Lesson Plan: Farm Animals

Lesson Level:  Junior                      Duration:  45

Lesson Title:     Farm Animals

Grammar and Vocabulary

 Sheep/Lamb, Pig/Piglet, Horse/Foal. Goose/Gosling, Goat/Kid, Cow/Calf, Dog/Puppy, Duck/Duckling

Other animal words that come up in class.

Sentence patterns.

We can see a _____ on a farm but we can’t see a ______.

Sentences to identify differences between two pictures.

Lesson Objectives

 Students will learn the names of baby animals and be able to form sentences to describe differences between two pictures.

Materials Required

Enough of each of these to give one per two students.

A pair of “spot the difference” farm pictures. (These can easily be found on the internet.

This table. (Note: <<ANIMAL>> should be replaced with small pictures of the animals.

<<SHEEP>>	<<PIG>>	<<HORSE>>	<<GOOSE>>	<<GOAT>>	<<COW>>	<<DOG>>	<<DUCK>>
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
Pig	Goose	Cow	Duck	Dog	Goat	Horse	Sheep
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
Gosling	Lamb	Foal	Kid	Piglet	Duckling	Puppy	Calf
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

 Preparation

Prepare the materials.

Procedure

1

Write Farm Animals on board.

Explain that some animals live on farms, some are pets and live in our homes and some are wild animals.

2

Put students into groups of four.

Tell students to write down five animals that are found on a farm and five that are not found on a farm.

While they do that put headings on board.

ON A FARM, NOT ON A FARM

3

Get feedback from groups. Go to each group in turn and get one animal for each heading. Write the lists on the board.¹

4

Put a sample sentence on the board.

On a farm we can see sheep but be can’t see monkeys.

Point out that we need to use the plural forms. Check that correct plurals are known for sheep and any other irregulars that have come up from the students.

5.

Elicit sentences in this form from six to ten students.

6

Hand out the spot the difference pictures.

Explain that you want them to write sentences about the differences. Write a sample sentence on the board.

e.g. On the first farm there are three pigs but on the second farm there are only two pigs.

Allow five minutes. Monitor and assist.

Elicit sentences from the class.

7

Hand out the table. Students must match the pictures to the names and to the babies. They can write their answers in the form aH2.

Allow five minutes.

Monitor and assist.

Elicit the answers and repeat them and write them on the board. Write the actual words NOT just the key.

8.

Check understanding by asking some of the students, “What is a baby ____ called.”

Notes

With a large class the later groups could have problems thinking up additional animals found on a farm Be flexible in accepting answers or simply allow them to provide only a non-farm animal.