Animal Classification

I.
Learning Competencies
At the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to:
A. Evaluate and compare the classification of animals.
B. Describe the surrounding of the animals.
C. Familiarize different kinds of animals according to their habitat.
II. Learning Content
1.Topic: Animal Classification
2.Reference: Science for Active Learning 2
3.Materials: laptop
Projector
Visual aids
III. Learning Activities
Teacher’s Activity Pupils Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Greeting
Good morning class Good morning Ma’am
2. Classroom
Management
Before you take your Ok Ma’am
seat, please arrange your
chairs.
So how’s your day? Is it It was great Ma’am

good so far?
That’s good to know. So Yes, ma’am

are you ready to listen for this
day?
3. Review
What was our lesson Our past lesson is all about the
Yesterday? Body Parts of the Animals.
Okay very good.
What did you remember about Animals move from one place
the body parts of the animals? to another.
Yes, correct! Animals move They used their body parts.
from one place to another. And
for them to move to another
place, what did they used?
Right. They used their body

parts to walk, jump, run, crawl,
swim, or fly.
What did the dogs use for them The dog uses their sharp teeth
to get the food to eat? to tear or cut the meat of the
other animals.
Yes, very good. The dog used

their sharp teeth.
How about the snails, crabs, and snails, crabs, and clams use
clams, what do you call to the their shells to protect their soft
parts of their body that they use bodies.
to protect their soft bodies?
Amazing!
4. Motivation
Pupils, I have here some Yes, teacher.
pictures of animals. I want you
to tell to the whole class what
kind of animals that I am going
to show. Are you ready pupils?
That is a cat.
What is the name of the animal?
Okay, very good this is a cat.
A snake.
The second picture. What
animal is these?
Correct! snake is the name of
the animal in the picture.
The animal in the picture is a

The third picture. What animal
bird.
is in the picture.
Yes, that’s correct! Bird is the

name of the animal in the
picture.
What animal is in the picture? A Zebra.
Very good. The animal in the

picture is a zebra.
How about these picture. What

animal is these? Cow is the animal in the picture.
Yes, correct!
What animal did you see in the A turtle.

picture?
Amazing! The animal in the

picture is a turtle.
B. Developmental
Activities
1. Presentation
Since that you all know the
names of the animals that I
show. Now I want you to
describe the animal that I am
going to point out. Okay, are you
ready? Yes, teacher.
Okay, let’s proceed.
How are you going to describe

the cat?
The cat is a friendly animal.
Okay very good answer. The cat
is a friendly animal. Another
description. Where did the cat
lives? Is it the kind of animal who
The cat is a house pet.
is a house pets, farm animals, or
a forest animal?
Correct! This is a house pets.
The second picture. The snake,

how are you going to describe The snake is a carnivorous
the snake? animal.
Okay very good.
How about the bird? The bird is an aerial animal.

Okay excellent! We see birds
freely flying.
How about the zebra? How do

you classify the zebra?
Zebra looks like a horse.
Correct! It looks like a horse.
But how are you going to
differentiate zebra to the horse? The zebra has a black and white
stripe to their skin.
Very good.
How about the cow? I want to

know the food that they eat. They eat grasses.
Very good they eat grasses. And

where do they live? in the farm. they live in the farm.
Very good!
The turtle lives in the water.

What about the turtle?
Correct! They live in the water.

The hard part of their back is
What do you call to the hard
called shell.
part at their back?
Excellent! That is a shell. And

shell protects the soft inner
body parts of them.
2. Discussion
I have here a video related to

our discussion for today. I want
you to use your eyes and ears.
And focus to what you are going
to watch.
Did you get the direction? Yes, teacher.
Title of the video:

Animal life
Did you enjoy watching the Yes, teacher.

video?
Did you learn something in the Yes, teacher.

video?
What did you learn in the video? I learned about the different
kinds of animals, the food they
eat and about the habitat of the
different animals.
Amazing!
What kind of animals did you I see a lion, cheetah, donkey,

see in the video? horse, and cow.
Okay, correct!
And all those animals have their Their body covering protects
own body coverings. What do them from predator, attracts
you think is the use of their them mate, or maintains them
body covering? body temperature.
Yes, that’s correct. One of the

animal’s body covering is the
hair or fur and it protects them
from heat of the sun and from
cold.
Give me an example of the Dog, cat, cows, and horses.
animal that have a hair.
Very good! Dogs, cat, cows and

horses have a hair as their body
covering.
Fur comes in different forms.

