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17 Geography and Culture Grades 4-5

GRADE 4 – 5 The Community: Places & Buildings

Standard 1.1, 1.2 Communication in languages other than English

2.1 Knowledge and understanding of other cultures

3.1 Connect with other disciplines

4.1 Develop insight into nature of language and culture

Estimated Time Range:

2-3 weeks

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

The student will understand that:

1.	Spanish - speaking cultures have words for buildings in the community
2.	Spanish - speaking cultures have words for basic places in the community
3.	Spanish - speaking cultures have traditional central plazas with buildings surrounding

SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

1.	Create town maps with buildings labeled
2.	Match pictures of buildings (post office, etc) with word labels on white board
3.	Create Hispanic town with appropriate placements of town buildings and places
4.	Much of the assessment of a student’s work is in the application of knowledge
5.	Demonstrated through games, songs and group or individual activities
6.	Use town maps to demonstrate ability to use directional words

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1.	How are communities alike and different in Spanish speaking countries and in the United States? Where would you find basic necessities in Spanish speaking countries?
2.	How can we use authentic children’s literature to understand and learn about the cultural traditions as exemplified in shops, and other town buildings?
3.	What are the typical places in a community?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1.	Identify typical buildings in a community.
2.	Locate places to find basic necessities in a town.
3.	Locate places on map given directions.
4.	Use directional vocabulary to locate a specific building.
5.	Describe differences and similarities between communities in Spanish speaking countries and the United States (town green vs. plaza).
6.	Ask questions using directional works and other vocabulary to locate places.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Vocabulary: Buildings: El restaurante El supermercado El correo El banco La biblioteca El museo La escuela La farmacia El cine La tienda (pasteleria, fruteria, panaderia, pescaderia, carniceria) Suggested Materials: Shower curtain maps Flash cards, games (concentration etc) Town maps, cut outs of buildings

Places: El aeropuerto El zoológico El parque La ciudad El pueblo La calle La avenida

Directional Words: (a la ) derecha (a la) izquierda dobla/gira sigue al lado de cerca de lejos de enfrente de derecho detrás / atrás de

SUGGESTED CONNECTIONS

Social Studies