¡Bienvenidas a la clase de español del cuarto grado!
OVERVIEW: The goals of Fourth grade Spanish are to explore language and culture in a variety of themes and contexts. Each thematic unit has a clear purpose and contains specific functions, vocabulary, and linguistic structures and expressions related to real life contexts that will be practiced through specific individual and collaborative tasks in order to develop the 4 language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Each unit also contains connections to other disciplines, such as mathematics and social studies. Technology is an integral part of the curriculum and each unit provides opportunities for the students to broaden their skills with this tool. The class will meet in the LS computer lab so that we can maximize use with the computers. Each unit also reintroduces topics from past years in new ways to reinforce former material and also allow new students to have exposure to key topics. The class meets twice a week for 45 minutes and is conducted in Spanish so that the students can maximize their exposure to the Spanish language. Evidence of understanding is demonstrated by each individual's ability to complete a task at their own pace successfully in 3 modes: Interpretive: (example: Identifying vocabulary by selecting the correct picture) Interpersonal: (example:Asking or Answering a question) Presentational: (example:gesture or say a short phrase to illustrate topic).
MATERIALS: Book, labelled shoe box with: headphones (provided), glue stick, 2 pencils, scissors, markers, colored pencils or crayons, 6 small ziplock bags, 1 highlighter
DESPCRIPTION OF UNITS:
1: Nuestro Mundo de Colores (Our Colorful World)
Vocabulary 1: Oceans & continents of the world
reading comprehension: Interpret a table to find the largest continents
Vocabulary 2: Los puntos cardinales
Technology: juegos interactivos
Interdisciplinary: Map reading skills: Use the world map to answer multiple choice questions, then write your own questions following the same structure
listening & speaking activity: Using a map, give the cardinal point to tell where a country is in relation to another
culture, technology, geography & vocabulary 3: read about where Spanish is spoken in the world, then write the name of the countries on the world map provided
(embedded structure 1: Passive Se ¿Dónde se habla el español?)
Review: Vocabulary: Colors / Los colores
Technology: juegos interactivos
Listening Activity 3: Color the caterpillar according to your teacher's instructions
Listening Activity 4: Color the 7 continents & write the letters of the alphabet for the oceans of the world, according to your teacher's instructions
Spelling & Listening activity 5: Visit a webpage, listen to the words and write the missing letters to discover the colors
Technology: juegos interactivos
structure 2: What is something .... /¿Qué es algo .... (color)?
Interdisciplinary: Using the Spanish / English dictionary (to look up things that are specific colors)
song: Somos el Mundo (We are the World)
review: structure 3 What time is it? / ¿Qué hora es?
Writing: Using clocks, write the correct time
Reading comprehension: Match the time on clocks to the written counterpart
Listening Activity 5: Listen to the teach er say the time and match it to one of the clocks
Interdisciplinary: math skills: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4
Technology: Juegos Interactivos
Interdisciplinary: Map reading skills: Interpret the time around the world according to the time zone
Technology: Juegos Interactivos
vocabulary cards (at end of book)
Culture: Hispanic Heritage Month
Review: structure 6: la fecha (larga y corta)
Review: strucutre 7: ¿Cuál es la fecha de...?
song 1 and video: Somos el Mundo / we are the world
2: Por el Centro (Around Town)
vocabulary 1: las preposiciones
Review: estructura: ¿Dónde está? (la manzana, el gato)
Technology: juegos interactivos
Reading comprehension: La Fuente
vocabulary 2: places around town
conversacion 1: Talking about where things are
Review: estructura: ¿Dónde está?
reading comprehension: Answer questions based on a picture of downtown
structure: ¿A dónde vas?
