1. Learning Task:
Farm animal barrier game.
Description:
This activity is done between
two children, one of which has
pictures of farm animals with
their names. The second child Language
has the same pictures of farm Subject Strand:
animal, but without their names.
Vocabulary
The first child read the name of
an animal, and asks second child Subject Topic:
to pass him the picture of the Oral Communication
animal that match with name.
Then second child ask first one if Background Information:
the picture is right or not. Children need to know how to
Learning Task Adapted from: match the animals with their
names, so from this activity they
English classroom, Child Care learn how to match things with
Center, Sultan Qaboos their name in their daily life.
University. They need to know the names of
Age Group: things around them which enrich
their vocabulary.
5 to 6 years.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Subject Area:
Vocabulary: farm animal names
Oral Communication:

2. • asks questions  Has background about
• listens and responds orally farm animals.
to language patterns
• follows directions Learning Theory &
• communicates needs to Instructional Strategy:
peers
• articulates English/Arabic o This activity is based upon
sounds in speech a cognitive approach
where children make links
Student Characteristics with different experiences
(seeing, listening, matching
Accommodated:
and reading).
• This activity
o This activity responds to
accommodating kenestetic
children’s way of learning
intelligences as children
through hiding pictures
match between the picture
they are asking for.
and it’s name.
o The activity prepares
• This activity provides social
children for social
connection between the
connection with others.
two parties of it.
Introduction of the Learning
Prerequisite Concepts, Skills,
Task:
& Values:
 Show two children
 Child has to have reading
the location of
skills.
activity in the shelf.
 Has matching skills
 Put barrier between
between things.
them to not allow
them to see the cards

3. that each of them answer is wrong, but
has. say try again.
 Tell the first child to  Tell the first student
take the cards with to place on his side of
it’s name, and second the barrier as a
child to take the cards record of the
without their names. response made by
the second child.
 Help the first child to
read the name of  Show the children
animal like rabbit and how to tidy up the
help him to ask activity.
second child to pass
Preparation:
him the picture, so
help him to say like, Search for pictures of farm
"Please pass me the animals, and their names.
card with the picture
Print them out.
of a rabbit".
Cut them, and stick them in hard
 Help second child to
papers.
choose the right
picture, and to say Laminate the cards.
"This is the card with
Checklist of Tray Items:
the picture of a
rabbit.”For example. Tray.
 Tell the first child to Plastic bag.
not say wrong if the
Box.

4. Extension Activities:  Does not use names of
farm animals; may not
Extend the difficulty level of the
have expressive vocabulary
game by adding more cards of
to do so.
farm animals or have additional
 Begins to position objects/
sets of cards with different kinds
uses picture that
of animals.
demonstrate names of
Enrichment Activities: farm animals.
 Position objects/uses
Extending the pictures to include
picture that demonstrate
picture of the food that the farm
names of farm animals.
animals eat.
 Identifies all names of farm
Assessment Techniques: animals.
Teacher observes children while
they are doing this activity. References for the Rubric:
The teacher makes anecdotal Sue Hathway, Language Rubric,
notes about: Child Care Center, Sultan Qaboos
Language: vocabulary: name of University.
farm animals. Feedback: Suggestions:
Matching skills. Please make sure that you have
Also review the final set of cards space between each other.
that the first student has lined Read to me the name of animals.
up in pairs with the children to Please follow the oral sentence
see if there are any mis-placed model, so the first one of you
cards. If there is one in the should say like, "Please pass me
incorrect place there will be the card with the picture of a
more. rabbit", and second one say like
Evaluation Rubric:

5. "This is the card with the picture
of a rabbit.”
Please make sure that you
choose right picture.
Please let him try again.
Vocabulary:
Farm animals, cards, pictures,
barrier game.
Comments, Hints, & Suggestion:
Store the cards in food bags to
save them from dust and dirt.
Key Words:
Read, pass, try again and match.