GRADE 3 Classroom objects and School Subjects, People and Places

 

Standard 1.1, 1.2 Communicate in languages other than English

2.1 Knowledge of other cultures

3.1 Connect with other disciplines

4.2 Comparison of cultures

 

 

Estimated Time Range:

6 - 8 weeks and ongoing

 

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

The student will understand that:

1.

Spanish-speaking cultures have words for classroom objects

2.

Spanish-speaking cultures have words for school subjects

3.

Spanish-speaking cultures have words for people who work in the school

4.

Spanish-speaking cultures have words for places in the school building

5.

School schedules are different in Spanish-speaking countries

6.

Most school subjects are cognates

 

SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

 

1.     

Label classroom objects

2.     

Label rooms in the school building

3.     

Identify daily specials (arte, música etc)

4.     

Create a map of school and label rooms

5.     

Match photo of teachers with their subjects

6.     

Respond to TPR commands by identifying objects in the classroom

7.     

Much of the assessment of a student’s work is in the application of knowledge demonstrated through games, songs and group or individual activities.

 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

 

1.

What are your special classes today?

2.

What are the names of objects you see in your classroom/ desk/ building?

3.

What are the names of places in your school?

4.

Who are the people who work in the school?

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 

The student will be able to:

1.

Identify objects in the classroom

2.

Identify places in the school

3.

Identify people who work in the school

4.

Identify school subjects

5.

Respond to TPR commands in classroom context ,

6.

Recognize vocabulary for objects used regularly in the class, by following teacher directions.

 

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

 

Suggested vocabulary

(3rd grade):

El pupitre

El escritorio

La mesa

La silla

La pizarra

La tiza

El lápiz

El papel

El bolígrafo

La pluma

Los creyones

Los marcadores

El libro

El reloj

El calendario

La carpeta

Las tijeras

La regla

La computadora/ el ordenador

La televisión/el televisor

La ventana

La puerta

La cola/el pegamento

La bandera

El  mapa

El globo

La papelera/ el basurero

Subjects:

Arte

Música

Computadora/ Informática

Educacion Fisica

Biblioteca

Hora de recreo

 

People:

El director/ La directora

El enfermero/ La enfermera

El maestro/ la maestra

El profesor/ la profesora

El estudiante/ la estudiante el alumno/ la alumna

El secretarío/ la secretaría

El cocinero/ la cocinera

 

Places:

La oficina

El baño/ El servicio

La clase (el salón/ lel aula) de

La enfermería

El gimnasio

La cafetería

El patio de recreo

La biblioteca

 

Suggested structures:

Saquen (el papel)

Guarden (las carpetas)

¿Dónde está (la bandera) ?

Puedo ir al (bano)

A donde vas/van?

Voy/vamos a musica)

Quien es/Como se llama la (profesora de arte)

Suggested vocabulary

 (fifth grade):

Levántense/Siéntense.

Levanten la mano.

Bajen la mano.

Escuchen con atención.

Repitan.

Saquen la carpeta/el libro.

Abran la carpeta/el libro (a la página ..).

Silencio, por favor.

Miren la pizarra.

¿Cómo se dice _____ en español

¿Cómo se escribe ______?

Más despacio, por favor.

Entiendo. No entiendo.

Yo sé. No sé.

¿Puede repetir, por favor?

Tengo una pregunta.

 

Suggested books:

Azulín va a la escuela

Boomer va a la escuela

El centísimo día de la escuela

La mejor maestra del mundo

 

Suggested materials:

Picture flashcards,

labels, worksheets, maps,

Games (hangman, siete arriba, cual falta, veo—veo)

 

 

SUGGESTED CONNECTIONS:

Language Arts