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Tagalog Animals

Fourth graders learn animals in Tagalog (mga hayop) — aso (dog), pusa (cat), ibon (bird), isda (fish), kabayo (horse). They explore each and name pets and favorites.

Grade 4Animals45 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn Tagalog animals.
  • ✓Explore each animal.
  • ✓Name a pet.
  • ✓Say a favorite animal.
Essential Question

aso, pusa, kabayo… how do you name animals in Tagalog?

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Lesson Phases
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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Tagalog Animals Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore Tagalog animals.

🐾 Explore Tagalog animals — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Animals in Tagalog

5 min

How do you name animals in Tagalog?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make an animal sound.
  • Ask the Tagalog word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Animals

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Animals Explorer.
  • Tap each animal.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an animal.
  • Say aso & pusa.
  • Match sound to word.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Match.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “may aso ako” (I have a dog).
  • Name a pet.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an animal.
  • Say your favorite.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand animal words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: name animals.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to science / animals.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about pets.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Animal cards with words.
  • Match sound to animal.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with aso & pusa.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add kuneho, baka.
  • Draw & label an animal.
  • Sort farm vs pet.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🐾Animal cards
  • 💻The Tagalog Animals Explorer
  • 🖼️Animal pictures
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

mga hayopanimalsasodogpusacatibonbirdisdafishkabayohorsekunehorabbitbakacow
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “dog” in Tagalog?
aso.
QUESTION 2
What animal is pusa?
Cat.
QUESTION 3
What animal is kabayo?
Horse.

Reflect: animals.

Have students name two animals in Tagalog at home. A printable Tagalog animals sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Tagalog AnimalsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: aso, baka, ibon, isda, kabayo, kuneho, mga hayop, pusa
  1. dog
  2. horse
  3. cat
  4. rabbit
  5. bird
  6. fish
  7. cow
  8. animals

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “dog” in Tagalog?
  2. What animal is pusa?
  3. What animal is kabayo?
Answer key — Part A: 1) aso · 2) kabayo · 3) pusa · 4) kuneho · 5) ibon · 6) isda · 7) baka · 8) mga hayop
Part B: 1) aso. 2) Cat. 3) Horse.