Term 1 Topic 1 Many different plants and animals

• Greet the learners.
• Ask them the following questions:
• Where do you live?

E.g. shack; house; caravan; RDP house; “hok”;  outbuilding; complex; flat; etc.

• Describe the structure of your dwelling.

E.g. bricks; wood; planks; mud; corrugated sheet; tin shanty; etc.

• Be very creative. If you could be an  animal, which one would you prefer to be?  Give a reason(s).

E.g. bird(chirping, flying, be free, beautiful feathers, etc.); dolphin (swim, perform tricks at the oceanarium, etc);  lion (jungle ruler, hunt, etc.)

• Tell them that the place where an animal lives is called its habitat.

• The teacher gives half of the learners the pictures of plants and animals and / or the plastic plants and animals.
• The other learners can each receive a flash card on which different habitats are written .
• The learners with the plants and animals must then search for his/her habitat and vice versa.
• Encourage the learners to speak softly while matching up.
• Once they have found their “partner” they must write the following down at the back of the flard card:
  • Animal [sound it makes, colour, plural form, diminutive, etc.
  • Plant [colour, type of plant, herb / vegetable / fruit, seasonal, grows above / below the soil, etc.

Allow the learners 10 minutes to complete the activity.

• Ask the learners to work in pairs.
• They must write 5 things down that they know about endangered species.
• If the learners do not know what the words endangered species mean, explain it to them.
  • endangered [life threatening to become extinct].
  • species [animals and plants].

• Show Video Clip 1 (6.16 minutes). This video explains what is meant by endangered species.

This will help learners understand what causes animals to become endangered and to form ideas of how to help.

• Show Video Clip 2 (2.35 minutes). This video explains what a habitat is, and that all plants, animals and humans, require food, water and shelter.
• Ask learners what they learnt from the video clips and write their answers on the board.
• Now show Presentation 1.

• Hand out Worksheet A.
• Explain that the questions in the worksheet are based on the Presentation that they have just seen.
• Let learners complete the worksheet.

• Divide the class into groups of 6 – 8 learners.
• Each group must use their magazines to cut out pictures to complete a collage of an ecosystem.
• The learners are reminded that the pictures must reflect different aspects of plants and animals.
• The group leader organizes the group.
• A scribe is appointed to organize the pictures on an A3 blank page.
• Five members of the group search for pictures of an ecosystem and cut it out.
• Once enough pictures have been cut the group helps to place each picture strategically [participation, respect and view points in the group are important].
• The collages can be displayed in the class against the wall.

• Tell the learners that they should have a good understanding about habitats by now.
• Hand out Worksheet B.
• Explain that the pictures of 4 different habitats are given and the learners are expected to fill in the different plants and animals that live in these habitats.

• Learners complete Quiz 1.

• Habitats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzykg5HF1FI
• Insects and spiders - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsAH79xmmEA
• The water cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ymnkj8N-U