Grade II – IV | Animals
Unit Summary
In this unit, students will learn about
different animals. They will be able to
distinguish animals between wild and
pet, and categorize them according to
their types.
Ask these questions to students in
class:
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What does a certain animal eat?
Where do they live?
How can we know about
animals?
Task 1:
Explain to the students about animals in Bangladesh. Discuss, where do you find them and what types of
animals are there in Bangladesh? Discuss the following with the students.
ANIMALS
Bangladesh has a huge variety of animals. Some animals are pets and some are wild. There are many
forests in Bangladesh and in the forests live different types of wild animals. There are also many zoos
in Bangladesh where we will find many animals. There are also safaris where we can see animals in
their natural habitat.
Broadly, there are two kinds of animals
Pet animals
● Pet animals live in our house
● They eat grass, leaves and home
food
● They are tame and friendly
● They care about their owners and
want love from them
Examples: dog, cat, cow, (cattle), etc.
Wild animals
● Wild animals live in forests and
zoos.
● They eat forest trees, grass, flesh
of other animals, etc.
● They are mostly untamed and
fierce.
● Examples: lion, tiger, elephant,
zebra, etc
Task 2:
Discuss how wild animals are in danger and how to save them.
Now ask students to form groups. Each group should have 4 to 5 students and ask them to research
about the ways humans can endanger animals and ecosystems and have them create posters that
inform people how they can help protect the unique ecosystems or endangered animals.
Each poster should have a clear message
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What is endangered or needs to be protected?
How can we protect it?
Why does it need to be protected?
Each poster should have sentences that are correctly capitalized and end with a question mark,
exclamation point and good grammar.
Task 3:
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Explain the concept of herbivorous, carnivorous, and omnivorous animals.
Give the students the following pages and tell them to fill out the boxes with details of the
corresponding animal.
Name
Pet or wild animal?
Eats
What kind is it
Name
Pet or wild animal?
Eats
What kind is it
Name
Pet or wild animal?
Eats
What kind is it
Name
Pet or wild animal?
Eats
What kind is it
Name
Pet or wild animal?
Eats
What kind is it
Name
Pet or wild animal?
Eats
What kind is it
You can photocopy and hand out the page to students.
Name
Pet or wild animal
Eat
What kind is it
Name
Pet or wild animal
Eat
What kind is it
Colour The Animals
You can photocopy and hand out the page to students.
At the end of the lesson:
Students will know…
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Names of different animals
How to differentiate between animals
What do they eat
Importance of animals
Content Vocabulary
Students will learn the words…
variety
carnivorous
omnivorous
bite
tame
flesh
natural
herbivorous
fierce
chew
pet
wild
Students will be able to…
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Identify and categorize animals
Contribute in discussions related to wild life
Distinguish animal as wild or pet