Activity goals
1. Be willing to understand the various ways animals transmit information.
2. Improve observation, analysis and oral expression skills.
3. Learn to understand that animals transmit information mainly through three ways: sound, action and smell.
Key points and difficulties
Key points: Understand that animals mainly transmit information through sound, action and smell.
Difficulty: Understand how animals use scent to communicate.
Activity preparation
Knowledge: Before class, children are asked to collect knowledge about the communication methods between animals.
Material: pictures of various animals, display boards, headdresses, courseware, etc.
Activity process
(1) Introduction: stimulate interest and introduce the topic.
1. The teacher performs ventriloquism performances (bird calls) to stimulate interest.
Transitional language: Although the bird cannot speak, it can use calls to communicate with its partners. So do you want to know how other animals communicate with their partners? Today I have brought you animal communication Let’s take a look at the video of the contact.
2. Watch the contact methods of the two animals to elicit the theme.
Question: How do spiders contact their partners when they are in danger?
How do bees dance? Let's learn together. (Swing dance, figure eight dance)
Do you know how other animals communicate?
Transitional language: There are many ways for animals to communicate with each other. Let’s ask children and your friends to discuss how other animals communicate while looking at the big picture. Children, please come over here!
(2) Expand: Understand the three main ways of communication among animals.
1. Children can freely watch and discuss animal pictures to discover and learn.
2. Guide children to understand the three main ways of contacting animals.
(1) Children exchange the contact information of animals they know.
(2) After the children fully explain, the teacher classifies the animal contact methods.
a. Guide children to understand the "sound" contact methods of animals by imitating animal sounds.
b. Watch the animation of ants making contact and guide children to understand the "action" contact method.
c. Demonstrate the story of small scientific experiments and guide children to understand the "smell" contact method.
3. Children operate pictures and practice to consolidate.
(1) Each child can freely choose an animal picture and exchange contact information with their peers.
(2) Children make their own judgment and then paste the pictures in their hands on the corresponding board.