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Walk, hop, swim and fly
Discover Term 1: Axis 2, Chapter 2
GoalSort animals by how they move.
New words
walk · to move on legs, one step after anotherhop · to jump along on the legsswim · to move through waterfly · to move through the air
Explanation
Animals move in different ways. A camel and a donkey walk. A frog and a rabbit hop. A fish swims in the water. A bird flies in the air. A snake and a worm have no legs. They wiggle along the ground. Some animals can move in more than one way. A frog hops on land and swims in water.
Worked examples
Youssef sees a donkey on the farm road. It walks slowly on its four legs.
Hana watches a frog by the water. It hops on the bank and then it swims.
Omar looks up. A bird flies over the palm trees.
Class activity
Move like an animal. Hop like a frog. Walk like a camel. Flap your arms like a bird. Wiggle like a worm. Do it in a safe space with lots of room. Then tell a friend how each animal moves.
Practice
1
How does a rabbit move?
It hops.
2
Which animal swims? Say the letter.
C.
3
Which animal has no legs? Say the letter.
A.
4
Say one animal that flies and one animal that walks.
For example: a bird flies; a donkey walks.