Project No: 2024-1-TR01-KA220-SCH-000245616
"EcoLingua Curriculum: Digitally Enhanced Pedagogy for Integrating Environmental Issues into Language Teaching"
๐ŸŒฟ Digital Activity designed by the EcoLingua Project Team  ยท  Partner Institution: GAUN, Turkey
CEFR A1 Activity 4 ๐ŸŒ SDG 15 ๐Ÿพ Animals
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๐Ÿพ Eco-Animal Friends
GAUN ยท A1 Level Activity 4
A1 Act 4 ~30 min ๐ŸŒ SDG 15 ๐Ÿฆ‹ Biodiversity
๐Ÿพ Animals Need Us! Let's Help! ๐ŸŒ
We learn animal names ยท We discover habitats ยท We protect our animal friends!
๐ŸŒณ Forest โ€” bird, frog, dog ๐ŸŒŠ Sea โ€” fish, dolphin โ˜๏ธ Sky โ€” bird, butterfly ๐Ÿž๏ธ River โ€” frog, fish
๐ŸŽฎ How to Apply the Game โ€” Teacher Guide
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Set up: Display on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Have toy animals, soft toys, or real flashcards ready as physical prompts alongside the digital cards.
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Animal Sounds Warm-up: Go to the Animals tab. Make an animal sound. Ask: "What is it?" Students guess, then click the card to reveal the name and habitat. Students repeat: "Dog! The dog lives in the forest!"
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Habitat Match Game: Move to the Habitats tab. Click an animal card, then click the correct habitat button. Class decides together: Forest, Sea, Sky, or River? Award a team point for correct answers!
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Eco-Animal Story: Go to the Story tab. The teacher reads the story starter aloud. Students click a sentence chip to add the next line. Build the story together sentence by sentence!
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Eco-Charades: In the Charades tab, a student acts like the displayed animal โ€” no sounds allowed (or only sounds)! Class guesses: "Is it a dolphin?" Click Reveal to confirm and say the full sentence.
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Scoring: Use the scoreboard buttons in the Habitats tab to track team points. Award +1 for correct habitat matches and correct sentences. Charades bonus points are teacher-discretionary!
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Keyword sidebars: Click any Ecology Word (left) or SDG (right) button at any time for a child-friendly pop-up definition. Great for brief vocabulary extensions during habitat discussion.
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Wrap-up: Use the Reflection tab for discussion: "How can we help animals?" Then show the Wrap-up tab for the homework: draw your favourite animal in its habitat!
โฑ Estimated game time: ~30 minutes. This digital activity works best after an initial introduction to animal vocabulary. The Habitat Match and Story Builder are the core game stages; the Charades section can be extended or shortened depending on class energy. Sentence frame: "The ___ lives in the ___."
โฑ Stage Timer: 5:00
Progress:
๐Ÿ—ฃ Language Objective
Name animals ยท Use "The ___ lives in the ___" ยท Simple Present tense
๐ŸŒ Eco Objective
Recognise animal habitats ยท Understand why protecting them matters
๐ŸŽฏ Skills
Listening ยท Speaking ยท Storytelling ยท Cooperative learning
๐Ÿพ Animal Sounds Warm-up (5 min)
Method: Storytelling + GuessingWhole class

๐Ÿ–ฑ Click each card to reveal the animal name and habitat! Teacher makes the sound first โ€” students guess!

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Teacher
Make the sound for each animal (๐Ÿถ woof! ๐ŸŸ blub! ๐Ÿฆ tweet!). Ask: "What is it?" Click the card to reveal. Students then say: "It's a dog! The dog lives in the forest!"
๐Ÿ™‹ Students
Listen to the sound and guess! Then say the full sentence: "The fish lives in the sea!" ๐ŸŸ Use the sentence frame: "The ___ lives in the ___."
๐ŸŒณ Animal Habitat Match Game (8 min)
Method: CLIL + TBLTeamsSentence frames

Click an animal card, then click its habitat. Say the full sentence: "The ___ lives in the ___!"

๐ŸŒณ Forest
๐ŸŒŠ Sea
โ˜๏ธ Sky
๐Ÿž๏ธ River
Click an animal, then place it in its habitat!
๐Ÿ† Team Scoreboard โ€” Habitat Points!
โœ… Correct habitat + full sentence = 1 point per team!
๐Ÿ“– Eco-Animal Story Builder (8 min)
Method: Storytelling + Cooperative LearningWhole class

Build the "Eco-Animal Story" together! Click a sentence chip to add the next line. Each student contributes one sentence!

๐Ÿ“– Our Eco-Animal Story
๐Ÿพ One day, the animals needed help...
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Teacher
Read the story starter aloud dramatically! Ask each student to click a sentence chip to add to the story. After each addition, the whole class reads the story aloud together. Encourage students to suggest their own sentences!
๐Ÿ™‹ Students
Click a sentence to add it to the story! Then read the whole story aloud. Try making your own sentences: "The dolphin lives in the sea. It is sad."
๐ŸŽญ Eco-Charades Game (5 min)
Method: Embodied learning + GamificationWhole class / Teams

A student acts like the animal! No speaking โ€” only actions. The class guesses, then says the full sentence!

๐ŸŽญ Who am I?
Card 1 of 8
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Act like this animal!
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Teacher
Click Reveal Animal to show you the animal secretly (or to the class after guessing). The chosen student acts it out. When the class guesses correctly, everyone says the full sentence together!
๐Ÿ™‹ Students
Watch the actor and guess: "Is it a dolphin?" When correct: "Yes! The dolphin lives in the sea!" ๐Ÿฌ
๐ŸŽจ My Favourite Animal โ€” Homework
Draw your favourite animal in its habitat!
Write one sentence: "The ___ lives in the ___."
Share with the class next lesson! ๐ŸŒฟ
๐ŸŸ The fish lives in the sea. ๐Ÿฆ The bird lives in the sky. ๐Ÿธ The frog lives in the river. ๐Ÿฌ The dolphin lives in the sea.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Reflection โ€” How Can We Help Animals?
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"How can we help fish?"
โœ… "Don't throw plastic in the sea! Keep water clean!"
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"How can we help forest animals?"
โœ… "Don't cut trees! Plant new trees! Protect forests!"
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"How can we help birds?"
โœ… "Don't pollute the air! Make bird houses! Don't destroy nests!"
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"How can we help river animals?"
โœ… "Keep rivers clean! Don't throw rubbish in water!"
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"Why are animals important?"
โœ… "Animals are our friends! They are part of nature. We need them!"
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"What is dangerous for animals?"
โœ… "Plastic! Pollution! Cutting trees! Throwing rubbish in water!"
๐Ÿ“‹ Assessment Notes
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Teacher
โœ… Vocabulary: correct animal names and habitat words?
โœ… Sentence accuracy: "The ___ lives in the ___" structure?
โœ… Story contribution: added a meaningful sentence?
โœ… Charades: responded with full sentence after guessing?
โœ… Homework: drawing includes animal + habitat + sentence.
๐ŸŽจ Follow-up: class mural โ€” animals and habitats๐Ÿ“ฃ Project: "Save the Animals" school campaign