Pet Names

(Preschool to Elementary Students)

The purpose of this lesson is to engage the students in learning different

pet names by introducing to them most common pets in the United States. This

lesson can be further explored by teaching different sounds the pets make.

1. 2 min: “Everyday Common Greetings” exercise

2. 5 min: Introduce pet animals and the sounds they make

a. Dog(ruff), cat(meow), fish(plop), horse(neigh), cow(moo), sheep(baa),

and pig(oink)

i. Provide pictures/hand puppets

3. 15 min: Oh McDonald Had A Farm Song

Oh McDonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o

And on that farm he had a dog, ee-i-ee-i-o

With a ruff, ruff here. And a ruff, ruff there.

Here a ruff, there ruff. Everywhere a ruff, ruff

<Repeat verse for other pet animals/sounds>

4. 20 min: Activities/Homework

a. Pet animal mask: students draw a make a mask of a pet animal that

they want to be. If there is time, the teacher would conduct a game

in order to review the lesson.

b. Fill in the blank sheet: students would complete English sentences

with the appropriate pet animal name or sound.

Chrystal Chase

Day at the pet store

One morning, I went to the pet store to pick out a new friend. This

new friend goes ruff, ruff, ruff. I want to buy a (cat, dog, horse).

When I went into the pet store, there were all kinds of pets. Some

were big, some were small, and some had a rough skin. On the corner

was a tank. Inside the tank was a group of fish. They all went (neigh,

moo, plop).

Next to the fish was a black thing that went meow. Oh my

goodness, it was a (sheep, cow, cat). Soon the cat was chased by

another pet. This pet had floppy ears, a wagging tail, and had big paws.

While the cat went (baa, oink, meow), this pet went ruff. It was a (fish,

horse, dog).

I decided to buy this dog. I was very happy to have a new friend.

Chrystal Chase