Lesson Plan of Classification of Animals according to Eating Habits

General Science Grade IV

Students’ Learning Outcomes
 Classify animals on the basis of food they eat.
 Differentiate between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores with the help of examples.

Information for Teachers

 All animals must get food to survive. Animals get food from the environment in which they live.
 Different animals have different eating habits.
 Some animals eat only plant materials (roots, stems, leaves, seeds, fruits etc.). They are called
herbivores, sheep, horse, goat, cow and rabbit are common examples of herbivores.
 Some animals eat only animal materials (meat, fish etc.). They are called carnivores. Lion, tiger,
eagle, dog, cat, whale and dolphin are common examples of carnivores.
 Some animals eat both plant and animal material. They are called omnivores. Hen, crow, bear,
chimpanzee and man are common examples of omnivores.

Material / Resources
Pictures of animals eating their foods, textbook

Worm up Activity
 Ask students to name the animals present in their surroundings.
 Make a list of these animals on board. Conduct a questioning answering session.
 Are these all animals alike?
(Students’ response: No)
 How they are different?
(Students’ response may be include the size, color and living habitat of animals)
 Do they eat the same kind of food?
(Students’ response: No)
 Are the animals also different with reference to their feeding habits?
(Students’ response: Yes)
 Animals can be classified into three groups, according to the kinds of food they eat.
 Development

Activity 1
 Divide the class in groups.
 Now ask the groups to make a table showing at least six different animals and their feeding
habitats i.e. the food items they eat.
 Tell students, the food items in the table can be divided into two types i.e. Animals materials and
plant materials. Ask students to see the food items and name:
 The animals which eat plant material only.
 The animals which eat animal material only.
 The animals which eat both plant and animal materials.
 Introduce and define the terms herbivore, carnivore and omnivore and ask students to sort out
the animals’ list into these three categories.
 Recall students’ previous knowledge about the human diet and ask them the group to which
human beings belong.


Animals Feeding Habits
Hen Grain, seeds, fruits, other
vegetation, corns, worms, insects
Zebra Grass
Lion Zebra, buffalo, deer
Donkey Shrubs, grass
Chimpanzees Plants, insects, other small animals
Whale Fish, sea birds and animals
Crow Corn, small animals, eggs, fruits
Horse Gras

Activity 2
 Draw the following diagram on board and ask students to copy on their notebooks and apply
their learning to complete the diagram.
Herbivores Omnivores Carnivores
Food Food they Food
they eat eat they eat
Examples Examples Examples
 Sum up / Conclusion
 Conclude that there is a variety of food items available to animals. Different animals have
different eating habits.
 Some animals eat only plant materials (roots, stems, leaves, seeds, fruits etc.), are called
herbivores. Sheep, horse, goat, cow and rabbit are common examples of herbivores.
 Some animals eat only animal materials (meat, fish etc.). They are called carnivores. Lion, tiger,
eagle, dog, cat, whale and dolphin are common examples of carnivores.
 Some animals eat both plant and animal material. They are called omnivores crow, bear,
chimpanzee and man are common examples of omnivores

Assessment
Ask the following questions from students:

 Which of these is a carnivore?

a) Cat
b) Man
c) Goat
d) Zebra
 We are omnivores because we:
a) Live on land
b) Walk on two legs
c) Eat vegetables, meat and fish
d) Can’t make our food

Follow up
Ask students to draw this worksheet on their note books and complete it at home.
(According to eating habits of animals)
Animals Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore
Dog
Lion
Sheep
Turtle
Rabbit
Tiger
Rat
Horse
Bear
Elephant
Snail
Cheetah
Man
Camel
Cow
Buffalo
Grasshopper
Goat