UNIT 22.

BIRDS AND INSECTS

Aim: to talk about birds and insects Vocabulary: Insect, ladybird, butterfly, dragonfly; Bee, spider, bug, cricket; ant Catterpillar, worm; Snail, grasshopper; To fly, to crawl; to hop; to ump; !arts of the body: wings, feeler, feathers, plumage; Birds: fowl " poultry: hen, duck " duckling, cock, chicken, goose # geese, turkey, peacock, $ild bird: do%e" pigeon, swallow, swan, crow, eagle, falcon, owl; woodpecker, parrot, ostrich, penguin; &est, coop, pen, pond, lake, courtyard, farm, tree, forest '(pressions: '() *ou will need: flashcards or pictures

Lesson 1:
Aim: to introduce different kinds of domestic birds Warming up: The teacher comes and says that the postman has brought a letter and a picture that is not finished) The children ha%e to follow the instructions from the letter) '(: !aint with the appropriate colour using your fingerprints; +raw the missing parts , a spot)))-

Can you recogni.e it/ Tell me0 , Its a butterfly)So, the teacher e(plains that they are going to talk about birds and insects this week) The children name some of them and the teacher shows some flashcards in order to re%ise the domestic birds) She mentions that they are also called fowl or poultry) !oem: 1 Early in the morning A little boy got out of bed It was a only si( o2clock And through the window popped his head And spied a crowing cock) The little boy said: 13r) Bird !lease tell me, who are you/4 This was the answer that he got: 1 Cock 5 a 5 doodle 5 doo04 FUNNY GAME !Can roo"ter" "ing in t#ne$ 6ne child is the rooster and the other children are singing: 1The rooster on the farm sings: Cock 5 a# doodle do0 I lo%e to hear him singing, don2t you/ The game changes and another child is the duck) The children are singing: 1Can ducks 7uack in tune/ +ucks lo%e to 7uack in tune) $eather is April, 3ay or 8une)4 Song: Animal" on the Farm %t#ne o& 'heel" on the B#"( The chickens in the coop go peck, peck, peck, !eck, peck, peck, peck, peck, peck) The chickens in the coop go peck, peck, peck, All day long) The cocks in the yard go cock 5 a 5 doodle 5 doo ))) The geese on the farm go honk, honk, honk))) The turkey in the pen goes gobble, gobble, gobble))) The duck in the pond goes 7uack, 7uack, 7uack))) &ow, the children can discuss the sounds the animals make, what they eat, where they li%e or rest and what they gi%e us) ST)RY ! The #gly *#+,ling

The teacher tells the story to the children and shows them some pictures) The children listen to the teacher and then they ha%e to retell the story) They ha%e to answer some 7uestions regarding the story) Story:
The Ugly Duckling Once upon a time down on an old farm, lived a duck family, and Mother Duck had been sitting on a clutch of new eggs. One nice morning, the eggs hatched and out popped six chirpy ducklings. But one egg was bigger than the rest, and it didn't hatch. Mother Duck couldn't recall laying that seventh egg. ow did it get there! "O#$% "O#$% "he little prisoner was pecking inside his shell. &Did ' count the eggs wrongly!& Mother Duck wondered. But before she had time to think about it, the last egg finally hatched. ( strange looking duckling with gray feathers that should have been yellow ga)ed at a worried mother. "he ducklings grew *uickly, but Mother Duck had a secret worry. &' can't understand how this ugly duckling can be one of mine%& she said to herself, shaking her head as she looked at her last born. +ell, the gray duckling certainly wasn't pretty, and since he ate far more than his brothers, he was outgrowing them. (s the days went by, the poor ugly duckling became more and more unhappy. is brothers didn't want to play with him, he was so clumsy, and all the farmyard folks simply laughed at him. e felt sad and lonely, while Mother Duck did her best to console him. &,oor little ugly duckling%& she would say. &+hy are you so different from the others!& (nd the ugly duckling felt worse than ever. e secretly wept at night. e felt nobody wanted him. &-obody loves me, they all tease me% +hy am ' different from my brothers!&

"hen one day, at sunrise, he ran away from the farmyard. e stopped at a pond and began to *uestion all the other birds. &Do you know of any ducklings with gray feathers like mine!& But everyone shook their heads in scorn. &+e don't know anyone as ugly as you.& "he ugly duckling did not lose heart, however, and kept on making in*uiries. e went to another pond, where a pair of large geese gave him the same answer to his *uestion. +hat's more, they warned him. &Don't stay here% /o away% 't's dangerous. "here are men with guns around here%& "he duckling was sorry he had ever left the farmyard. "hen one day, his travels took him near an old countrywoman's cottage. "hinking he was a stray goose, she caught him. &''ll put this in a hutch. ' hope it's a female and lays plenty of eggs%& said the old woman, whose eyesight was poor. But the ugly duckling laid not a single egg. "he hen kept frightening him. &0ust wait% 'f you don't lay eggs, the old woman will wring your neck and pop you into the pot%& (nd the cat chipped in. & ee% ee% ' hope the woman cooks you, then ' can gnaw at your bones%& "he poor ugly duckling was so scared that he lost his appetite, though the old woman kept stuffing him with food and grumbling. &'f you won't lay eggs, at least hurry up and get plump%& &Oh, dear me%& moaned the now terrified duckling. &''ll die of fright first% (nd ' did so hope someone would love me%& "hen one night, finding the hutch door a1ar, he escaped. Once again he was all alone. e fled as far away as he could, and at dawn, he found himself in a thick bed of reeds. &'f nobody wants me, ''ll hid here forever.& "here was plenty a food, and the duckling began to feel a little happier, though he was lonely. One day at sunrise, he

