Animal Names

Animals, Diers, Les Animaux, Das Tier, L'animale, Doubutsu, Animais, Los Animales, Djur

All these words translate to the English word animals. You will be creating a graphic organizer about animals.

Use the list of 5 animals below and the dictionary links to write the names for each animal in 4 different languages. You may select any 4 languages you would like to use.
- Dog
- Cat
- Bird
- Fish
- Monkey

When putting your information in the graphic organizer, include the animal's name in English, a drawing of the animal, 4 translations of the animal's name, and the country that translation is from.

  1. Dutch Dictionary
  2. French Dictionary
  3. German Dictionary
  4. Italian Dictionary
  5. Japanese Dictionary
  6. Portuguese Dictionary
  7. Spanish Dictionary
  8. Swedish Dictionary
Lesson Name:   Animal Names
Objective:   Students will create a graphic organizer containing 5 animals, a picture of each and their name in 4 different languages.
Grade:   (3-5) Lesson Login:   animal_names
Additional disciplines:
Computer Skills
ELA
ESL
Science
Materials:
Computer with Internet access
Graphic Organizer software or drawing paper
Printer, if using software
Art Supplies
Interactive Whiteboard Tip:   Get the class started by choosing one animal on the list to do together. First, walk them through creating a graphic organizer, either using graphic organizer software or by drawing it using painting or notebook software. Then, find 4 translations of one animal's name and put them into the organizer.