Grassland Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Places)

Google Docs Folder HERE

* A Day in the Grassland--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

* Lesson Plans: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Grassland p.122-123 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Target vocabulary: watering hole, grass, flamingo, lion, hyena, leopard, hippopotamus, zebra, elephant, giraffe, spots, stripes

Content objective: learn the names of the grassland objects

Language objective: practice spelling and letter sounds

Stage Name	Procedure
Lead-in	Slide 1 on the slideshow.  Elicit from students what the slide is.  (Or if necessary, give answer).  Ask students what animals they think live in the grassland.  Students talk briefly with a partner about grassland animals .  (If students have no ideas, you can use slide 2 to help.)  Then whole class feedback.
Present Vocabulary (language from a text)	Gemini Storybook.  Read through the storybook.  As the target vocabulary comes up, check with students to ensure they are noticing it.
Clarification and practice	Write the first letter.  Clarify the animals on the sheet with students, and sound out the first letter of each word.  Students write first letter on the sheet.
Time allowing	Display page 122-123 on the white board.  Get students to find and circle the target vocabulary.  (Students can circle on their photocopy as well.) Coloring sheet

Prehistoric Animal Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

Google Drive HERE

* Mateo and the Dinosaurs--created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Pip and Koda's Big Discovery--created from this chat here

* Slideshow (partially completed): slides, pub

* Kahoot: prehistoric animals

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 130 and 131 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Rainforest Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Places)

Google Docs Folder HERE

* The Hidden Treasures of the Green Forest--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

* Lesson Plans: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Rain Forest p.120-121 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Target vocabulary: turtle, jaguar, bat, owl, parrot, dragonfly, moth, spider, ant, orchid, fern, moss.

Content objective: learn the names of the rainforest objects

Language objective: practice spelling and letter sounds

Stage Name	Procedure
Lead-in	Slide 1 on the slideshow.  Elicit from students what the slide is.  (Or if necessary, give answer).  Ask students what animals they think live in the rain forest.  Students talk briefly with a partner about rain forest animals .  (If students have no ideas, you can use slide 2 to help.)  Then whole class feedback.
Present Vocabulary (language from a text)	Gemini Storybook.  Read through the storybook.  As the target vocabulary comes up, check with students to ensure they are noticing it.
Clarification	Slides 14-25: elicit the name of the vocabulary from students.  Confirm by displaying name on the slide animation.  Drill pronunciation
practice	write the first letter: with students, sound out the first letter of each word.  Students write first letter on the sheet.
Time allowing	Display page 120-121 on the white board.  Get students to find and circle the target vocabulary.  (Students can circle on their photocopy as well.) Coloring sheet

Desert Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Places)

* Tico's Desert Discovery--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Desert p.116-117 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Baby and Adult Names for Domestic Animals: Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Comparative Adjectives)

* A Big Day at the Farm--created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Comparing Friends at the Farm--created from this chat here

* Slideshow: slides, pub (I used this slideshow to present the vocabulary, and also to do a board race.  I also print them out and use them as materials for quiz quiz trade.)

* quizlet: Farm Animals and Babies

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 124 and 125 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.

Additional note: There are also some pages in the second story book that are also reproduced in the slideshow  which are suitable for lessons on comparative sentences.]

Birds Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* Ben's Busy Bird Day--created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Pip's Big Bird Day--created from this chat here

* Slideshow: slides, pub (I used this slideshow to present the vocabulary, and also to do a board race.  I also print them out and use them as materials for quiz quiz trade.)

* quizlet: Birds

* quizziz: Bird Quiz

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 124 and 125 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Ocean Animals Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* Kai's Big Blue Home--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Ocean p.114-115 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Wild Mammals Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* Arlo’s Big Mammal Walk--created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Malia’s Animal Walk--created from this chat here

* Kahoot: wild mammals

* Slideshow: slides, pub (I used this slideshow to present the vocabulary, and also to do a board race.  I also print them out and use them as materials for quiz quiz trade.  The last 4 slides are for a sorting activity.)