saw a flight of beautiful birds wing overhead. +hite, with long slender necks, yellow beaks and large wings, they were migrating south. &'f only ' could look like them, 1ust for a day%& said the duckling, admiringly. +inter came and the water in the reed bed fro)e. "he poor duckling left home to seek food in the snow. e dropped exhausted to the ground, but a farmer found him and put him in his big 1acket pocket. &''ll take him home to my children. "hey'll look after him. ,oor thing, he's fro)en%& "he duckling was showered with kindly care at the farmer's house. 'n this way, the ugly duckling was able to survive the bitterly cold winter. owever, by springtime, he had grown so big that the farmer decided. &''ll set him free by the pond%& "hat was when the duckling saw himself mirrored in the water. &/oodness% ow ''ve changed% ' hardly recogni)e myself%& "he flight of swans winged north again and glided on to the pond. +hen the duckling saw them, he reali)ed he was one of their kind, and soon made friends. &+e're swans like you%& they said, warmly. &+here have you been hiding!& &'t's a long story,& replied the young swan, still astounded. -ow, he swam ma1estically with his fellow swans. One day, he heard children on the river bank exclaim. &2ook at that young swan% e's the finest of them all%& (nd he almost burst with happiness.

-)EM 1 .i+,ety / -i+,ety 9ickety 5 !ickety 3y black hen She lays eggs

:or gentleman Sometimes nine Sometimes ten 9ickety 5 !ickety 3y black hen) M)TRIC GAME ! The *#+," an* the h#nter" Two children are the hunters and the others are the ducks) The hunters use the ball and they ha%e to touch a duck) The duck who is touched by the ball li%es the game)

Lesson 2:
Aim: to present and discuss about wild birds $arming up: ;ole play: At the :owl Counter Sarah and Matt are going to eat something. Sarah: 9ello, 3att0 9ow are you today/ 3att: It can be better) I am %ery hungry now) Sarah: <et2s go to a fast food to buy something) 3att: &o, I don2t like this food) It2s not good) Sarah: That2s true, but I sometimes eat there) 3att: $hat can we do then/ Sarah: <et2s go to that hipermarket o%er there and buy something semi#prepared) 3att: I don2t like fro.en meat, only the fresh one) Sarah: $e can buy a ready#to#fry chicken or a roasted one) 3att: This is a good idea) <et2s go there) Later: 3att: I don2t see any poultry on display) Sarah: $ill you show us some chickens, please) 3att: That piece is too fat) Sarah: *es, it2s better that one will do) 3att: !ut on the scales that half a goose, please) Sarah: 9ow much is e%erything/ 3att: 6k, here you are0 =oodbye0 Sarah: Thank you %ery much0 Bye, bye0

The teacher starts miming a bird flying) She can ask: What am I doing now? ,flying-) Can you fly? ,no-, But who can fly? ,a bird, a butterfly, )))- She e(plains to the children that they will learn a poem about a bird) -)EM !Bir* ho#"e <ittle bird, little bird <ook at me I ha%e a big house Come and see) <ittle boy, little boy >nder the tree I like this birdhouse !lease, gi%e it to me) 6r 1 0a*y 1ir*2 la*y 1ir*

<ady bird, lady bird, fly away home *our house is on fire and your children are gone All e(cept one: her name is Anne And she has crept under frying 5 pan) Then they name and talk about wild birds, where they can li%e, where they lea%e in autumn, and so on) M)TRC GAME !Bir*ie2 1ir*ie +hange yo#r ne"t3 The children are making pairs of two birds to form a nest, but some children are the flying birds) $hen the teacher says: 1Birdie, birdie change your nest4 the flying birds ha%e to find one nest while the othres are changing their pairs) At least one bird remains outside) This bird lea%es the game and comes back when they replay the game) !oem: 1 A 1ir*ie

A little nice birdie, Sat upon a rail: $iggle 5 waggle $iggle 5 waggle

$ent the birdie2s tail) or 1 The *o4e an* the 5ren

The do%e says: 1coo, coo4 $hat shall I do/ I can scarcely maintain too4 1!ooh, pooh 1) Says the wren, 1I ha%e ten, and I keep them all the gentlemen 1 ARTS AND CRAFT !The ma", The children ha%e to choose their fa%ourite bird, cut and stick some sheets of coloured paper to make a bird mask) Then, the teacher asks them to perform some orders: Stand u ! coc"s# $ly! eagles#Swim! geese#! etc)

