Learning aims:

- to identify different pets in English.

-to develop awareness of pet’s needs.
- to develop motor skills by doing animal actions.
- to develop listening comprehension skills by performing the actions when listening
to the name of the animal.
- to develop fine motor skills by making pet collars.

Learning focus:

-Numbers 1-10 (revision)

-Members of the family (revision)
-Colours (revision)
-Pets (Dog, Cat, Fish, Rabbit, Bird)
-Have Got – Need
-Actions: Fly, hop, walk, swim, fly

Integration of skills:

Through the different activities (routine (circle time), songs, craft) children are
bound to improve their listening and speaking skills while building their confidence
and fostering creativity. Children will also develop their motor skills by making a pet
collar.

Multiple intelligences:

Linguistic Intelligence: Supported by talking to the teacher during circle time and
following activities.

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: Supported by working with numbers in routine

activities and in circle time.

Visual-Spatial Intelligence: Supported by art craft activity (pet collar)

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: Supported by performing some animal movements.

Musical Intelligence: Supported by listening and singing to the different tunes.

Interpersonal Intelligence: Supported by working in group during circle time and by

making a dog house all together.
Intrapersonal Intelligence: Supported by asking each child how he/she feels.

Materials and resources:

Video
Flashcards (Pets) (print and laminate)

Bag
Stuffed Dog

String
Beads
Large Box
Cardboard
Paint (Red, Green, Yellow)
Paint brushes (15)
Sponges

Possible contingencies:

-Children may be afraid of touching inside the bag. If they don’t feel like
touching the dog, teacher will take a look again and start describing it: It has 4
legs, it has 2 ears, it has a tail, it barks
-Children may talk at the same time as the teacher. (Teacher will ask for silence
and repeat)
-Children may spill the paint (Explain proper use- Bring enough paper towels to
clean up)
-Children may not understand the instructions. (Teacher will show them. If
they still don’t understand, teacher may use L1 to explain and then repeat again
in L2)
-Children may get distracted or bored during circle time. (Teacher will make a
quick movement activity for children to release some energy) (walk, walk, jump
and then sit down)
-Children may not guess what’s inside the bag (teacher will give them clues and
if they still don’t guess it she will show it and say it is a dog)

Classroom management strategies:

To ask for silence I will use put my finger on my lips and make the “shhh” sound.
–“It´s time to be quiet and listen to the story/song…”

If it doesn´t work out, I will say “zip it, lock it put it in your pocket” showing them
how I close my mouth, lock it and put the “key” in my pocket.
Other choice: “1,2,3 eyes on me”

To organize children for circle time I will sing “Big Big Circle” to the tune of Frere
Jacques
Big big circle
Big big circle
Round round you
Round round you

To give instructions I will get children’s visual attention first. (One, Two, Three, eyes
on me)
Then, I will use simple language and single instructions (one instruction at a time)
using an appropriate tone and making use of visual aids.

To make sure that children have understood the lesson children will be asked (in
the game) to give physical responses. They will also have to decorate a doghouse and
make a dog collar.

Assessment: collecting information and reporting your findings

Assessment will be based on observations and questions. In this class children should
be able to identify different pets in English. They will also be asked to perform pets’
actions.

Lesson stages:

Routine

Purpose: To begin the day in a fun way while reinforcing vocabulary and structures
known by the group.
Timing: 25 minutes
“Welcome”

I say hello to each child as they arrive.

- Good morning, everybody! Welcome back to English Class! Let´s all make a circle
(“Circle Time”) and say hello!
(Sing Circle Time song)

(Sing “Hello Song”) (Tune: Frere Jaques)

Teacher: Hello children, hello children.

How are you? How are you?
Children: very well and thank you, very well and thank you.
Teacher: A kiss for you, a kiss for you (teacher mimes air kisses)
Children: Hello teacher, hello teacher
How are you? How are you?
Teacher: very well and thank you, very well and thank you, a kiss for you

Weather
Who can tell me what the weather´s like today? (Point to weather chart)
Song: How is the weather, how is the weather, how is the weather today?
Is it rainy? No, it isn’t. / Yes, it is.
Is it sunny? No, it isn’t. / Yes, it is.

Months of the year

How about the months of the year? Can we say them all together?
Teacher will say the months of the year and children will repeat them.
(Months of the year song)

Numbers

Crazy Finger: teacher wiggles her finger and points her finger at each child and they
will count in turns from zero to 10. There are number flashcards in the classroom.
Teacher will help children to count by one from 10 to 20 and then by tens from 10 to
100.

