Summary

PROJECT SUMMARY One short term objective of this project is to understand the groups of animals. By the end of February students have learnt all about Farm Animals. By the end of March they have learnt all about Jungle Animals. By the end of April they have learnt all about Forest Animals. The end of May they have learnt all about Sea Animals.

Getting To Know Animals

Farm Animals (February)

Jungle Animals (March)

Forest Animals (April)

Sea Animals (May)

Conclusion (June)

Things teachers teach according to age groups about animal vocabulary include: §

Word stress

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Individual sounds

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Spelling

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Short forms/nicknames, e.g. “rhino”, and maybe baby names (“moo moo cow”) with very young learners

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Names of the places where they live

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Animal-specific body parts, e.g. “claws” and “fins”

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Our used 2D ways of introducing and practicing images, e.g. flashcards, the teacher’s drawings, paper cut into shapes, or shadows animal vocabulary ideas include: §

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3D figures, e.g. puppets or plastic animals

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Picture books

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Animal noises

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Actions

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Songs

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Games NOTE: "+" means "used"/ "-" means "not used"

At the end of the Project students have observed and learnt the following facts: ü Animals are living things belonging to the animal kingdom. ü Animals are classified according to their kingdom, class, order, family, genus and species. ü Animals have many different characteristics and behaviors. ü All animals have a life cycle.(Taught facile) ü The environment that an animal lives in is called a habitat. §

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfooR3DD8vU

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http://www.sightwordsgame.com/sight-word-books/sightword-book-farm-animals/

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http://prezi.com/iafi-ydalb-p/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex

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http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/topic/roleplay/masks/ animal-masks.html

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX6aEbYmBEQ

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY00dvAvutA

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http://www.magickeys.com/books/farm/page1.html

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http://www.eslgamesplus.com/farm-animals-interactive-esl-board-game/

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http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/farm/favorite1.htm

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http://www.eslgamesplus.com/farm-animals-interactive-esl-board-game/

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http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/farm/favorite1-dn.htm

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http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/farm-animals/

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http://twistynoodle.com/mini-books/animals/

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http://www.yourlearningplace.com/ (You need a membership for YLP!)

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http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid =12fd12d0fe6a

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Sources https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/jungle_animals/animals-animals-beginner/2710 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/squirrelscraftsideasactivitieskids .html http://www.fun-facts.org.uk/index.htm https://tr.pinterest.com/bba58/mask-making-for-kids/ https://en.islcollective.com/ http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/mask-crafts http://www.1-language.com/eslflashcards/squirrel.htm http://www.1-language.com/eslflashcards/ http://bogglesworldesl.com/kids_worksheets/forestanimals.htm http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/aniSave

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http://www.kidsparkz.com/forestanimals.html http://dtzone.com/graphics/popup_reindeer.htm http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/forest-other.htm https://en.islcollective.com/resources/projectables http://www.jigsawplanet.com/ http://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/seaanimals.html

Members of The Project

Feride MUTLU CÖMERT

Nar Koleji, Yenimahalle / Ankara,Turkey Maciej ULATOWSKİ

Szkoła Podstawowa im. Ofiar Katynia w Strzelcach, Strzelce, Poland Μαρίνα ΒΡΆΝΑ

Idıotıko Gymnasıo - Enıaıo Lyceıo I.Safarıka - I.Mparmparoysı, Βέροια, Greece

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