* Lesson plan for describing animals: docs, pub

* Describing Mammals slideshow: slides, pub

* Describing mammal cards: docs, pub (for quiz quiz trade.)

* grab the card: docs, pub

* quizlet: Describing Animals

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 128 and 129 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Lesson Aims:

Content Objectives: Students will be able to identify the names of common mammals, and use vocabulary to describe the characteristics of these mammals with support

Language Objectives: Students will be able to describe mammal characteristics in a written form from a scaffolded device.

Students will be able to orally describe mammals using a scaffold

Students will have the opportunity to listen to descriptions and evaluate their understanding of the description by attempting to name the mammal described.

Stage Name	Stage Aim	Description	timing
Warm-up/review	To re-activate knowledge learned in prior knowledge	Set-up: Teacher puts students into pairs.  Teacher holds up worksheet:  “With your partner, write the names under the animal.”  Teacher passes out worksheet. Task: Students work in pairs to write the names under the animals.  Teacher monitors and gives guidance as needed. Feedback: Students open up the textbook to page 128 to check answers	5 min
Model Text	For students to process the model text for meaning	Set up: Teacher passes out whiteboard and markers.  “This is a game.  Read the words, and guess the animals.”  Students stay with the same partner as previously. Task: Teacher shows descriptions of animals on the slides, and reads the description with the students.  Students write the name of the animal on the whiteboards. Feedback: Feedback on correct answers is given after each question.	5 min
Noticing Useful Language:	For students to notice the useful language in the model text	Set-up: Teacher shows the slide with some of the useful language blanked out.  “Talk to a partner.  What words are missing?” Task: Students talk with a partner to try to identify the key words. Feedback: Teacher calls on students individually to give answers.  Answers are confirmed on the slideshow.	5 min
Controlled Practice	For students to practice the target language in a controlled form.	Set-up: Teacher “Look at the slides.  What words can go into the blanks?”  Teacher gives out worksheets to students. Task: Students discuss with a partner and decide what missing words can go in the blanks. Feedback: Teacher nominates individual students.  Answers are confirmed on the slideshow.	5 min
Semi-Controlled Practice	For students to practice using the target language in a longer utterance a less-controlled form	Stage 1: Set-up: Teacher holds up an example of a worksheet.  “Look at the animal.  Write the information in the blanks.  Work alone.” Task: Students write in the information about the animal. Feedback: Teacher monitors task,and gives individual feedback as needed. Stage 2: Set-up: “We’re going to play quiz-quiz trade.  Can someone help me demonstrate?”  (Demonstrate with a student.  Students are already familiar with this game, so this is a reminder.) Instruction Checking Questions: Do you say the name of the animal?  What do you say?  If your partner needs help, what can you do?” Task: Students play quiz quiz trade.  Teacher monitors and assists as needed. Feedback: Teacher does on the spot error correction as needed.  Any persistent or complex errors are dealt with in all class feedback after the task.	15 min
Freer Practice (time allowing)	For students to practice the target language in a longer utterance in a freer form	Set-up: Students are already familiar with this game.  Get out the cards, and elicit from students how to play the game.  Assist students in explaining if necessary.  Put students in groups of 3. Task: Students describe cards.  Other students grab the card. Feedback: Time allowing, delayed feedback on error correction	15 min

Amphibians and Reptiles Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* Kenji's Nature Walk--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub (I used this slideshow to present the vocabulary, and also to do a board race.  I also print them out and use them as materials for quiz quiz trade.)

* Kahoot: Amphibians and Reptiles

* Flippity Quiz Show: docs, pub--playable link

* Baamboozle: Reptiles and Amphibians (This is a game that I found.  I didn't make it.  It's not perfect, but it works with some support.)

