Grade 1 English Animals – Young ones Notes
English: Animals — Young ones
Grade / Age: Kenyan learners, Age 6
1. Names (Nouns) — adult and baby
These words are nouns. The first word is the adult animal, the second is the baby.
- Dog 🐶 — puppy
- Cat 🐱 — kitten
- Cow 🐄 — calf
- Sheep 🐑 — lamb
- Goat 🐐 — kid
- Chicken 🐔 — chick
- Duck 🦆 — duckling
- Horse 🐴 — foal
2. Short grammar rules (easy)
Singular — one animal.
Example: "This is a puppy." (one)
Plural — more than one. Often we add 's'.
Example: "These are puppies." (more than one)
Use of 'a' and 'the':
- a — any one (use before singular noun that we mention for the first time): "A chick is small."
- the — a specific one we know: "The chick is small." (we talk about one we have seen)
Use of 'is' and 'are': "is" for one (singular). "are" for many (plural).
Examples: "The lamb is soft." — "The lambs are soft."
3. Demonstratives: this / these
Use "this is" for one close animal. Use "these are" for more than one close animals.
Examples:
- "This is a kitten." (1 kitten)
- "These are kittens." (2 or more kittens)
4. Simple sentences — practice reading
- This is a puppy.
- The puppy is small.
- These are chicks.
- A cow has a calf.
- The lamb is white.
5. Fun activities (do with a teacher or at home)
Activity A — Match (draw line or point)
- Dog — _____ (puppy)
- Horse — _____ (foal)
- Chicken — _____ (chick)
- Goat — _____ (kid)
Activity B — Fill the blanks with a / the / an / (is / are)
- _____ kitten is small. (This / These)
- These _____ chicks. (is / are)
- I see _____ cow and _____ calf. (a / the)
(Teacher: read the sentences aloud and help the child answer.)
6. Answers (check together)
- Match answers: puppy, foal, chick, kid.
- Fill blanks:
- 1. This kitten is small.
- 2. These are chicks.
- 3. I see a cow and a calf. (or "I see the cow and the calf." if you mean specific ones)