GRADE K –2  Animals:  Farm, Pets, Zoo

 

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:

3 weeks and ongoing

 

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

The student will understand that:

1.

Spanish-speaking cultures also have words for animals

2.

There are many cognates for names of the zoo animals

3.

Spanish endings may indicate gender and/or size (ito—ita)

4.

Animals may be categorized as farm, pet or zoo

5.

Animals in Spanish speaking countries make different “sounds” (e.g.: dog—guau guau)

 

SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

1.

Matching animal to its environment using manipulatives

2.

Animal Loto

3.

Matamoscas

4.

TPR and charades

5.

Memory games

 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1.

Where do animals live?

2.

What sounds do animals make in Spanish?

3.

How are the words similar in English and Spanish for zoo animals?

4.

How would you change the ending of an animal word to indicate it is small?

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of second grade the student will be able to:

1.

Identify farm animals

2.

Identify common pets

3.

Identify basic zoo animals

4.

Classify animals according to their environment

5.

Name and describe favorite animals

6.

Name and describe pets at home

7.

Express their likes and dislikes

8.

Describe animals by color, size and “sound”

 

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Suggested Vocabulary:

Farm/Granja

El caballo            El pavo

La vaca               El burro

Los pollitos

Los poluellos

El toro

El cerdo

La oveja

La cabra/el chivo

El gallo

La gallina

El pato

El ganso

Pets/ Mascotas:

El perro

El gato

La rana

El pez

El conejo

La tortuga

El ratón

 

Zoo/Zoologico:

La cebra                  La foca

El elefante               La girafa

El tigre                    El gorila

El león                    El mono

El rinoceronte

El oso

El oso polar

El pingüino

El hipopótamo

 

 

Suggested structures:

¿Cuál es tu animal favorito?  Mi animal favorito es ______.

¿Dónde vive_________?  ________ vive en (la granja, mi casa, el zoológico)

 

Suggested Songs:

La Vaca Mónica

A mi burro,  

El Perro de San Roque,

Los pollitos dicen, 

Debajo un Botón,

Ratón que te pilla,

Los elefantes,                  

Pavo, pavito, pavo,

La granja,

Con real y medio,

Joven sancho,                           

María tenía corderito, 

De Colores,           

Los cochinitos dormilones,

Qué llueva,

Los Tres Patitos, 

 

Suggested books:

Oso Pardo

Salí de Paseo

La Vaca que decía OINK

El concierto de los animales

No Tito No

Pollita Chiquita

Patio y Pollito

¿Tu mamá es una llama?

Perro grande, perro pequeño

La Cucaracha Martina

Tres Cerditos

Velóz como el grillo

El día que el perro dijo quiquiriquí

Los gatos me gustan más

Mascotas

¿Quién dice?

Suggested Materials:

picture flashcards including teacher made cards

stuffed animals

plastic animals

 

Suggested Games:

Loto

Bingo

Memoría

Concentración

Matamoscas

Tres en raya

En la granja

Carreras

Pictionary

¿Quién Tiene?

¿Cuál Falta?

Pato—Pato—Ganso

Béisbol

Pase—pase

Pasear por el mundo

Siete Arriba

Bean bag game(la tirada mágica)

 

SUGGESTED CONNECTIONS:

 

Science : habitats, life cycles

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADES 3-5  Alphabet

 

Standard 1.1, 1.2 Communicate in languages other than English

2.1 Knowledge of other cultures

3.1 Connect with other disciplines

4.1 Insight into nature of language and culture

 

 

Estimated Time Range:

3 weeks and ongoing

 

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

 

The student will understand that:

1.

Spanish speaking cultures use a different alphabet

2.

Spanish vowel sounds remain constant

3.

Spanish consonants have rules of pronunciation

4.

Some Spanish pronunciations will vary by country or region

 

SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

 

1.     

Say and sing Spanish alphabet letters aloud

2.     

Pronounce Spanish words by syllable

3.     

Spell Spanish words as dictated

4.     

Play spelling games

5.     

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.

How do the Spanish and English alphabets differ?

2.

How has the Spanish alphabet recently changed?

3.

How many letters are there in the Spanish alphabet?

4.

What are the rules of pronunciation in Spanish?

5.

What are the basic rules for syllable emphasis?

6.

When do you use accent marks?

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 

By the end of fifth grade the student will be able to:

1.  

Recite the Spanish alphabet, using letter names (eg. jota, zeta )

2.

Pronounce  new words phonetically

3.

Read aloud a short passage applying phonics

4.

Spell a word as dictated by letter

5.

Write basic words and phrases using Spanish alphabet

6.

Spell simple words aloud letter by letter

 

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

 

Suggested vocabulary:

(Spanish alphabet – including ch, ll, rr)

 

Suggested structures:

¿Cómo se escribe?

¿Cómo suena la letra?

 

Suggested Books:

En alfabeto en español

Chica chica bum bum

El alfabeto

Albertina anda arriba

 

Suggested Songs:

A,B,C chant

 

Suggested materials:

alphabet charts,

letter flash cards,

books,

simple reading passages,

dictionaries,

spelling and word web-sites, CD rom disks,

Suggested Games:

hangman games,

brillante

sopa de letras

 

 

SUGGESTED CONNECTIONS

 

1. Language Arts: Reading and writing