☰ Year plan · English (Connect)

Animals and us

Week 21 · Unit 9 (B): what animals give us and need, caring for animals, phonics ow · 3 lessons
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What animals need

Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 9
GoalSay what animals need: food, water and shelter.
New words
need · must have to livefood · what we or animals eatwater · a drink with no colourshelter · a safe place to stayfeed · give food to
Explanation

All animals need food, water and shelter. A cow eats grass. A bird eats seeds. Animals drink water. A shelter keeps animals safe from the sun and the rain. A farmer feeds his animals every day. He gives them clean water and a safe shelter. Say: Animals need food. Animals need water. Animals need a shelter.

foodwatershelter
Worked examples
Seif

Uncle, what do the goats need?

Uncle

They need food and water.

Seif

Where do they sleep?

Uncle

In a shelter. It keeps them safe at night.

Listen. Seif helps on a farm.

Every morning Omar helps his uncle. They feed the animals and fill the water bucket. In the afternoon the sun is hot. The animals go into their shelter. Omar says, Animals need food, water and a safe home.

Read and listen to the text.
Look. The farmer is with the horse. What do animals need? Say it.
Now you. Say: My pet needs … . Or say what a bird needs.
Class activity

Animal helper. Draw a farm animal in the middle of a page. Around it draw three things it needs: food, water and a shelter. Write the words. Tell a grown-up: A cow needs food. A cow needs water. A cow needs a shelter.

Practice
1
Listen. What does the animal need?

…

2
Look. Which picture shows water: the first or the second?
3
A farmer builds a safe place for his sheep. What is it?
4
Fill in: Animals need food, water and a ___ . (shelter or phone)
5
Writing: copy ‘Animals need water.’