LEAST LEARNED SKILLS

Proponent: Mercy J. Balagtas

School: Valdefuente Elementary
Cabanatuan City
 Hi, KIDS! I’m
Vertebra…

My Fairy Godmother
gave me a task.

Please help me…

 My TASK is to….

Classify vertebrates into

mammals, birds, fishes,
amphibians and reptiles.
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OLD MAC DONALD SONG

Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh!

And on that farm he had some chickens, Ee i ee i oh!
With a cluck-cluck here, and a cluck-cluck there.
Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck-cluck
Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh

Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh!

And on that farm he had some dogs, Ee i ee i oh!
With a woof-woof here, and a woof-woof-woof there
Here a woof, there a woof, everywhere a woof-woof
Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh!

Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh!

And on that farm he had some turkeys, Ee i ee i oh!
With a carabao, birds& horse there,
And a goat & milkfish there, Ee i ee i oh!
There are turtles & frogs, Ee i ee i oh!
Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh!

Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh!

And on that farm he had some cows, Ee i ee i oh!
With a moo-moo here, and a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-ooo
Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh!

 Who had a farm?

 What are different animals in the farm?
 What do you call those animals with backbones?

Come on! Let’s find out….

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WORD MAT

Direction: Identify as many animals with backbones in a word mat. Their names are
written vertically, horizontally, diagonally or backward. Write at least 20 of them.
Try if you can identify them in 5 minutes.

Time Start: ___________________ Time Finished: _____________________

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Watch!!!

Let’s find out…..

Mammals- are the only animals with fur or hair. They are also the
only animals with mammary glands that give milk to their young.
They breathe with their lungs.

Birds- are the only animals with feathers. They have lungs for
breathing birds come out of an egg with a hard shell.

Fish- have fins & scales with are think bony sheets arranged all
over the body. All fish with the exemptions of the lung, fish have
gills.

Amphibians- are so called double lives because they can live

both on land and water. They live in water when they are still
babies and on land when they grow up.

Reptiles - are scaly animals that are hatched from eggs with hard
shells and the eggs are always laid on land.
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Activity no. 1

Word Chain

Direction: Make a chain of words which are names of vertebrates. The last letter of the
word is the letter of the new word and so on. Continue what has been started below.

G OAT
A
M
A
R
A
W
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Activity no. 2

Direction: Classify the following pictures of animals into mammals, birds,

fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
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Activity no. 3

LOOP-THE-WORDS
Direction: These as in a word words which name the animals belonging to the group
of vertebrates. The word maybe read upward, downward, backward or diagonally.
There are at least 20 of them. Try if you can identify them in 5 minutes.

Time Start: ________________ Time Finished: _______________

1. 6. 11. 16.
2. 7. 12. 17.
3. 8. 13. 18.
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10 15. 20.
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Activity no. 4

Direction: Make a web. Give the characteristics of each group of vertebrates

SEMANTIC WEB

MAMMALS

BIRDS
FISH

Give the characteristics

of each group of
vertebrates

AMPHIBIANS REPTILES

These are so called double lives because These are the only animals with
they can live both on land and water. They fur or hair. They are also the only
live in water when they are still babies and animals with mammary glands
on land when they grow up. that give milk to their young.

These are the only They have fins & scales These are scaly animals
animals with feathers. with are think bony that are hatched from
They have lungs for sheets arranged all over eggs with hard shells and
breathing. All birds the body. All fish with the the eggs are always
come out of an egg exemptions of the lung, laid on land.
with a hard shell. it have gills.
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TEST YOURSELF

Direction: Identify the following animals whether they are mammals, reptiles, birds,
fishes or amphibians.

1. eagle= _______________ 6. maya=_______________

2. tiger = _______________ 7. parrot = _____________

3. snakes = ______________ 8. dog = _______________

4. horse = ______________ 9. cow = _______________

5. giraffe = ______________10.milkfish = ____________

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ASSESSMENT CARD

TEST YOURSELF

Direction: Identify the following characteristics whether they are mammals,

birds, fishes, amphibians or reptiles. Write the answer on the blank
before the number.

_____ 1. They live in water, have scales and gills for breathing.

_____ 2. They live both on land and water, scaly animals that are hatched from eggs
with hard shells.

_____ 3. They have mammary glands and only group of animals withfur or hair.

_____ 4. They have feathers, and have lungs for breathing.

_____ 5. These are so called double lives because they can live both on land and in
water. They live in water when they are still babies and on land when they
grow up.
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Direction: Match the group of vertebrates with their characteristics. Match

column A with column B.

A B
1. Mammals a. are scaly animals that are hatched from eggs with hard
shells and the eggs are always laid on land.

2. Birds b. are the animals with fur or hair . They are also the only
animals with mammary glands that give milk to their young.

3. Fish c. are the only animals with feathers. They have lungs for
breathing.

4. Amphibians d. are so called double lives because they can live both
land and in water. They live in water when they are still
babies and on land when they grow up.

5. Reptiles e. have fins and scales which think bony sheets arranged all
over its bodies.
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Direction: Give the characteristics and example for the following group of
vertebrates. Choose your answer inside the box below.

Animals Characteristics Example of Animals

Mammals

Birds

Fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

These are the only animals with fur or hair.

These are so called double lives because They are also the only animals with These are scaly animals that are
they can live both on land and water. mammary glands that give milk to their hatched from eggs with hard
They live in water when they are still young. shells and the eggs are always
babies and on land when they grow up. laid on land.

These are the only animals with feathers. They They have fins & scales with are think bony
have lungs for breathing. All birds come out of sheets arranged all over the body. All fish
an egg with a hard shell. with the exemptions of the lung,
it have gills.

Turtle Whale Eagle

Peacock

Camel Horse Frog

Elephant Snake
Milkfish Maya

Goat Tiger
Salamander

CONGRATULATIONS, KIDS!!
Job Well Done!
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