Zoo Manners

Zoo Manners

CBSE, English, Class - II, Unit -5

Theme: Good manners in the zoo and kindness towards animals.
Introducing animals (Day 1 – 6): We can begin the lesson by showing videos of an animal a day, for six days. We could introduce them to the elephant, rabbit, bear, chimpanzee, camel and deer. For each animal there could be a discussion size, colour, peculiar characters (if any), sounds of young ones, food habits and habitat. Comparing animals (Day 7): After the animals in the lesson have been introduced, student could them compare one animal with another. They can use their mother tongue where needed ,teacher could help them say it in English. If picture of the animal are available in the class, they could be
used for this comparison exercise.
Eg: Elephant Vs Rabbit
An Elephant is a big animal
A Rabbit is a small animal
An Elephant is black in colour
A Rabbit is white in colour
An Elephant eats sugarcane
A Rabbit eats carrots
An Elephant has large ears
A Rabbit has long ears
An Elephant has a long trunk
A Rabbit has a bushy tail

Preparing Animal Profiles – Group Activity
Divide the class into small groups of two or three. Each group may be given an animal which they have seen in the video around them They have to make a profile of the given animal. The profile may contain:

•  Cut out of the animal
•   A Collage in the cut out
•  Colour of the animal
• Food habit of the animal
•  Habitat of the animal
•  Amazing facts about the animal
•  Related poems on the animal (in tamil or
• English which students come up with)
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Project Idea - Animal roleplay
Children can choose an animal through a draw of chits. They have to prepare and present a roleplay on that animal using masks and other props.
Eg: Elephant
I am an Elephant
I have a long trunk
I have two white tusks
I have a long trunk
I have four legs
I am black in color
I live in the forest
I eat sugarcane
I can trumpet