WE ARE HERE:
conversacion 2: Talking about where you are going: ¿A dónde vas?
writing: write a conversation with a partner about where you are going
vocabulary 4: action verbs downtown (singluar: 1st and 2nd person)
conversacion 3: Talking about what you do at different places
Mad Libs: Fill in the conversation with vocabulary
grammar: put verbs in 1st person singular
interview: 3 students about activities they do downtown
Listening Activity 1: Match people with their activities downtown
reading comprehension: Figure out what buildings are where based on their location
Interdisciplinary: Map reading skills: Find places downtown on a map of a town in Perú according to their location or the activity associated with it
communicative activity: talk to a partner to discover who goes where on what day and at what time
Listening Activity 2: Label buildings on a map according to prepositions
Listening Activity 3: Trace people's routes through town on a map
Listening Activity 4: Write people's names and where they are going
Listening Activiy 5: Listen to phone messages and write the name of the callers, their messages and at what time they called
song 1: ¿Dónde estás corazón? by Shakira
song 2: Estoy aquí by Shakira
Project: Build a digital city or town
Technology: Juegos Interactivos
vocabulary cards (at end of book)
3: De Viaje (On a Trip)
vocabulary 1: la ropa
crossword puzzle: use clues and pictures to fill in the puzzle
Technology: juegos interactivos
structure 1: talking about what someone is wearing: ¿Qué lleva el perro?
Review: los números 0 al 31
Technology: juegos interactivos
crossword puzzle: write the numerals in the puzzle
grammar: noticing a pattern: gender of nouns, making nouns plural
structure 2: How many? (¿Cuántos hay?) with clothing and application of grammar pattern
Listening Activity: Draw clothing items in the suitcase according to the teacher's instructions
vocabulary 2: The weather / el tiempo
Review: Speaking and writing: Talk about & write weather conditions using a calendar & specific dates
Technology: juegos interactivos
Project: Keep a journal of weather conditions for 1 month. Draw the symbols from vocabulary 2. Next, Interview students about weather using specific days of the month and compare your findings
Review: días de la semana con el tiempo
structure 2: Talking about & writing what you wear in certain weather conditions
Project: Fashion Show: 3 outfits for 3 weather situations
Game: BINGO with clothing and weather
reading comprehension: Answer questions about the weather in Argentina according to a map. ¿Qué tiempo hace en la Argentina?
interdisciplinary: las matemáticas: convertir el Fahreheit al Celsio C al F with review of maps
Reading comprehension: Answer multiple choice review questions based on a map
review: Listening: Draw weather symbols in different continents based on the teacher's instructions
vocabulary 3: seasons (review months) with weather
Listening and reading: Answer questions about seasons, weather and clothing using picture clues
Technology: juegos interactivos
Culture: Read an explanation of the different seasons in the Americas
Project: navegate a website to decide what clothing to bring to a specific country according to the weather forecast. Review * Converting F to C
Review Activity: Pack suitcases with appropriate clothing based on where you are going and when
communicative activity: plan a trip with a partner, deciding wher you will go. Check weather conditions before packing your suitcases
song 1 and video: Rayo de Sol by Los Parchís
song 2: Cielito Lindo
song 3 and video: Rayando el Sol by Maná
Technology: Juegos Interactivos
Reading Comprehension and activities: El Dios de la Tormenta
vocabulary cards (at end of book)
Unidad 4: A La Playa (At the Beach)
vocabulary 1: things at the beach / cosas en la playa
spelling and listening 1: Listen to vocabulary on a website and write the missing letters
art: draw items from vocabulary in a beach bag that you would like to take to the beach
conversation 1: What do you need (for the beach)? /¿Qué necesitas (para la playa)?
Writing: write a dialogue with a partner about what you need for the beach
Interview: ... 3 students about what they need for the beach
Technology: juegos interactivos
Reading comprehension: Rhyming poem / Poema con rima by La Señora Kindl
vocabulary 2: Beach activities / Actividades en la playa
grammar: noticing a pattern and filling in letters to form the 1st person singular verb form
review: structure 1: What do you do at the beach? / ¿Qué haces en la playa?
Interview: Ask 3 students about their typical beach activities
conversacion 2: What do you want to do? ¿Qué quieres hacer? (embedded structure- Yo Quiero + verb)
Speaking and writing: recreate a conversation using picture cues
Mad Libs: Review vocabulary and structure while filling in the blanks
song 1 & activity: Coge tu Sombrero by Unknown artist
song 2: Acompáñame by los Parchís argentinos
Listening practice 1: Draw beach items in correct place (review prepositions)
Listening practice 2: Color beach items according to instructions (review vocabulary)
Listening practice 3: visit a website and then listen to the teacher to color beach items specific colors
game: Bingo
vocabulary cards (at end of book)
Pronunciation Practice: 12 units *Letra y Sonido 1 a 12
