CLIL ACTIVITIES PLANING

Subject: Natural Science.

CONTEXTUALIZATION

Tittle of the unit: Animals. Vertebrate animals and invertebrates.

Level: 3rd year of Primary Education.
Timing: 2nd term.
Curriculum connection: Decree 103/2014. Natural Science. Third grade. Block 3. Living things.
Cultural element: Animals are related to children’s nearest environment and they are really interested in them.
That is why these activities are focused on pupils’ as the main character of the teaching and learning process.
- Know the classification of vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
LEARNING AIMS

- Classify vertebrate animals according to their characteristics.

CONTENT

- Know the main characteristics of each group of vertebrates.

- Identify the group to which the different animals belong according to their characteristics.
- Encourage the development of techniques to memorize, organize and relate information.
- To self-assess the progress in learning.
Discourse type: Oral and written texts.
Vocabulary:
• Nouns: backbone, mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds, lungs, gills, hair, feathers, scales, shell,
fins, beak, wings, fur. Animals’ names: crocodile, lion, parrot, whale…
• Verbs: are, change, can, dead, help, interact, adapt, protect, imitate, see, do, live, grow, move, eat,
make, create, like, call, produce, fly…
• Prepositions: in, to, at, from, by, or, for, into
LANGUAGE CONTENT

Structures:
• The ..... is a/an ...... Is the ... ? Yes, it is/No, it isn’t. It is... / It is born from.../ It has / It breathes with …
They live in / on. We’ve put ... in one/the other group; Are they ...? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.;
Do they...? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.; Why...?; The ... is a ... because ...; They lay eggs / have got
...
Grammar:
• Present simple, third person (has, is…)
Functions:
• Predicting theme study using images.
• Expressing different characteristics.
• Match pictures with descriptions.
• Compare characteristics.
Language skills: Listening, speaking, reading, writing and social interaction.

➢ Linguistic communication competence.

COMPETENCES

➢ Mathematical competence and competence in science and technology.

➢ Competence in learning to learn.
KEY

➢ Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship spirit.

➢ Social and Civic competence.
➢ Digital competence.

SUBJECT: METHODOLOGY, RESOURCES AND ASSESSMENT IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION SONIA FELIPE MARTÍNEZ
 ACTIVITY 2: What have we learned about
ACTIVITY 1: Vertebrate animals
vertebrates?
Purpose: to activate previous knowledge about vertebrate and Purpose: Encourage the development of techniques to memorize,
invertebrate animals and add new ones. organize and relate information.
Classroom arrangement: whole group first, then in groups of Classroom arrangement: individual work.
four of five students. Time: about 40 minutes.
Time: about 20 minutes. Materials: Cardboard folder, pencil, crayons, scissors, glue.
Materials: - Video - Photocopy of the activity, in this document invertebrates
also appear (which are for a later lesson) the children will
use the vertebrate part.
Vertebrates and invertebrates - Kent School.mp4
- Flashcards
animal_classificatio
n_lapbook.pdf
DEVELOPMENTS (METHODOLOGY)

Development: The purpose of this activity is to group all the

Animal-Classificatio
n-Cards.pdf knowledges about vertebrates that the students have received, we
will provide them with a copy in which the features of the vertebrates
- Group work activity
and the classification of the five different groups (mammals, reptiles,
birds, amphibians and fish) appear. The students will have to
complete, colour and cut out all the parts and then stick them on the
lapbook that will serve them to consolidate their knowledge and to
study, while for the teacher it is also an evaluation tool. While they
are working, we will go to the tables asking questions (related to the
topic) one by one to know if they have learned what we had set out
- Posters
to teach and see if we need to reinforce anything.

Extra resource: if we have some students who need educational

Development: 1st.- We will make a KW chart on the board to find
reinforcement, we can use this game to classify through images, it
out what students Know and what they Want to know about this
is very visual and can be of great help for children who find harder
topic. 2n.- With the help of a video we will present the topic then
to reach the objectives, it is also useful to make mind maps.
we will use flashcards to reinforce vocabulary and language
structures. 3rd.- Group work: Students in groups will make a mural
classifying vertebrate animal by their characteristics.
animalclassification Lamina_Classificatio
.pdf n_ENG.pdf

INSTRUMENTS: Direct observation through the whole unit and gathering of data in the teacher’s notebook. Correction of the group work
and final task.
EVALUATION CRITERIA LEARNING STANDARDS
(CRITERIA AND INSTRUMENTS)

Identify and classify animals based on scientific
criteria related to their morphology.
EVALUATION
Observe, identify and recognise basic characteristics and classify vertebrate
animals.
Observe living things using audio-visual and technological resources. Gather
information and use it to identify and classify animals.

Recognise a species with the help of keys and Use keys and guides to classify animals.
simple examples.
Demonstrate an interest in observing and studying Demonstrate an interest in observing and studying living things.
vertebrates and invertebrates. Demonstrate the habit of caring for and respecting animals.

Obtain significant information about previously Consult and use written documents, images and charts. Look for, select and
defined events and phenomena. organise specific, relevant information.

Communicate results in writing, presenting them Use the vocabulary corresponding to each type of content appropriately.
with visual aids. Prepare explanatory texts to communicate research results and submit work in
paper format that is organised and neat.
Work cooperatively and use materials Use strategies to complete assignments individually and with a group.
appropriately.

SUBJECT: METHODOLOGY, RESOURCES AND ASSESSMENT IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION SONIA FELIPE MARTÍNEZ
SUBJECT: METHODOLOGY, RESOURCES AND ASSESSMENT IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION SONIA FELIPE MARTÍNEZ