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 122 and 123 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Fish Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* Zale’s Big Ocean Adventure (for saltwater fish)--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* The Fish in the Pond (for freshwater fish)--created from this chat here

* Slideshow: slides, pub (I used this slideshow to present the vocabulary, and also to do a board race)

* Kahoot: Saltwater Fish

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 120 and 121 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Insects and Arachnids Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* Milo's Tiny Friends (for insects)--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow (for insects): slides, pub (I used this slideshow to present the vocabulary, and also to do a board race)

* Grab the Card for insects: docs, pub

* Kahoot: Insects

* Anaya’s Eight-Legged Friends (for arachnids)--created from this chat here

* Slideshow for arachnids: slides, pub

* Flippity quiz show: docs, pub, playable link

* quizlet: Insects and Arachnids

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 118 and 119 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Vocabulary for Mollusks and Crustaceans

(TESOL Materials--Animals)

* The Magic World of Mollusks--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Kai and Barnaby’s Crunchy Friends--Created from this chat here

* Kahoot: Mollusks and Crustaceans

* Baamboozle: Mollusks and Crustaceans

* Slideshow: slides, pub (I used this slideshow to present the vocabulary, and also to do a board race)

* quizlet: Crustaceans and Mollusks

[Note: This vocabulary is based on the vocabulary from pages 116 and 117 of Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas.  But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

* What is it?  It's a (color) (noun) Flippity Matching Game

This is a memory game on Flippity Matching Game for practicing "What is it?  It's a (color) (noun)."

The Google sheets links are here: docs, pub--and the playing link is here.

The game makes use of images that are linked to from around the web, so hopefully the links will stay up, so the game will keep working.  (Maybe test this game out before you use it in the classroom, especially if you're finding this a few years from the date of posting.)

When students turn over a card, the teacher asks "What is it?" Students have to be able to say the color and animal in order to get a chance to find the matching card.

All but one of the pictures is to an animal.  (There's one picture of a cactus, everything else is an animal.)  So this activity could also be used to practice animal vocabulary.

Vocabulary for Describing Animals

(TESOL Materials--Vocabulary for Animals)

[Below is a collection of materials that I used as supplementary materials when teaching Expert IELTS 6, Unit 5, 6b Speaking: Describe an animal p.97.   However, as I believe that these materials could also be used independently for a general lesson on vocabulary for describing animals, I'm also posting them here.]

* quizziz: vocabulary for animals

* quizlet: Vocabulary for animals

* Grab the Card: docs, pub

paw	claw
talon	mane
hoof	snout
whiskers	beak
scales	horns
furry	rare
poisonous	tweet
buzz	bark

Animals: Specific Vocabulary Sets

(Specific Vocabulary Sets)

* The Animal Boogie--Lesson Plan

* Pictures and Cards for Teaching Animal Names

* Vocabulary for Describing Animals

* LINK: What is it?  It's a (color) (noun) Flippity Matching Game

* Vocabulary for Mollusks and Crustaceans

* Insects and Arachnids Vocabulary

* Fish Vocabulary

* Amphibians and Reptiles Vocabulary

* Wild Mammals Vocabulary

* Ocean Animals Vocabulary

* Birds Vocabulary

* Baby and Adult Names for Domestic Animals: Vocabulary

* Desert Animals

* Rainforest Animals

* Prehistoric Animal Vocabulary

* Grassland Animals

Pictures and Cards for Teaching Animal Names

(TESOL Worksheets--Vocabulary, Teacher Training)
Google Folder HERE
Big Flashcards: docs, pub
Cards for Cutting up: drive, docs, pub



[Notes: None of these images are mine.  All of them come from a Google Images search on the web.
These materials have 2 functions.  As a student facing lesson, they can be used to teach the names of animals.
As a Teacher Training facing session, I used these materials to demonstrate to new teachers how to teach vocabulary to Young Learners.  (e.g. Group Receptive stage, individual receptive stage, drilling, group productive stage, individual productive stage).  This demonstration workshop was closely modeled on something I had seen a colleague do, but this particular selection of animal images is my own selection.]

The Animal Boogie--Lesson Plan

(TESOL Worksheets--Topic Lessons, Vocabulary)

Lesson Plan: docs, pub
Color Animals Sheet: docs, pub
(I was teaching a group of very young learners--around 4 years old--and a colleague helped me design a lesson around the Youtube song video The Animal Boogie.  Actually 2 lessons.  It needs to be supplemented by flashcards, but if you can find/make flashcards for the animals, you can use these lessons.)


