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Farm animals
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 9
GoalName farm animals and the sounds they make.
New words
farm · land where people grow food and keep animalsanimal · a living thing that is not a plantcow · a big animal that gives us milkdonkey · an animal with long ears that carries thingsgoat · an animal with small hornssheep · an animal with thick wool
Explanation
A farm has fields and animals. On a farm we can see cows, donkeys, goats, horses, sheep and birds. There are fish in the farm pond. Animals make sounds. A cow says moo. A sheep says baa. A donkey says hee-haw. A cat says meow. The word sheep is the same for one and for many.
Worked examples
Mina
Grandpa, what is that animal?
Grandpa
It’s a donkey. Listen! It says hee-haw.
Mina
And that one?
Grandpa
That’s a cow. It says moo.
| Animal | Sound |
|---|---|
| cow | moo |
| sheep | baa |
| donkey | hee-haw |
| cat | meow |
| bird | tweet |
Look at the farm. Say: I can see a … .
Now you. Make the sound of a farm animal. A grown-up says the animal.
Class activity
Animal sounds game. The grown-up says: Moo! The child says: A cow! Then the child makes a sound and the grown-up guesses. Try cow, sheep, donkey and cat. Then draw your favourite farm animal and write its name.
Practice
1
Listen. Which animal says this?
…
A cow.
2
Look. Which animal says tweet: the bird or the cat?
The bird.
3
Look. Which picture is the rooster?
The first picture.
4
Fill in: A sheep says ___ . (baa or moo)
baa.
5
Writing: copy ‘A cow says moo.’
A cow says moo.