NAME: ________________________________________________________

GRADE AND SECTION: _________________________________________

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K 7-8 NEEDS OF THE ANIMALS

Do you have a pet or know someone that has a pet? What kind of pet is it?
Have you ever helped take care of you pet or another animal?
What tasks have you performed to make sure the animal was healthy and happy?
Like you, animals have needs. They need things in order to grow and develop.

After studying this Activity Sheet, you should be able to:

 identify the needs of animals found at home or in school

 predict what my happen to animals if their needs are not met
 describe ways of caring and showing concern for animals
 explain why animals should be cared for

LEARNING TASK 1: LET’S GO SHOPPING!

Think of your pet at home. If you don’t have one, you may think of an animal that you want to
take good care of.

Suppose you will be given a chance to go shopping for all its needs. What are you going to put in
your cart? Draw them inside the cart. Enjoy shopping!

for my dear
pet

D LEARNING TASK 2: LET’S INVESTIGATE

Problem: What do animals need?
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 What you need: Three adults who take care of animals, pencil, and paper

What to Do:

1. Ask pet owners or veterinarians on how they take care of animals.

2. Observe the animals they take care for. How do they look? Do they look healthy?
3. Ask them the following questions.
a. What do you give your pets?
b. Why is it important to give them these needs?

What have you found out?

NAME OF PET &

OBSERVATIONS NEEDS GIVEN WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
KIND OF ANIMAL
Water
Miya- cat Healthy and very playful (You may enumerate as to keep the cat hydrated
many as you can)

1.

2.

3.

What are the things you enumerated in Learning Task 2 are not mentioned in Learning Task 1 as
things needed by animals?

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Conclusion:

Animals need ___________________, __________________, __________________, and

__________________ in order for them to grow healthy?

NEEDS OF ANIMALS

1. Food and Water- Animals need food in order to live. Without food, they will die. The type of food
needed by each animal differ from the others. Monkeys eat fruits and vegetables. Butterflies sip nectar
found inside the flowers. Carabao and cow eat grass. Frogs eat insects.

Animals also need water to drink. Water also keep their body cool.
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2. Fresh Air- Just like humans, animals need to breathe fresh clean air. Without air, animals will die.
That is why cages, aquariums, and fishbowls have small openings where air can pass through. Do not
put animals in containers or cages that are completely closed or covered.

3. Shelter- Some animals make their own homes. Shelters protect animals from bad weather and from
their enemies. People provide homes for their pet animals. These home should be kept clean. The coop
is a home for the chickens, pigpen for the pigs, and stable for horses.

4. Love and Care- Animals have feelings, too. They also need love and care. Animals grow healthy
when they get what they need. Show your love and concern for them.
a. Feed them well so that they will grow strong and healthy?
b. Give them a bath once in a while.
c. Clean their homes. Do not spray insecticides. It might poison them.
d. Never hurt animals. Do not tease them. Do not throw stones or hit them with sticks.
e. Be careful when you play with your pets. Handle them with care.
f. Bring the pets to the veterinarian for check-up. A veterinarian is a doctor-specialist for
animals.
LEARNING TASK 3:

Search for the different needs of animals in the Word Hunt Puzzle below. Encircle them.

LEARNING TASK 4: Help each animal find a home. Draw a line from the animal to its home.

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Color the food that each animal eats.

LEARNING TASK 5:
How do you take care of your pets? Check the things that show proper care of your pets.
__________1.Archie kicks his dog always.
__________2. Jerry feeds his dog every day.
__________3.Joel gives his pet cat water every other day.
__________4. Richard always bring his pet dog for a walk as a form of exercise.
__________5. Jay bring his sick pet to a veterinarian.

LEARNING TASK 6: Circle the illustrations that show concern for animals.

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 E LEARNING TASK 6:

Write a short letter to your friend about your pet and its needs. Tell your friend how you take care
of it, too. If you do not have a pet at home, think of the animal you want to have as a pet.

LEARNING TASK 7:

What would happen to your pet if it did not get enough food, water, air, or did not have a place to
take shelter?

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LEARNING TASK 8: VALUES FORMATION

(For this part, you can use Tagalog to express your answers). You can also use a separate sheet of
paper)

Due to the different natural disasters like the Taal Volcano eruption and typhoons, many animals
were abandoned by their owners. How do you feel about this? How can you help these animals?

Why should we take good care of the animals? Can you relate your own/ personal experience
about animals?

A LEARNING TASK 10: SUM UP!

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 What are the needs of the animals?

LEARNING TASK 10 : Choose only ONE from these activities:

 With the help of your parents or an adult, make a creative video presentation showing the needs of
your pet and how you take good care of it.

 Write a short poem about the needs of animals and how to care for them. Take a video while you are
reciting the poem you have written.

(Send the video through my Facebook Messenger- Julie Anne Frane or thru my email account:
[email protected])

 Make a booklet of your drawings (not printed pictures) about the needs of animals and how to care
for them. Place your output inside the envelope for the Learning Kits.

LEARNING TASK 10: REFLECTION

In your Journal, write your significant learning.
From this activity, I learned that
I realized that
I promise to

REFERENCES
Borabo, H. L. and De Ocampo, I. C. Real Life Science 1.Quezon City: Abiva Publishing House,
Inc., 2011.
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 Del Prado, N.A. and Del Prado M.D.K.A. Moving Ahed with Science 1.
Manila:Innovative Educational Materials, Inc., 2004.
Perucho, Pacita L. Learn and Experience Science 2.Valenzuela City: JO-ES Publishing House,
Inc. 2002.
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/
https://preschoolplanet.us/

For any inquiries/ questions/ clarifications, you may contact the subject teacher :
FB Messenger: Julie Anne Frane
E-mail: [email protected]
Cel #: 0947- 244- 7002

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