UNIT 4
Animals Around Us
Learning objectives
The
learner should be able to
• Observe
name, identify describe compare and classify the animals into insects, birds
and mammals.
• Develop
on awareness of animal protection.
• Talk
about his/her favourite animal.
Let us talk
Observe
the animals in the picture. Have you seen these animals? What are they doing?
Tick (✓) the animals you
have seen.
Let us talk
Observe
the Kangeyam bull. Let us know its parts.
Vocabulary: small,
big, head, eyes, nose, ears, mouth, teeth, tongue, horns, neck, colour
(patches) hair/fur, tail, legs, hump
Can you now describe
the cow using the above words?
The cow is big and it has a long tail. The horns are sharp. It
has four legs. The cow is white in colour.
Connect the labels
with the parts.
About Animals
There
are many kinds of animals. Some animals are big, some not so big.
Some
animals are small in size.
YOU KNOW? The elephant is the only animal that cannot jump.
Paste the picture of
your favourite animal inside this box.
About Mammals
Some
animals have hair or fur on their body. Some animals give milk to their babies.
They are called mammals.
Dogs,
kangaroos and elephants are mammals,
Some
mammals fly.
Some
mammals swim.
Humans ore also mammals.
Compare the two
animals in the pictures.
What are similar?
What are different?
Use
the helping words that you know.
Similar: size, body appearance
Different: color, skin
Animal
Tails
Happy
dog wags its tail
Troubled
cow swats flies with its tail
Angry cat stares with its tail up
Find the hidden
animals in the picture given below.
Elephant, Horse, Goat, Hen, Fish
Connect the heads of
animals to their legs.
About Birds
Let us talk
Have
you seen these birds? Where have you seen them?
Name
and talk about them. Here are some words to help you.
Vocabulary: size, colour, wings, legs, beak, feathers, feet
Observe
the bird. Let us know its parts.
Connect the names to
the birds.
Let us talk
Speak
about similarities and differences.
Birds
are animals.
They
have two wings, two legs and a beak.
They
eat with the help of their beaks. They do not have teeth.
Their
legs help them to walk around and run.
They
have colourful feathers.
YOU KNOW: The Peacock is the largest flying bird.
They
can fly.
YOU KNOW? An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
There
are some birds that cannot fly.
Some
birds can swim.
Tick (✓) the birds that can
fly.
Match the birds with
their beaks and feet.
Thumb Printing
Use
your thumb print to complete the pictures,
About Insects
Walk
around the school campus. How many insects can you see? Count their number and
enter it in the circle.
Observe
the pictures of insects.
YOU KNOW? Butterflies are good friends of flowers.
Insects
are tiny animals with six legs. Some insects have wings that help them to fly.
Some
tiny animals are not insects. They have more than six legs,
Some
insects cannot fly - Silverfish.
Shall we do it?
Put
a little sugar and leave it for a while.
What
do you observe?
YOU KNOW? Ants talk through their feelers
Spot the insects.
Some
insects look like leaves and sticks.
Join the dots and
colour the pictures.
Animal Protection
Let us talk
Is
this bird happy? What do you think?
No. They want to be
free and roam happily.
Bird bath
Keep
water for the birds in a mud vessel and observe how happy they are.
How
can we care for the animals around us?
Colour the given
circle for the Do's.
Solve the riddles and
connect to the pictures given.
1.
I live in trees and like to climb.
I
like bananas. Who am I?
Answer: Monkey
2.
I live in the forest.
I
have sharp teeth.
People
call me "The King of Jungle".
Who am I?
Answer: Lion
3.
I have no legs.
But
I slither on the ground and on the trees. Who am I?
Answer: Snake
4.
I am not a bird but I can fly.
I
collect nectar from flowers and make honey. Who am I?
Answer: Bee
5.
I am a mammal.
I
have big ears. I have a long trunk and I walk on four legs.
Who
am I?
Answer: Elephant
Make your own riddles and ask your friend to solve them.
"Who am I?"
- Play the game with your teacher's help.
Make a paper plate
mask.
Now
wear the paper plate mask you have made and enact a story.
Fun Zone
Find
out what is strange with these animals and have a good laugh.
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