing activities.

LINK UNIT (Google drive)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3bPhMPGHGbtUVd1NjhvQ1hQVUk/view?usp=sharing