Pets and Farm Animals – Introduction Lesson
1. Introduction
Revision
Start the lesson by revisiting the previous topic. Use a simple and engaging method—such as a song, short game, video, story, or joke—to help students recall what they learned last time and transition into today’s lesson.
Introduction
Introduce the new vocabulary and topic with an engaging starter. Choose something age-appropriate and fun: a song, short video, story, or active game will help students connect quickly with the new material.
Lesson Starters:
Song(s)
Farm Animals Song
A fun and lively song introducing farm animals such as pig, horse, sheep, duck, and cow. During the song, students can also guess the animals by their sounds.
Duration: 3:08
Video
House Pets!
A fun and engaging video introducing different pets such as a dog, cat, parrot, turtle, and hamster.
Duration: 2:26
Books
Some Pets by Angela DiTerlizzi
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Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm by James Dean
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2. Study – Learning the Vocabulary
Look at, listen to, and repeat the new words together. Encourage students to say each word out loud several times to build confidence. Make it more fun by varying how the words are spoken—loudly, quietly, slowly, quickly, happily, or in silly voices. Let students suggest their own creative styles.
Use the PowerPoint or flashcards provided on the right-hand side of the page to support visual learning.
Words of the Week:
- cat
- dog
- rabbit
- mouse
- duck
- fish
- horse
- cow
- pig
- hen
- rooster
- sheep
3. Activities
Pick one or two printable activities from the right-hand side. These could be interactive games or simple worksheets, depending on the energy level and focus of your class.
You’ll also find the word set available on Quizlet for additional digital practice.
Additional Activity Ideas:
Buzz Game
Agree on four animals, for example: CAT, DOG, SHEEP, HORSE.
Choose 3–5 bee helpers.
- Everyone — including the bee helpers — starts by making a bee sound (“zzzz”) and moving their hands like wings.
- When the teacher says “Stop!”, everyone freezes.
At the same time, the bee helpers gently touch someone nearby. - The person who is touched must say one of the chosen animal words.
- Then everyone starts buzzing and moving again.
- After a while, change the bee helpers.
For extra fun, students can also make the animal sound or act out the movement of the animal they say.
4. Wrap-up
Choose a key point from the lesson that you want to highlight to the students. It might be:
- something the students did especially well — take a moment to thank and praise them
- revisiting the vocabulary using the PowerPoint presentation or flashcards (images only)
- completing a worksheet
- giving a small homework task (e.g. teach 2–3 words to someone in your family)
- repeating the lesson starter song, game, video, or story