Do you have a cat at home?
Do any members of your extended family have a cat at home?
We all know what a cat is, but what do you think a big cat is?
Big Cats
Have you ever seen a lion?Where?
Have you ever seen a leopard?Where?
Have you ever seen a tiger?Where?
What do you think big cats eat?
What time of the day do you think they hunt for food?
Why do you think they hunt at that time?
There are five senses -
sight, sound, touch, smell and taste.
sight, sound, touch, smell and taste.
Which sense do you think big cats need the most to hunt their prey?
Here are some pictures of cats.
Some are small cats and some are big cats.
Drag them to the correct group.
Some are small cats and some are big cats.
Drag them to the correct group.
small cats
big cats
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Look at the chart of big cat coats and behaviour.
What information does it give?
Big Cats Coats and Behaviour
Look at the words below. Which ones do you think you will read in the text?
Match the words with their meanings by drawing lines to connect them.
dawn
lion
mammal
tiger
domestic cat
species
leopard
destroy
lynx
domestic
carnivore
predator
hunt
prey
lion
mammal
tiger
domestic cat
species
leopard
destroy
lynx
domestic
carnivore
predator
hunt
prey
1 Warm-blooded animal
2 Relating to the home
3 Scientific type of a living thing
4 Large member of the cat family with a tawny coat
5 Large member of the cat family with a fawn to orange-red coat spotted with black rose-like shapes
6 Largest member of the cat family with an orange coat and black stripes and a white belly
7 Short-tailed cat with a lightly mottled yellowish to reddish-brown coat and tufted ears
8 Cat that lives with humans in their homes
9 Eats meat
10 Animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals
11 Go after animals to eat them
12 Animal hunted as food
13 Sunrise
14 Demolish
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If you had to choose one of the big cats to save from extinction,
which one would you choose? Why?
When you see the picture, how do you feel? Why?
When you see a picture like this, how does it makes you feel? Why?
Big Cats
Look at the picture and visualize what you think is happening.
Look at the picture and visualize what you think is happening.
Look at the picture and visualize what you think is happening.
Look at the picture and visualize what you think is happening.
Look at the picture and visualize what you think is happening.
Look at the picture and visualize what you think is happening.
Big Cats
Asking questions about what you read makes you think about it and helps you understand what the author is telling you.
Look at the table and answer these questions:
Which big cat does not need our help? How do you know?
Which big cat is in danger of extinction? How do you know?
What do you think vulnerable means?
How do you know that cheetahs and lions are vulnerable?
Why has the author included this information?
Are there any ways kids can help?
Big Cats
Look at the text and pictures about Big Cats and answer
these questions:
How many species of cat are there?
What two groups can they be sorted into?
Is a lion a big cat or a small cat?
Is a tabby cat a big cat or a small cat?
Do big cats eat plants?
Do big cats like to hunt whenever they see their prey?
Can small cats roar?
Can big cats see better than humans in the dark?
What do big cats use their whiskers for?
Who teaches young cats how to hunt?
Do big cats live by themselves or in big groups?
Look at the text and pictures about threats to big cats and answer these questions:
What should people stop doing to big cats? Name four things.
Can you think of other ways we can protect big cats?
If more tigers live in zoos than in the wild, how many tigers do you think live in zoos?
Is it illegal to buy the skin of a big cat?
Why do you think big cats live longer in captivity than in the wild?
Big Cats
What helped you understand the text?
What helped you read the difficult words, such as:
lions leopards tigers lynxes
ocelots threatened extinction
ocelots threatened extinction
When you look at a word in a sentence
other words can help you. Point out the words in these sentences that help you read and understand the words in red:
Big cats are the larger species, such as lions, leopards and tigers.
Small cats include lynxes, ocelots and the domestic cat.
Many cats are now threatened with extinction.
other words can help you. Point out the words in these sentences that help you read and understand the words in red:
Big cats are the larger species, such as lions, leopards and tigers.
Small cats include lynxes, ocelots and the domestic cat.
Many cats are now threatened with extinction.
Big Cats
Activity 1
Write down these words in alphabetical order.
mammal
domestic
species
lion
domestic
species
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carnivore
predator
hunt
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predator
hunt
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tiger
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prey
tiger
lynx
prey
destroy
medicine
threatened
extinction
medicine
threatened
extinction
habitat
dawn
dusk
dawn
dusk
Choose five words and write their meanings.
Share with a partner and then share with the class.
Share with a partner and then share with the class.
Activity 2
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Big Cats
Select the correct statement.
Literal 1
a.
Small cats include lynxes, ocelots and the domestic cat.
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b.
Small cats include domestic cats, tigers and lions.
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c.
Small cats include lions, tigers and zebras.
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d.
Small cats include lions, tigers and cougars.
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Select the correct statement.
Literal 2
a.
Cats are herbivores.
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b.
Cats are omnivores.
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c.
Cats are carnivores.
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d.
Cats are supervores.
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Select the correct statement.
Literal 3
a.
Big cats are hunted for their tails.
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b.
Big cats are hunted for their young ones.
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c.
Big cats are hunted for their skins.
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d.
Big cats are hunted for their whiskers.
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Select the correct statement.
Interpretative or inferential 1
a.
If we protect big cats they will face extinction.
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b.
If we protect big cats they will face danger.
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c.
If we do not protect big cats they will face overpopulation.
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d.
If we do not protect big cats they will face extinction.
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Select the correct statement.
Interpretative or inferential 2
a.
Big cats are brave and fearless predators.
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b.
Big cats are brave and fearful predators.
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c.
Big cats are cowardly and frightened predators.
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d.
Big cats are cowardly and fearless predators.
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Select the statement or statements that you agree with.
Applied or evaluative
a.
Big cats are protected in every country.
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b.
Big cats should be protected in every country.
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c.
Big cats will never be protected in every country.
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d.
Big cats are protected in the places they live.
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