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Instructor: Miss Phillips
Date Taught: 10/30/2013
Subject: Spanish
Course/Level: 1-2 (1st year)
Unit: Present Tense Verbs
Lesson: #1
Sections/Periods: N/A
Rooms: N/A
Length: 15-20 mins.
Anticipatory Lesson – Introduction to Present Tense –AR Verbs
Objective(s):
After the lesson, students will be able to conjugate two –AR verbs in written form w/ 100%
accuracy (ACTFL 1.2, 3.2).
After the lesson, students will be able to recite, from memory, the six –AR verb endings w/ 100%
accuracy (ACTFL 1.3).
Materials/Technology:
De la cabeza a los pies (children’s book by Eric Carle)
Guided notes handout
Lesson plan notes
Whiteboard
Dry erase marker
Notecards for Quiz, Quiz, Trade
Prerequisite Knowledge:
Subject pronouns
Anticipatory Set:
(5 mins.)
1. Teacher will give brief overview of lesson.
- Introduce new unit of study.
- Read lesson objectives.
- Written on whiteboard for students to read.
2. Students will gather close together for “story time” as teacher reads aloud De la cabeza a los
pies. Students will be asked to follow along and act out movements depicted in the book.
- Modification: Teacher will ask for one or two volunteers to act out movements.
Procedures:
1. Think, Pair, Share Activity
- As individuals, students will list as many “movements” (verbs) from book as they can
remember on guided notes handout (1 min.).
- In pairs, students will collaborate to create bigger list of “movements” (verbs) from
book (1 min.).
- Students will share answers w/ the class.
Direct Instruction & Modeling:
2. As students share “movements” (verbs) in English, teacher will write Spanish verb equivalent
on the whiteboard & instruct students to fill in the blanks on guided notes handout.
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3. When this has been completed, teacher will ask “What do many of these verbs have in
common?”
- Several of these verbs end in –AR.
4. Teacher will explain that all Spanish verbs ending in –AR have a common set of
endings/conjugations in the present tense. Teacher will write all verb endings on whiteboard
& instruct students to fill in the blanks on guided notes handout. Teacher will also explain
that to conjugate verbs in the present tense in Spanish, you simply “cut off” the –AR & add
the appropriate ending based on your subject.
Guided Practice:
5. Teacher will then ask a student volunteer to pick one –AR verb from the list that we can
conjugate together. Teacher will conjugate verb w/ student help, write answers on
whiteboard, & ask students to write example on back side of guided notes handout (Repeat
2x).
Shared Practice:
6. Quiz, Quiz, Trade Activity
Teacher will instruct students that we are now going to practice our –AR verb endings.
7. Teacher will instruct students on the “game”parameters.
- Each student will receive notecard w/ direct object pronoun on one side & appropriate
–AR verb ending on the other side.
- Students will circulate the room, pair up, & quiz each other.
- After “quiz” is complete, students will exchange notecards & circulate again to find a
new partner (3-4 mins.).
Independent Practice:
8. After Quiz, Quiz, Trade activity, students will be asked to return to desks.
9. Teacher will explain homework assignment.
- Students must pick two verbs (not done as examples in class) & conjugate all forms
on reverse of guided notes handout.
- Assignment due tomorrow; will serve as a formative grade/assessment.
Closure:
Before students begin homework assignment, teacher will ask if there are any questions/need for
clarification. Teacher will ask for volunteer to recite –AR verb endings to class in closing.