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What animals give us
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 9
GoalSay what animals give us: milk, eggs, wool and honey.
New words
milk · white drink from a cow or goategg · a hen lays itwool · soft hair from a sheephoney · sweet food from beesgive · hand to someone else
Explanation
Animals give us useful things. A cow gives us milk. A hen gives us eggs. A sheep gives us wool. We make warm clothes from wool. Bees give us honey. We use these things every day, so we must care for the animals. Say: A cow gives us milk.
Worked examples
Teacher
What does a cow give us, Marina?
Marina
A cow gives us milk.
Teacher
Good! What does a sheep give us?
Marina
A sheep gives us wool.
| Animal | Gives us |
|---|---|
| cow | milk |
| hen | eggs |
| sheep | wool |
| bee | honey |
Grandma has a small farm. Her cow gives us milk, and we make cheese from it. Her hens give us eggs for breakfast. Her sheep give us wool, and she makes a warm scarf. We love Grandma’s farm.
Now you. Look at your breakfast. Which animal gives us it?
Class activity
Where does it come from? The grown-up names a food or thing: cheese, eggs, a wool hat, honey, milk. The child says the animal and the sentence: A cow gives us milk. Then draw two animals and the things they give us.
Practice
1
Which animal gives us honey?
A bee.
2
Look. Which picture shows a thing that comes from a sheep: the wool or the bucket?
The wool.
3
Fill in: A hen gives us ___ . (eggs or wool)
eggs.
4
Fill in: A cow gives ___ milk. (us or we)
us.
5
Writing: copy ‘A sheep gives us wool.’
A sheep gives us wool.