The Animal Boogie

As kids filter in
Turn and learn ABCs--they guess the object.

Hello Song
Hello Super Simple

Make a Circle Song

Rules
Sit on Blue
Check with the T.A.
Elicit rules from them.
Rule Flashcards--4.  Show them--elicit--kids stick up on wall
water please
toilet please

Review
Nose,
ear,
head,
mouth

Circle Time
2 circles.  Demo with T.A. first
Chant. (knee, knee, clap) “What’s your name? What’s your name? My name is....” etc.

Topic Lesson
The Animal Boogie
Play, and have them shout out the animals they can see whilst watching
Then, sit them back on blue
Introduce Vocab--first 4 animals

Repeat:
This is an elephant.  What can he do?  Can he fly?  (etc.) An elephant can stomp. (Do action with them--kids don’t say anything yet).

Group receptive
Islands--stick flashcards around the room.  Get the T.A.s to demo.  Put on music, students dance, stop music. “A monkey can swing”.  They all have to run over to the Monkey flashcard, and do the action that corresponds.  Repeat a few times.

Individual Receptive
Slap the board--two different teams (2 teams of 7).  Don’t need to say anything at this time.

Group productive
Sit them on blue.  Drill the sentences.
Silly drilling---quiet to loud.  high and low.  Angry and sad.
Extension--repeat if correct.  Only repeat if correct.

Individual productive
Musical chairs.  (keep the others involved--hold flashcard).  Kid that’s out says the flashcard.
Hold flashcard.  Kid who is out says it.  Whole class drilling afterwards.

Craft:
Print out coloring so all 4 are on one A3.  Do a color dictation.
Point to the monkey.  Color the monkey green.  What can a monkey do?

Last Song.
Let’s go to the zoo 

Story Time
If you Have time

Do stickers
and goodbye
Goodbye Song

Sunday Lesson

Phonics Song 2 (For when they’re coming in)
also any TPR song (head and shoulders)

Hello Song
Hello Super Simple

Make a Circle Song

Rules
Sit on Blue
Check with the T.A.
Elicit rules from them.
Rule Flashcards--4.  Show them--elicit--kids stick up on wall
water please
toilet please

Review
Nose,
ear,
head,
mouth

Circle Time
2 circles.  Demo with T.A. first
Chant. (knee, knee, clap) “This is my nose.  This is my eye.” etc.

Topic Lesson
The Animal Boogie--only the 2nd half
Play, and have them shout out the animals they can see whilst watching
Then, sit them back on blue

Review the flashcards from yesterday.  Then introduce the last 2.  Encourage them not to produce it yet.  Just do the actions.

Group Receptive--Jump the Line
Have them line up in a vertical line.  This side is “yes”.  This side is “no”.
Check them “yes” or “no”--point...faster and faster
 Run and hit the yes or no side.

Individual receptive
Slap the board, but with sticky boards.
Stick the flashcards up, and draw a circle around each one.  Their aim is to get within the circle

Group Productive
Drill… (focus on the new ones, but can review all of them).
Silly drilling

Wake the Teacher Game… pretend to sleep.  Class wakes you up by shouting.  T.A. holds cards.

Individual Productive
Duck, Duck Goose (difficult if they don’t know it) (don’t say “duck” say “A Monkey can swing”--teacher holds the flashcard that the student says)
Or musical bumps  (last one to sit down when the music stops is out)
Or Chinese whispers--2 teams of 7--me and the T.A. whisper to the kid at the back, pass on up.  Kid at the front picks up slapper, and then goes to the back of the queue--might have to repeat one of them, since there are 6 flashcards

Craft
Masques.  2 of each animal.  Color them and cut them out.

Once they are done, play the Jungle Boogie song again from the start.  When it’s the elephants time, the elephants come into the circle and stomp, and then go back, etc….