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Lessons on the Spot

One Day Activity Pack

Petsby Peter Clutterbuck

This ready-to-use set of activities contains:■ 2 pages of teaching notes in an integrated teaching sequence■ 6 blackline masters with fun, practical activities■ an answer page for all activities

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Unit L20.2 ■ PetsLower Primary

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TeachingNotes

PetsTeaching Notes

Language

What Pet? (BLM 1)Discuss the pets that students own. Ask each to describe their pet and why it is special.Ask questions such as:

• ‘If you wanted a pet to ride, what pet might you get?’

• ‘If you wanted a pet to cuddle a lot because it had soft fur, what pet might you get?

Distribute and explain BLM 1. Have students identify each pet before commencing.

Early finishers could draw a picture of their pet, or a picture of the pet they would like.

Skills: Vocabulary and visual discrimination

Buster Bunny (BLM 2)Find out if any of the students own, or have owned, a pet rabbit. Ask them to explain what isspecial about having a rabbit as a pet, and to describe how they feed and care for it.

Distribute BLM 2. Read through the passage with the students. Ask them questions such as:

• ‘What name would you have given to the bunny?’

• ‘Apart from lettuces and carrots, what other things could you feed the rabbit?’

Ask students to complete the activity.

Skills: Comprehension, word recognition and spelling (double letters)

MathematicsFind the Owner (BLM 3)

Begin this activity with some brisk counting, using a counting frame. Have the students countorally in 2s, 3s, 4s etc.

On the board, provide some short examples of addition. Reinforce the meaning of theaddition sign (+).

Distribute and explain BLM 3. Early finishers could make up their own addition sums.

Skills: Additions and algorisms

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Buried Bones (BLM 4)On the board, write a selection of numerals, for example:3 5 8 14 17 20Discuss what is mean by ‘even’ and ‘odd’ numbers. Ask individual students to come forwardand circle an even, or odd, number.

Distribute BLM 4. Ask the class as a whole to consider the first sum (8 + 6). Write the answer(14) on the board. Ask the students whether this number is odd or even. Since it is even, thestudents should colour that bone.

Move around as students complete the rest of the sheet.

Have another list of numbers ready on the board. Early finishers could classify these as oddor even.

Skills: Addition and recognition of odd/even numbers

SOSESuitable Pets (BLM 5)Discuss the pets that students have at home. Write the pet types on the board; for example,kitten, dog, pony, goldfish.

Ask each student to nominate a favourite pet. Then ask: ‘If you could have any pet, whichwould you choose? Why?’

Find out if any students have unusual pets, e.g. hermit crab, Mexican walking fish. If so, askthem to describe how they feed and care for it. For example, ask:

• ‘Does it need special food?’• ‘What makes it better than a dog or cat?’• ‘Do people in different places have different pets? Why?’• ‘Can you have any animal as a pet? Why not?’

Distribute and explain BLM 5.

Skills: Selecting appropriate information

Pet Story (BLM 6)Ask if any students have pets that have been entered in shows.

Discuss how students might prepare a puppy or kitten for a pet show, e.g. washing, brushing etc.

Distribute BLM 6 and discuss what is happening in each picture before students completethe sequencing activity.

Skills: Sequencing

TeachingNotes

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Language

What Pet? Use the boxed words to finish the sentences.

goldfish puppy kitten rabbit pony parrot

1. I have long ears. I am soft and cuddly. I am a _______________.Colour me black.

2. I am large. I can wear shoes. I live in a stable. I am a_______________. Colour me brown.

3. I like to bark when visitors come to the house. I live in a kennel. I am a _______________. Colour me blue.

4. I always purr when I am stroked. I have sharp claws. I like to playwith a ball of wool. I am a _______________. Colour me yellow.

5. I like to swim. I live in an aquarium. I have scales and gills. I am a_______________. Colour me red.

6. I have coloured feathers. I like to eat seeds. I can talk. I am a_______________. Colour me in lots of colours.

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BLM 1

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Buster BunnyLast Monday was Sanjay’s birthday. He was seven years old. When he gothome from school, his mother told him there was a special present for him inthe garage.When he went to the garage, Sanjay saw a large cardboard box. It had a redribbon around it. Sanjay undid the ribbon and carefully opened the box.Inside, he saw a small black bundle. It was a furry rabbit.Sanjay picked up the rabbit and cuddled it. ‘I’m going to call you BusterBunny’, he said.Each day, Sanjay fed Buster carrots and lettuces. He kept Buster in a smallyard at the back of the house. Buster likes to play with Sanjay’s brownpuppy, Bones.

A. The Right Word

Circle the correct word in the brackets.1. Sanjay is (seven eight) years old.2. Buster Bunny is a (dog rabbit).3. Buster Bunny has (black white) fur.4. Sanjay’s birthday was on (Sunday Monday).5. Buster Bunny likes to eat (carrots meat).6. Sanjay also has a (brown black) puppy.7. Buster Bunny lives in a small (yard box).8. The ribbon around the box was (blue red).

B. Double Trouble

Add the double letters to complete each word. tt bb pp rrpa ___ ot pu ___ y ki ___en ra ___ it

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BLM 2

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Name:

MathematicsFind the OwnerDraw a line from each pet to its owner. You can work out the ownerby doing the sum. We have done one for you.

12 16

20 14

18 15

10 24

30 25


BLM 3

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A. 5 + 5

B. 3 + 4 + 7

C. 5 + 10 + 5

D. 4 + 3 + 5

E. 8 + 2 + 5

F. 10 + 10 + 10

G. 8 + 8 + 8

H. 9 + 4 + 5

I. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4

J. 9 + 9 + 7


Mathematics

Buried BonesMike’s puppy will only bury bones where theanswer is an even number.

Colour the bones that the puppy will bury.

8 + 6 4 + 3 7 + 4

5 + 7 8 + 5 4 + 14

7 + 10 5 + 2 5 + 9

13 + 7 6 + 12 8 + 8

7 + 12 5 + 6 8 + 7

11 + 4 6 + 7 9 + 8


BLM 4

Pets


SOSE

Suitable PetsLook at the pictures. Colour blue the ones that you could have as apet. Colour red the ones that do not make suitable pets.


BLM 5

Pets

Name:

Draw a picture of your pet. If youdo not have a pet, draw the petyou would like to have.


SOSE

Pet StoryCut out the pictures and paste them in order.


BLM 6

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Answer Page

BLM 1 – What Pet?1. rabbit 2. pony 3. puppy4. kitten 5. goldfish 6. parrot

BLM 2 – Buster Bunny(a) 1. seven 2. rabbit 3. black 4. Monday5. carrots 6. brown 7. yard 8. red(b) parrot puppy kitten rabbit

BLM 3 – Find the Owner(a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 12 (e) 15(f) 30 (g) 24 (h) 18 (i) 16 (j) 25

BLM 4 – Buried BonesSeven bones — 14, 12, 18, 14, 20, 18, 16

BLM 5 – Suitable PetsBlue: rabbit, puppy, kitten, goldfish. Red: crocodile, elephant, giraffe, bear.

BLM 6 – Pet Story(Teacher-directed correction)

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