Lesson 3:
Aim: to learn about insects $arming up: SCIENCE !Di* yo# ,no5 that$ The teacher tells to the children some news about the insects and birds) :or e(): 1The bear and the butterfly4 The bear and the butterfly had a fight, all day and most of the night) Till at last the bear lay wa%ing his paws) And the butterfly lit on one of his aws) So, he ne%er struggles and ne%er fights with a butterfly on a moonlight night) !oem: 1 Flying ,ite"

6ur kites are flying high in the sky 9igh in the sky, high in the sky, 6ur kites are flying high in the sky Tiny and white like a butterfly) 9igher and higher still they climb Still they climb, still they climb, 9igher and higher still they climb 6h, it2s fine flying kites in summer#time0

The children name some insects that they can remember and the teacher introduces some others using images or flashcards) To consolidate learning, the teacher can ask different 7uestions: Is this a dragonfly or a cric"et? They discuss and decide together which insects can fly, crawl, hop or ump) Story: The Ant and the Cricket The children retell the story in 'nglish and the teacher asks them 7uestions to learn more information about the story)

THE ANT AND THE CRICKET

nce upon a time))) one hot summer, a cricket sang cheerfully on the branch of a tree, while down below, a long line of ants struggled gamely under the weight of their load of grains; and between one song and the ne(t, the cricket spoke to the ants) ?$hy are you working so hard/ Come into the shade, away from the sun, and sing a song with me)? But the tireless ants went on with the work))) ?$e can@t do that,? they said, ?$e must store away food for the winter) $hen the weatherAs cold and the ground white with snow, there@s nothing to eat, and we@ll sur%i%e the winter only if the pantry is full)? ) ?There@s plenty of summer to come,? replied the cricket, ?and lots of time to fill the pantry before winter) I@d rather sing0 9ow can anyone work in this heat and sun/? And so all summer, the cricket sang while the ants laboured) But the days turned into weeks and the weeks into months) Autumn came, the lea%es began to fall and the cricket left the bare tree) The grass too was turning thun and yellow) 6ne morning, the cricket woke shi%ering with cold) An early frost tinged the fields with white and turned the last of the green lea%es brown: winter had come at last) The cricket wandered, feeding on the few dry stalks left on the hard fro.en ground) Then the snow fell and she could find nothing at all to eat) Trembling and famished, she thought sadly of the warmth and her summer songs) 6ne e%ening, she saw a speck of light in the distance, and trampling through the thick snow, made her way towards it) ?6pen the door0 !lease open the door0 I@m star%ing) =i%e me some food0? An ant leant out of the window) ?$ho@s there/ $ho is it/?

?It@s me # the cricket) I@m cold and hungry, with no roof o%er my head)? ?The cricket/ Ah, yes0 I remember you) And what were you doing all summer while we were getting ready for winter/? ?3e/ I was singing and filling the whole earth and sky with my song0? ?Singing, eh/? said the ant) ?$ell, try dancing now0? )

MEM)RY GAME !'hen I 5a"... The children says one by one: 1$hen I was in the park " botanical garden)))I saw)))4) The first child says a bird " insect) The ne(t one has to keep in mind what the first one mentioned before, to say it and add one more) And so on)))till all the children ha%e the possibility to say it once) Art and craft: Imagine and draw your own story about 1The Cricket and the Ant4)

Lesson 4:
Aim: to consolidate learning $arming up: S)NG !In+ey 'in+ey S6i*er ! Incey wincey spider Climbing up the spout) +own come the rain And washed the spider out) 6ut come the sunshine And dried up all the rain) Incey wincey spider Climbing up again) Bisit: They can go and see Antipa 3useum or the Botanical =arden) -)EM !The "6i*er I saw spider

Crawl 5 crawl 5 crawl I saw a spider Crawling up the wall) RIDD0E ! 0et7" g#e"" The teacher says some riddles and the children ha%e to guess the answer: '(): I am an insect I ha%e a long tongue I gather nectar from flowers I li%e in the hi%e) $hat am I/ , A bee I catch insects and eat them) I2%e got eight eight legs) $hat am I/ ,a spiderI2m small) I can fly and sing) I eat plants and small animals) $hat am I/ ,a bird FUNNY GAME ! Try to ,ee6 the egg in the "6oon It2s about a race between two teams that try to reach the finish line with the egg in the spoon)

LESSON 5
Aim: to consolidate and e%aluate learning In this unit we make a consolidation of all the knowledge taught that week though a contest) The children repeat the poem and the song) The children sol%e a hand5out related to the topic) '%ery afternoon they re%ise what they ha%e learned in the morning