Some animals have stripe fur
like the tiger and the zebra.
others have spots like? Have spots like a cheetah.
Correct!
How about the fish, what covers Scales covers the body of the
them? fish.
That’s right. Scale covers the

body of the fish, crocodiles,
lizards, and alligators.
Other body covering of the The animals that have a feather

animals is the feather. Give is a bird.
example of an animals that
have a feather.
Very good!
What is the function of the It helps them to fly and escape

feather of the bird? predators easily.
Correct! It also keeps the birds

warm.
The last body covering is the

skin. The skin allows them to
live both on land and water.
Aside from body coverings, they

can also classify according to
the food they eat.
Some animals feed only on They called herbivores.
plants. They are called?
Very good! The animals who

only ate plants called as
herbivores.
Please give me an example of Birds, butterflies, rabbits and

herbivores animals. grasshopper.
That’s correct! Goats, horses,

cows and Carabaos are
herbivores too. but they feed
animals and hay and they
animals that feed on grass are
called grazers.
If the herbivores feed only on Carnivores feed on other

plants, how about the animals.
carnivores?
Ok. Correct! The example of

animal who feed on other
animals are Lions and tigers.
What did they use to eat large They use their sharp teeth.
animals like horses, zebras, and
alligators?
What do you call to the animals They are the predators.

that kill and feed on other
animals?
How about the animals that are They called preys.

killed and eaten?
Yes, very good!
We also have omnivores. The Dogs, cats and pigs are

Omnivores feed on both animals omnivores.
and plants. What are the
example of omnivores animals?
Okay, very good!
What do you mean by the It is a habitat.

natural environment where the
animals live, find food and
interact with one another?
Okay. very good!
Land animals are also called? Terrestrial animals.
Where did they live? They live in forest, farm, and

even at home as pets.
Correct! Example is the dog,

carabaos, goats and a lion.
Next, we have aquatic animals

or also known as water animals.
Where do they live? They live in the ocean, seas,

lakes, rivers and ponds.
Give an example. Aquatic animals are fish, shark

and starfish.
How about the example of The duck, turtle, crabs and

animals that lives both in water frogs.
and land?
We also have aerial animals and

they fly or glide on air.
What animal is considered as The insects, butterflies and

aerial? birds.
Amazing!
According to how they are born,

we have viviparous animals.
Any idea about viviparous The appearance of the
animals? viviparous animal’s changes as
they grow.
Wonderful! the example is the
pig, puppy and even human.
Lastly, we have oviparous

animals. The oviparous animals
hatched from eggs and they do
not look like their parents at all.
Give an example. The frog and the chicken.
Very good!
3. Generalization
I will group you into five

groups. All you need to do is to
name 3 animals from Land
animals, Aquatic animals
and Aerial animals. Then
check the column if it is
herbivores, carnivores or
omnivores.
Animals herbivore omnivore carnivore Animals herbivore omnivore carnivore

Land Land
1. 1.rabbits
2. 2.dog
3. 3.carabao
Aquatic Aquatic
1. 1.crocodiles
2. 2.frog
3. 3.shark
Aerial Aerial
1. 1.dragonfly
2. 2.butterfly
3. 3.eagle
4. Application
Group the pictures according to
their body coverings by putting
the pictures in the correct
column.
scale fur feather shell skin scale fur feather shell skin
IV. Learning Assessment
Answer your book on

page 175.
V. Agreement
Study the next topic on your

book which is the importance
and care of the animals.
The National Teachers College
Quiapo, Manila
A Detailed Lesson Plan

In
Science 3
(Basic Needs of Human Beings)
Submitted by:
Sales Zyra Mel D.
Student teacher
Submitted to:
Mrs. Angela S. Bautista
Critic teacher
Animals Herbivore Omnivore Carnivore
Land
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Aquatic
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Aerial
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I.

III. Learning Activities

Teacher’s Activity Pupils Activity

So how’s your day? Is it It was great Ma’am

That’s good to know. So Yes, ma’am

Okay very good.

Right. They used their body

Yes, very good. The dog used

Okay, very good this is a cat.

The animal in the picture is a

Yes, that’s correct! Bird is the

What animal is in the picture? A Zebra.

Very good. The animal in the

How about these picture. What

What animal did you see in the A turtle.

Amazing! The animal in the

Okay, let’s proceed.

How are you going to describe

Correct! This is a house pets.

The second picture. The snake,

Okay very good.

How about the bird? The bird is an aerial animal.

How about the zebra? How do

How about the cow? I want to

Very good they eat grasses. And

The turtle lives in the water.

Correct! They live in the water.

Excellent! That is a shell. And

I have here a video related to

Did you get the direction? Yes, teacher.

Title of the video:

Did you enjoy watching the Yes, teacher.

Did you learn something in the Yes, teacher.

What kind of animals did you I see a lion, cheetah, donkey,

Yes, that’s correct. One of the

Very good! Dogs, cat, cows and

Fur comes in different forms.

That’s right. Scale covers the

Other body covering of the The animals that have a feather

What is the function of the It helps them to fly and escape

Correct! It also keeps the birds

The last body covering is the

Aside from body coverings, they

Very good! The animals who

Please give me an example of Birds, butterflies, rabbits and

That’s correct! Goats, horses,

If the herbivores feed only on Carnivores feed on other

Ok. Correct! The example of

What do you call to the animals They are the predators.

How about the animals that are They called preys.

Yes, very good!

We also have omnivores. The Dogs, cats and pigs are

What do you mean by the It is a habitat.

Okay. very good!

Land animals are also called? Terrestrial animals.

Where did they live? They live in forest, farm, and

Correct! Example is the dog,

Next, we have aquatic animals

Where do they live? They live in the ocean, seas,