GRADE 3 – 5 The House
Standard 1.1, 1.2 Communication
in languages other than English
2.1 Knowledge and understanding of
other cultures
4.1 Develop insight into nature of
language and culture
Estimated
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4 weeks and ongoing throughout the year |
The student will
understand that:
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1. |
Spanish - speaking cultures have different words for parts of the house |
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2. |
There are many cognates for rooms of the house and furnishings |
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3. |
Houses in Spanish–speaking cultures differ in terms of floor plan and the materials used to make them |
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1. |
Match labels to house floor plans |
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2. |
Create a “Dream House” project using house vocabulary |
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3. |
Place furnishings in appropriate rooms |
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4. |
Label objects in the house |
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5. |
Label rooms in the house |
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6. |
Answer questions about their houses. (i.e. How many bathrooms in their house?, How many bedrooms in their house? Do they have a television in their bedroom? Etc…) |
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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 |
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How are typical houses in Spanish – speaking countries
different from those in the |
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How are words similar in English and Spanish for the house and its furnishings? |
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3. |
What is your house like? |
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4. |
How is your house different than a Spanish house? |
The student will be
able to:
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Identify rooms in the house |
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2. |
Identify furnishings in the house |
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Name how many bedrooms, bathrooms, garages etc… there are in their house |
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4. |
Express how big various rooms are in their house |
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5. |
State what furnishings they have in their house |
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6. |
Describe the color of their house |
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Suggested
Vocabulary: La ventana La puerta La pared El suelo El techo/ El tejado La chimenea El cuarto El dormitorio/ La habitación La sala/ La sala de estar El comedor La cocina El garaje El patio El jardín La silla El sofá El sillón La lámpara El televisor La cama Las cortinas |
El espejo La lavadora La secadora La estufa/ La cocina El horno El microonda El lavaplatos El refrigerador/ La nevera El fregadero El lavabo Suggested
Structures: ¿Dónde está ….? ¿Cuántos/ cuántas ….. hay en tu casa? En mi casa hay …. ¿Qué color es tu cuarto/ tu casa? Mi casa es …. Suggested Books: Comemos En La Tina Esta Es Mi Casa El Cachorrito De Arturo |
Suggested Materials: Picture flashcards including teacher made cards. Worksheets Floorplans Suggested Games: Loto Bingo Memoría Concentración Matamoscas Tres en Raya Carrerras Pictionary ¿Quién tiene? ¿Cuál falta? La tirada mágica Pase- pase Pasear por el mundo Siete Arriba, Numbered heads together Béisbol Vamos de viaje Zoom Brillante |
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Language Arts (Santiago’s Silvermine, 3rd grade) |