By students in Grades 3 and 4 CEIP Saco e Arce 2012
Students in Grades 3 and 4 describe some animals from Galicia.
LADYBUG
It’s an insect. It’s small. It’s red and it has black spots. It has 6 legs. It has wings. It can fly but it can’t swim. It eats insects. It likes aphids. It lives in the forest and in the garden. Its enemies are the birds and the spiders. Diego Céspedes - Grade 4
SALMON
It’s a vertebrate. It’s a fish. It lives in the sea and in the river. It’s got 2 small eyes and a big mouth . It’s got fins and scales. It can swim and jump, but it can’t walk or fly. It eats small fish.
Yago – Grade 4
DONKEY
It lives on the farm. It’s a mammal. It eats plants , grass and fruit. It’s got 4 long legs and a long tail. It’s got big ears.
Alejandro Gómez – Grade 3
MOUSE
It’s a mammal. It’s small. It’s got 4 small legs and a long tail. It lives in the forest. It eats plants and it likes cheese too. It’s got brown hair . It can run and walk. It can’t fly .
Rafael Sousa – Grade 3
GOAT
It’s a mammal. It’s got 4 legs, big horns and a short tail. It’s got hair, it hasn’t got wings. It can walk and run. It can’t fly or dive. It eats plants and grass. IT lives in the forest and in the mountain.
Yesica Ribeiro – Grade 4
BLACKBIRD
It’s a bird. It’s got black feathers and wings but it hasn’t got hair. It’s got an orange beak. It can fly and walk but it can’t run or swim. It eats seeds, plants, insects and worms. It lives in the forest.
Lorena Calviño – Grade 3
HEDGEHOG
It lives in the woods and in the garden. IT’s a mammal. It eats insects, worms… It can walk and swim but it can’t run or fly. It’s got four short legs, small eyes and small ears. It’s got a long nose. It hasn’t got a tail. Its body is covered with spines.
Rodrigo Rivera – Grade 4
SPIDER
It’s an invertebrate. It’s got 8 legs . It hasn’t got a tail. It’s small and black, grey or brown. It lives in a spider web. IT lives in the woods, in the houses, in the garden … It eats insects It can walk and climb, but it can’t fly or swim.
Brais Pazos – Grade 3
HEN
It’s a bird. It’s got two legs and two wings. It’s got feathers and a beak. It lives on the farm. It can walk but it can’t fly. It eats vegetables, seeds, worms and insects.
COW
It’s a mammal. It’s big . IT’s got 4 long legs and a long tail. It’s got a big head. IT’s got two big eyes, 2 ears, 2 horns and a big mouth. It’s brown or black and white. IT lives on the farm. It can walk and run. IT can’t fly or jump. It eats grass , vegetables and seeds.
Iulian Tincu – Grade 4
BEAR
It’s a mammal. It’s big. It’s got 4 legs and and a short tail. IT’s got small ears and sharp teeth. It hasn’t got wings or a beak. It can run, walk , swim and climb trees. It eats roots, vegetables, small animals and fish It lives in the forest and in the mountains in Lugo and Ourense.
Fermin Cruz – Grade 4
SEAGULL
It’s a bird. It’s got white and grey feathers. IT’s got 2 legs and 2 big wings. It’s got a big orange beak. It hasn’t got ears. IT can fly , walk and dive, but it can’t run or sing. It eats fish It lives in the sea.
Fermin Cruz – Grade 4