CLIL lesson plan

1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Contentand Linguistic
- Studentsshouldbe able torecognize anduse the farmanimals’names.
- Studentsshouldbe able torecognize anduse the 5 groupsof vertebrate animals
and theircharacteristics.
 Linguistic
- Studentsshouldbe able todescribe some animals usingthe characteristicsthey
have learnt(oral and written).
 Content-related
- Studentsshouldbe able toidentifythe maincharacteristicsof the 5groups of
animals.
- Studentsshouldbe able toclassifysome animalsinthe differentgroups.
CONTENT
 Typesof vertebrate animals.
 Classificationof animals.
 Animals’ characteristicsandpartsof animals’bodies.
 Farm animals.
COGNITION
 LOTS
- Observing(act.1 and 2)
- Describing(act.1)
- Understanding(act.2)
- Inferring(act.2 and 4)
- Classifying(act.2)
- Executing(act.2 and 4)
- Recognizing(act.3)
 HOTS
- Reasoning(act.2)
- Producing(act4)
3RD
GRADE – PRIMARYEDUCATION
State school – CILE 2
UNIT: ANIMALS
LESSON 1/6 2nd
TERM 60’ First two weeksof February

2. COMMUNICATION
 Language of learning.
- Typesof vertebrate animals.
- Farm animals andsome bodyparts’ vocabulary.
- Vocabularyrelatedtosome animals’characteristics.
 Language for learning.
- Describe ananimal.
- Language structures,suchas It is a…,It hasgot…
 Language through learning.
- Recyclingsome vocabularyof the bodyparts.
- Animals’noisesonomatopoeiasfromthe song.
CULTURE
 To value the importance of the natural environmentforhumanlife.
 Studentswill be encouragedtorespectanimalsandnature
PROCEDURE
1. Warming-upactivity:
o Show5 picturesof differenttypesof animalsanddisplaythemonthe blackboard.
Asksome questionstoourstudents:
- Do all of themhavethe samecharacteristics?
- Whatdo they havethe body covered of?
- Howdo they movefromone placeto another?
- Which onesproducemilk to feed their babies?
- Which oneshatch fromeggs?
Write downthe differentanswersundereachpicture.We canhelpthemwithsome
answerstheywon’tprobablyknow.The thingistheyrealizeeachtype of animal has
differentcharacteristics.(10’)
2. Main activities:
o Introduce typesof animalsandtheircharacteristicsthroughapowerpoint
(mammals,birds,reptiles,fishandamphibians).Trytoguesswhichanimal of the
previousactivitybelongstoeachgroup.(15’)
o Introduce some farmanimals’vocabularythroughflashcards.(5’)
o Complete awallchart.Inpairs,SSare givena farmanimal drawingtheyhave to
colourand decide whichgroupitbelongsto. Theywrite ashort descriptionof the
animal sayingitsmaincharacteristics.Afterthat,eachpairreadsthe descriptionout
loudand the restof the classhas to guesswhatanimal itis. Thentheysticktheir
animal andtextin the rightgroup of the wallchart.(20’)
3. Round-upactivity:
o Watch the Old McDonald’svideo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIWbUjHZFTw

3. INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
 Observation registry:checkif theyidentify animals’names,the 5typesof vertebrate
animalsandtheirmaincharacteristics.
 Final task:Writtenand oral descriptionof ananimal.
RESOURCES
 5 animals’pictures.
 Ppt of vertebrate animalsandtheircharacteristics.
 Farm animals’flashcardsanddrawings.
 Wallchart.
 OldMcDonald video.