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Animals and Their Young Ones

Grade: 1 - 3

1. Introduction

● Start with a fun question: “Do animals have babies like humans do?”
● Show pictures or flashcards of parent animals and their young ones.
● Examples to introduce:
○ Cat → Kitten
○ Dog → Puppy
○ Cow → Calf
○ Lion → Cub
○ Duck → Duckling
○ Hen → Chick

Interactive Question:

● “Can you guess what we call a baby dog?”


● Continue this activity with other animals.

2. Explanation of Concepts
Animal Baby Name

Dog Puppy

Cat Kitten

Cow Calf

Hen Chick

Lion Cub

Sheep Lamb

●
Emphasize how animals care for their babies (feeding, protecting, and teaching).

● Compare to how humans care for babies.

3. Activity Time

1. Matching Game
○ Provide printed worksheets where students match animals to their young
ones (e.g., draw a line between a hen and a chick).
2. Flashcard Activity
○ Show an animal flashcard and ask, “What’s the baby called?”
○ Students can answer as a group.
3. Act It Out
○ Students act like baby animals while making the corresponding sounds.
○ Examples:
■ Puppy (bark), Kitten (meow), Chick (cheep-cheep).

4. Story Time

● Read a short story: "A Mother Hen and Her Chick."


○ Focus on how the mother hen keeps her chicks safe.
○ Ask simple questions:
■ “Who did the hen take care of?”
■ “What sound does a chick make?”

5. Recap & Reflection

● Ask students to name:


○ One parent animal and its baby.
● Use a fun sing-along rhyme:

🎵 “Animals and Babies Song” 🎵


A cat has a kitten, meow-meow-meow,
A dog has a puppy, bow-wow-wow,
A cow has a calf, moo-moo-moo,
And a lion has a cub too!

Explanation of Concepts

Animal Baby Name Sound

Cat Kitten Meow

Dog Puppy Bark

Cow Calf Moo

Lion Cub Roar


Hen/Chicken Chick Cluck/Cheep

Duck Duckling Quack

Sheep Lamb Baa

Horse Foal Neigh

3. Discussion on How Animals Care for Their Babies

Explain that animals take care of their young ones just like parents take care of children.

● Examples:
○ Cats keep kittens safe and feed them milk.
○ Dogs play and protect their puppies.
○ Cows feed their calves milk.
○ Hens keep chicks warm and teach them how to find food.

4. Comparing Animals and Humans

● Ask: “How do your parents care for you?”


(Students may respond: “They give us food, keep us safe, and teach us things.”)
● Relate this to animals:
“Just like your parents take care of you, animals also love and protect their babies.”

5. Simple Sentences for Understanding

Use short, easy-to-understand sentences:

1. “A baby cat is called a kitten.”


2. “A baby cow is called a calf.”
3. “A baby lion is called a cub.”
4. “A hen’s baby is called a chick.”

Interactive Examples During Explanation

● Question 1: “What is a baby dog called?” (Puppy!)

● Question 2: “What does a cow’s baby look like? Is it small or big?”


Examples of How Animals Care for Their Babies

1. Cats and Kittens


○ Caring for Young: Mother cats (called queens) feed their kittens milk and
keep them warm by snuggling close.
○ Protection: Cats hide their kittens in safe places to protect them from danger.
○ Teaching: As kittens grow, the mother teaches them to hunt and groom
themselves.
2. Dogs and Puppies
○ Caring for Young: Mother dogs lick their puppies to keep them clean and
feed them milk.
○ Protection: Dogs stay close to their puppies to guard them from harm.
○ Teaching: The mother dog teaches her puppies how to play, bark, and find
food.
3. Birds and Chicks
○ Caring for Young: Birds build nests to keep their eggs safe. After the eggs
hatch, they feed their chicks by bringing them worms or insects.
○ Protection: Mother birds stay in the nest or nearby to scare away predators.
○ Teaching: Once the chicks grow feathers, the parents teach them how to fly
and find food.
4. Lions and Cubs
○ Caring for Young: Lionesses (mother lions) feed their cubs milk and keep
them close to stay safe.
○ Protection: Lionesses hide their cubs in tall grass or bushes to protect them
from predators.
○ Teaching: As cubs grow, the mother teaches them how to roar, play, and
hunt.
5. Elephants and Calves
○ Caring for Young: Baby elephants (calves) drink milk from their mothers for
up to 2 years.
○ Protection: Elephants live in herds, and the whole herd protects the baby
elephant from danger.
○ Teaching: Older elephants teach the calf how to use its trunk to eat leaves,
drink water, and bathe.
6. Ducks and Ducklings
○ Caring for Young: Mother ducks (hens) keep their ducklings warm under
their wings.
○ Protection: The mother leads her ducklings in a line to water, keeping them
safe from predators.
○ Teaching: Ducks teach their babies how to swim and find food in the water.
7. Cows and Calves
○ Caring for Young: Mother cows feed their calves milk and stay close to them
in the herd.
○ Protection: Cows moo loudly if they sense danger to warn their calves and
keep them close.
8. Penguins and Chicks
○ Caring for Young: Penguins keep their chicks warm by holding them on their
feet under a flap of skin called the "brood pouch."
○ Feeding: Parents take turns catching fish and bringing it back to feed the
chicks.
○ Protection: Penguins huddle together to keep the young safe from the cold
and predators.
9. Kangaroos and Joeys
○ Caring for Young: Baby kangaroos (joeys) stay safe inside their mother’s
pouch, where they drink milk and stay warm.
○ Protection: Mothers hop away quickly if there’s danger, keeping the joey safe
in the pouch.
10. Tigers and Cubs
● Caring for Young: Mother tigers feed their cubs milk and keep them hidden in dens.
● Teaching: As the cubs grow, the mother teaches them to stalk, pounce, and hunt for
food.

Adult Animal Young One

Cat Kitten

Dog Puppy

Cow Calf

Lion Cub

Tiger Cub

Hen/Chicken Chick

Duck Duckling

Sheep Lamb
Horse Foal

Pig Piglet

Elephant Calf

Goat Kid

Deer Fawn

Rabbit Bunny/Kit

Frog Tadpole

Kangaroo Joey

Bear Cub

Fish Fry

Owl Owlet

Butterfly Caterpillar

Swan Cygnet

Whale Calf
Donkey Foal

Monkey Infant

Giraffe Calf

Zebra Foal

Panda Cub

Wolf Pup

Crocodile Hatchling

Pigeon Squab

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