Got Your Number!
Subjects: Mathematics, Arts & Culture
Grades: Kindergarten-2nd Grade
Estimated Time: 45-60 minutes
Related Video & Games:
Episode: “Down the Drain”
Games: • Match It: Numbers
• Match It: Playground
• You Catch It, You Keep It: “Down the Drain” focus: Numbers & Playground
• Word Race: “Down the Drain” focus: Numbers & Playground
Lesson Overview
In the webisode “Down the Drain,” Coco sends Noah on a mission to get her ball
(“pelota”) from the sewer. When Noah descends into the darkness, he finds a crocodile and retrieves it, assuming that's what Coco meant by "pelota." Through viewing
the webisode and corresponding games, viewers have the opportunity to learn the
Spanish words for crocodile, playground equipment, and numbers. In this lesson, students will practice this Spanish vocabulary through a mapping activity, color-by-number sheet, and an assortment of number games.
Objectives
1. Students will review and practice Spanish words for numbers and playground
equipment.
2. Students will demonstrate kinesthetic awareness.
3. The students will read and understand the numbers 1-10 in Spanish, in and out of
sequence.
4. Students will develop basic map skills and reinforce their knowledge of the Spanish
words for playground equipment by designing maps of their own playgrounds.
Materials:
• Oh Noah! “Down the Drain” flashcards
• 10 sheets of 8.5”x11” paper
• Oh Noah! “My Playground” activity sheet
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Materials (continued):
• Sample playground/amusement park map
(Example: http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fmcp/map)
• Crayons & pencils
• Oh Noah! Bingo game cards (one for each child)
• Oh Noah! Bingo calling cards
• Bingo markers (such as pennies, M&Ms, or beads)
• Oh Noah! Color-by-Number activity sheet
• Chalk or masking tape (optional)
Introduction
In “Down the Drain,” when Coco asks Noah to find her ball (“pelota”), Noah misunderstands and instead brings a crocodile back to the playground. In the corresponding Match It games, players match images of numbers and playground equipment to
the corresponding Spanish words. Tell your students that they are going to practice
their Spanish vocabulary for numbers through a movement game. Next, they will
design their own dream playgrounds using the Spanish words for playground equipment. Lastly, they will play a game of Bingo to practice all of the Spanish words
they have learned from “Down the Drain.”
Learning Activity
“What’s Your Number?” Activity
Introduction: Begin the activity by reviewing the Spanish words for the numbers 1-10
using the “Down the Drain” flashcards.
Preparation: Divide the class into two teams, each with an equal number of students. Ask the teams to line up opposite each other. Assign each child on the first
team a number between 1 and 10, then do the same for the second team, so that
each team includes one of each number. Students with the same number will compete against each other. Place the number flashcards in a row on the floor between
them. Please note: You can add an extra challenge by assigning students’ numbers in
English. They will then need to identify the corresponding Spanish flashcard.
Procedure: Call out a number in Spanish (uno, dos, tres…). The two students with
the same number called must race to collect the corresponding card. Continue until
all of the numbers have been called.
Winning: After all cards have been claimed, the team with the highest sum of number cards wins.
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“10 Spots” Activity
Introduction: Begin the activity by reviewing the Spanish words for the numbers 1-10
using the “Down the Drain” flashcards.
Preparation: Write the Spanish numbers 1-10 (uno, dos, tres…) on ten sheets of paper
(one number per page). Tape the pages onto the wall around the classroom. Write the
numerals 1-10 onto ten slips of paper. Put the slips of paper in a bag or a hat.
Procedure: 1. Ask your students to stand by a number in the classroom.
2. Pick a number from the bag and read the number in English to the students. Assist
children who need help identifying the corresponding Spanish number. The students
standing near that number are out and must sit down. Now put the slip of paper back
in the bag.
3. Ask the remaining students to stand near a new number and draw another number
from the bag.
Winning: Play continues until there is one student remaining. He/she is the winner.
Please note: If you are working with younger children, you may play this game with
the numbers 1-5.
Optional: Continue to practice the Spanish words for numbers by
playing hopscotch and replacing the numerals with the Spanish
words (“uno, dos, tres…”). Either draw a hopscotch grid on the
pavement using chalk or create one on your classroom floor using
masking tape.
“My Playground” Activity
Introduction: Begin the activity by reviewing the Spanish words for
pieces of playground equipment from the Match It game using the
“Down the Drain” flashcards.
Preparation: Run off copies of a sample map and the “My
Playground” activity sheet.
Procedure: 1. Ask your students what they like best about the playground and what
their favorite piece of equipment is.
2. Ask the children if they have ever seen a map of a playground or an amusement
park. Share a sample playground/amusement park map with the students. Draw the
students’ attention to the map key or legend. Many objects on a map are represented using symbols. A symbol is a picture on a map that represents something in the
real world. Maps use a key with written descriptions to explain the meaning of each
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of the symbols. Encourage the students to locate various places/amenities on the sample map using the key.
3. Next, distribute the “My Playground” activity sheets. Direct the students’ attention
to the map key provided. Using the images of the pieces of playground equipment
represented on the key, the children will design their own playground maps. Remind
the children to leave enough space between pieces of equipment to allow playground
visitors to move from one piece to the next.
Culminating Activity
Prepare: Print out the Oh Noah! Bingo game cards (one for each child) and the Oh
Noah! Bingo call sheet. Cut out the call sheet and put the cards into a hat or bowl.
Distribute: Hand out one Oh Noah! Bingo game card to each child.
Call: The caller (a teacher or student) should pull out one calling card from the hat or
bag and read it to the children. Players who have the item called on their Bingo game
card should place a marker on that space.
Winning: Bingo is won when a child fills a complete row (horizontal, vertical, or
diagonal)with Bingo markers.
Optional Extension Activities
1. Print and distribute the Oh Noah! Color-by-Number sheet to practice the Spanish
words for the numbers 1-10.
2. Encourage your students to translate additional words using a Spanish/English dictionary or online at http://google.com/translate.
3. Encourage your students to create an online Spanish/English dictionary. Take pictures of various pieces of playground equipment using a digital camera. With adult
assistance, students can then upload their photos to an online photo sharing site such
as http://www.Flickr.com or http://voicethread.com/ and label the images with their
Spanish and English vocabulary words. Students can share their pictures with friends
and family.
4. Next time you visit the playground with your class, challenge your students to identify the playground equipment using their Spanish vocabulary words.
5. Include Spanish numbers in your next math lesson; for example, 1+2=3 / uno más
dos es igual a tres.
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6. Print and play the Oh Noah! Memory Card game for “Down the Drain” to review the
new words learned in this webisode. You can challenge students to create their own
memory cards with additional Spanish terms for playground equipment and numbers.
Additional words can be translated using a Spanish/English dictionary or online at
http://google.com/translate. Please note that the Memory Card game should be
printed on heavy paper if possible.
7. Explore “How Do you Say…? on the Oh Noah! website.
8. Read books with your class to learn more about playgrounds and numbers.
Suggested books, available in both English and Spanish, include:
• Play, Play, Play Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert / Juega, juega, juega, queri
do dragón, traducido por Eida Del Risco
• Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales
• What Makes Ten? by Lisa Trumbauer / ¿Que hace diez? traducido por Lisa
Trumbauer
• Playing Lotería/El juego del la lotería, a bilingual story by Rene Colato Lainez
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