Lead-in
-Ok everybody! Look at this! I have a mystery bag over here! Who wants to touch to
guess what there is inside?
(Teacher will show children a bag with a stuffed dog inside. Teacher will whisper the
word mystery and do the mimics so children can understand there is something
inside and they have to guess what)

Presentation
Purpose: To introduce the theme of the lesson in a playful and meaningful way.
Timing: 7 minutes

(Teacher will show everybody the bag and she will take a look inside, so children
don’t feel scared of what’s inside.)

-Oh! There is a little animal in here! It is so lovely…. Ohhhhhhh. Who wants to touch
it? It is so soft!
(Teacher will speak lovingly and encourage children to touch the dog inside the bag)

-Yes! It’s a dog. What a beautiful dog! What colour is this dog? Yes! Black and white,
very good! And what about its eyes? What colour are its eyes?
(Teacher will be showing the dog and its different parts when asking questions)

-Do you want to see MY dogs? I also have a cat, I love pets!

*Teacher will play the video

(My daughters and I show our pets while talking and showing how we take care of
them. We show our two dogs and cat, the dog’s house and their bowls with food and
water)

-Did you like my pets? Who has got any pets? Have you got a rabbit / cat / dog /
bird / fish ?
(Teacher will ask children if they have any pets while showing flashcards.) (She will
model children’s answers by repeating No, I haven’t, or I have got 1, 2, 3… etc)

-Very good! And do you take care of your pets? We need to take care of them, they
need food, water, a house ….. they need to do exercise and move. Do you know how
these animals move?
(Teacher will be holding flashcards and pretend to be jogging when she talk about
exercising)

Development of the sequence of activities

Purpose: To reinforce pet vocabulary and introduce their movements. To develop
listening skills.

Timing: 4 minutes

Game: Pets’ Actions

-I am going to show you an animal and we have to move like it and do some exercise.
A rabbit. I hop like a rabbit.
(Teacher will demonstrate by taking a flashcard, showing it to the classroom and
performing the action)

-Dog! Let’s all walk and bark like a dog.

-Fish! Let’s swim like a fish!
-Cat! Let’s walk and meow like a cat!
-Bird! Let’s all fly like a bird!
(Teacher will demonstrate every action. For cats and dogs, she will walk on all fours
and make the sound)

Great! Ok. One more time, I say the name of the animal and you move like it to do
some exercise!

Oh, after that the pets are probably tired! This little dog here needs a house to rest
but he hasn’t got one.

2- Dog House
Purpose: To reinforce pet vocabulary in a collaborative activity.
Timing: 7 minutes

-Look at this box I brought! Why don’t we all make a house for this dog?
(Teacher will show them a big box with a hole so it looks like a house with a door)
(Teacher will provide them paintbrushes, sponges and paint and show them how to
decorate) (Children may have to take turns)

-This house is amazing! It looks so nice, you did a great job! Now this dog can rest in
the house. But wait….. what is the name of this dog? It doesn’t have a collar with the
name on it. What’s your name doggy???
(Teacher will show them the dog, its neck… she will be wondering where the collar
may be)
-Can you help me choose a name? We can name him …. Bobby? Tom? What do you
think?
-Ok….. His name will be ……..
-Now he needs a collar with his name.
3- Art Craft: Dog collar

Purpose: To round up the theme of pets while fostering creativity.

Timing: 15 minutes

Teacher: -I am going to make a collar for……. and write his name on it. Do you want to
make a collar for him or for one of your pets? Look, here we have got some string,
beads…. You can do them anyway you like.

(Teacher will guide children to their tables and show them the materials and how she
starts making a collar. They can do a collar for the toy or for their pets)

-These collars look amazing! I will put …… the collar I made. Who want to put him his
collar?
(Teacher will put the collar on the dog and encourage children that made a collar for
him to put it on the dog as well)
- Ok…. Now he is ready to go to sleep.
(Mimics)

Closure
Purpose: To end the activities and say goodbye to the dog and the teacher before
going to the playground. To take care of their place by tidying up.
Timing: 5 minutes

-Let’s put…(dog’s name)… in the house so he can sleep. Bye Bye…(dog’s name)… have
a good rest!
Now that…(dog’s name)… is in the house we can all clean up so we can go outside and
play.

Tidy Up Song

“Clean up Song” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)

Twinkle, twinkle little star,

Time to clean up where you are.
Put the toys back in their place.
Keep a smile upon your face.
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
Time to clean up where you are.

-Good bye everybody. I will see you in a few days! Good bye …(dog’s name)..., Good
bye children!
Good Bye Song

(Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.

(Teacher waves goodbye to children)