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LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Grade:6th graders

Subject: Geography

Content: Types of biomes

Teaching aims: To enable learners to identify the characteristics of the different biomes; to develop learners’ ability to classify, compare, and contrast the
unique and specific elements of each biome; to raise learners’ awareness of the ability to adapt to each biome.

Learning outcomes Assessment

Know: Can the learners…

The names and characteristics of each biome identify and name each biome?
The flora and fauna of each biome recognize the different flora and fauna of the biomes?

Be able to:
Classify the characteristics of each biome organize the different elements of each biome according to their
characteristics?
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of the biomes distinguish the similarities and differences between the biomes?

Hypothesize

Be aware:
of the importance of preserving the different biomes explain the importance of biomes for humans?
that biomes can be described broadly or specifically and that changes their
number

Communication Examples of communication

Vocabulary
Revisited: looking at images and naming the different animals and weathers
Climate, plants, animals, life forms, cold, heat, wet, dry, rain.
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New:
Flora, fauna, survival, ecosystems, tundra, taiga, forest, rainforest, explaining the type of flora and fauna that each biome has
grassland, desert, vegetation, environment.

Structures:
superlatives: It is… (the coldest)
Present simple: Comparing characteristics between biomes
It has.. (a hot climate) describing the biomes and their unique elements
There are …(two major zones)

Functions:

Cognition Examples of cognition (instruction of the activity)

Label the biomes below using the words from the box.
Classifying biomes
In which biome do you think you can live in? Write a brief paragraph
explaining your answer.
Predicting and reasoning adaptation to different biomes
Find at least three similarities and three differences between the four
biomes.
Comparing different biomes and their characteristics

Citizenship Example of citizenship

Be aware of the importance of each biome and its preservation. Creation of a poster where the students choose and present information to
raise awareness about a biome and the importance of its preservation.

Resources

● Poster: color paper sheets, glue, scissors, images, colors, markers, cardboard or bond paper, scotch tape.
● Britanica Kids. 2025 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/biome/403913
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● Learning junction. (2020). Biomes of the World | Types of Biomes | Video for Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=_vAOarzqZhg&ab_channel=learningjunction
● Canva presentation
● Tv screen and projector screen
● Computer

Stage Topic Language Structures Activities (Procedure) Interaction Material Timing

Subject/Purpose functions

Lead in/Warm- Activate Identifying and Present simple: The teacher greets the students. T-s Images, 5 minutes
up previous naming biomes "This is a The teacher shows some images computer,
knowledge. (desert)." "It has and asks: screen
(sand, cacti, T: What can you see in this projector
etc.)." "There are picture?
(many trees in (Ss possible answer: a cactus, a
this biome)." lizard, sand, etc.)
T: Great! How do we call this?
(Ss possible answers: dessert)
T: Exactly! This is the dessert.
How about this other one?
The teacher repeats the same
process with the other images.
T: Now, how do we call these
places?
(Ss possible answers: climates,
ecosystems.)
T: We call these places: BIOMES.
T: Can you say it?
(Ss: Biomes)

Engage(present Present simple: The teacher uses a video to link T-Ss Video: 10 min
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something new Students will Identifying "This biome has this new concept (Biomes) with https://www.
that they will look at a video (hot weather)." their knowledge of general flora youtube.com
find interesting to relate their "There are and fauna. /watch?
that links what knowledge of (many kinds of T: Okay, let’s see a video about v=yZRsyiOl3k
they know with biomes with new animals)." these places. Pay attention and k
what they will vocabulary take some notes ABOUT WHAT?
learn) items. CAN’T THIS BE MORE SPECIFIC?

Present simple: 15 min

Study Learn about Classifying and presenting facts. Different types of biomes will be T-Ss, S-S Canva
different biomes describing Superlatives: taught with the use of a presentation
"The coldest presentation
biome is the
tundra." "The T: okay, guys. Know will learn a
driest biome is little bit more about the different
the desert." types of biomes, it's
Comparatives: characteristics, and how is life
"The rainforest is there in general.
wetter than the T: first we have the tundra, which
grassland." is the coldest biome.
T: What animals do you think live
Modals for there?
possibility: "A Ss: polar Bear, fox, bunnies.
camel can T: As we have said, it is very very
survive in the cold. Do you think there are many
desert trees?
because..." Ss: no… there are not.
Comparatives & T: Exactly. The main plants
Superlatives: include mosses, linches, and short
"The rainforest is grasses.
bigger than the
taiga." "The T: Then we have deserts, which is
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tundra is the the driest biome.

coldest biome." T: do you think It is hot or cold?
Ss: hot!.
T: Exactly. And what animals do
you think life there?
Ss: lizards, snakes..
T: that is right, there are mainly
rattlesnakes, lizards, roadrunners,
and owls.

*the teacher continues explaining

each biome in the same
Activate Classifying, Cause and format.*8
Students review reasoning, effect: "Because T-Ss Worksheets, 15 min
the concepts predicting the desert has pencils
they have little rain, plants The teacher gives the students a
recently seen must store worksheet to work on related to
water." what they have seen in the video
Present simple and the presentation.
for facts: "The
rainforest has
many different
animals."

Comparing and
Feedback Check explaining The students present their biome 10 min
understanding First-person comparisons., then, the teacher S-S, T-Ss Whiteboard
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and reinforce opinion: "I think provides feedback, correcting and markers
concepts the rainforest is misconceptions and reinforcing
the most key points and finally, the class
interesting discusses which biome they think
biome would be the easiest/hardest to
because…" live in and why.

T: Now it is time for you to create

a poster. The instructions are:
Consolidation Reflect on Expressing 1. Work in pairs. S-S, T-S 25 min
biomes and their opinions, 2. Choose your favorite Posters,
importance summarizing biome. markers,
3. Draw the biome on your colored
poster. paper
4. Write some
characteristics of the
biome.
5. Explain: why

Students create a poster

presentation of one biome. They
draw the biome and explain its
importance in our world and why
we should take care of it
Plenary Summarizing, Past simple for S-S, T-S 5 min
Wrap up lesson personal reflection:
and reflect connection "Today, I learned The teacher asks: What did you
that..." learn today? Which biome do you
Expressing find most interesting and why?
preference: "I And the teacher summarizes key
like the desert points and answers any last
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biome questions.
because..."

Follow-up activities ideas

● Homework: Students choose a biome and write a short diary entry imagining they live there.
● Further exploration: Virtual tour of a rainforest using Google Earth.