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This game is most suitable for children in year 5 till to year 7 because the vocabulary that is required for this game is quite simple but there are also a few words that are more difficult. The minimum time needed for this activity would be is around 10 minutes. The length of this game can be adjusted freely depending on how many cards for each animal one prepares.
Learning objectives
The main objective of this game is to learn something about zoo animals and to be able to describe them. Furthermore, the children practice their reading, explaining, and describing skills since they not only need to read and understand single words but as they turn the card cards around they see the word words paraphrased in English. Lastly, the children also learn something about the endangerment of zoo animals, why they are poached and what zoos do against that.
Instructions to set up the activity
Print out six zoo animal pictures, prepare at least three cards with traits for each zoo animal.
On the back of the cards: rephrase the words/phrases (functions as a scaffold)
Letting it run
- Spread cards with traits and animal pictures on the ground —> group work: children should talk about their guesses and match the corresponding traits and facts to the zoo animals
- Ask children if all of them know what is meant by every word and repeat them together
- Second level: Spread cards with the word “endangered” on the ground and let the children guess what this word means and if these zoo animals are endangered or not
- Talk about the reasons why these zoo animals are endangered and what role zoos play in relation to species conservation.
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The activity requires pictures of zoo animals animals (for sustainability the teacher can paint them on scrap paper). Furthermore, the teacher needs to prepare questions related to the animals. It is important to hold up the correct pictures while asking the questions. The The questions are answered by the students imitating the correct animal. For example, if the teacher asks : "Which of these two animals has orange fur? While " while holding up a picture of an elephant and a tiger the students would all roar like a tiger. At the end, the teacher will state states the correct animal and the students will repeat the name of the animal. The questions should not be too hard for the participants to answer, or it won’t be fun. It should definitely be introduced properly so properly so there won’t be misunderstandings.
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The students shouldn’t feel overwhelming pressure of being in the spotlight on their own. A A possible difficulty might be that students will not know the answer or how to imitate certain animals for , in which case the teacher or assistants will have to be prepared to help out.
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Introduction for “What animal am I?“ - Lara Filips
This game is supposed to be an ice breaker icebreaker and slowly introduce the children to the topic acting, since was the warmup. It is divided in into two parts. First, the children must solve a “What animal am I?” quiz, which is read out aloud loud and after every new clue there is a little break so that the students can take a guess. In the second part of the game, the children are the ones who must come in to the front and let the others guess which animal they are. There are two options: they can act it out or also do a little quiz if they don’t feel comfortable with acting.
Target group and Time
This game is for 5th graders but it can easily be adjusted for other target groups if you use harder or easier quiz questions and different vocabulary or visual aid. The quiz only Takes takes a few minutes , while the second part of the game takes a little longer and : with 5 students, three rounds three rounds of “What animal am I?” are possible to play.
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The students need to use their vocabulary to solve the quiz and to create one of their own. This way they can repeat the vocabulary to and memorize it. They are also able to learn some new words like “parrot”. They also need to use the simple present sentence structure to describe what animal they are.
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First let the students introduce themselves than , then let the quiz begin. After After the quiz, explain the second part of the game. Do one example round by yourself, where the students must guess which animal you are. If you think the questions are too hard, hand them a worksheet with either the answers printed as pictures (of course, in the wrong order) or the questions on it so they can read It while listening to it.
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The teacher should always ask if the students understood the questions , if they seem uneasy and if not explain it the questions to them when necessary (preferably in English, if it’s needed then in German). Also make sure that there is enough space for the children to move around to act their animal out. If If they seem too shy to act, make sure to ensure that you assure them that describing it is also fine.
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Introduction for “Rescue the zoo animals“ - Ufuk
The game should help helps students tos learn new vocabulary on the animal kingdomabout the animal kingdom. It is a quiz with animal pictures and scraps of paper with the name of the animal and its natural habitat.
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The students can learn new vocabulary by playing the quiz. Learn mnemonic. Put , learn mnemonics, and put the paper stripes in the right order. Besides those primary learning objectives. Naturally , the students naturally need to collaborate with one another. Pay , pay attention to pronunciation, etc.
Instructions to set up the activity
The teacher needs to print out pictures of animals and sentences with their names and their habitat. The sentences need to be cut in scraps of paper. The students work as a team and help each other to find the correct animal name. After finding the animal’s name, the scraps of paper need to be put to matched with the right picture and in the right sentence order.
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The game is about zoo animals and other interesting/important information like about them, such as habitat, food diet, or endangered status.
Target group and Time
The task is for a group of children around 8 years, so grade 4. It takes about 5-10 minutes and should be played in an open space or on a stage.
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The teacher should make and print out cards (what target group? – cards can be adjusted according to target group). Animals which can be chosen are: the giraffe, the frog, the tiger, the horse, the pig, the cat, the duck, the chicken, the flamingo, the penguin, the snake, the crocodile, the fish, the monkey, the lion or the , and elephant.
Letting it run
As a teacher you can/should let the first student pick a card and, if needed, help the student with missing vocabulary or help the guessing students by giving tips.
