Sandy Pelter
Lesson Topic: Spanish 3/4 Capitulo 10
¡Cuéntame! Segundo Paso
Objective: Following the narration of a well known story, each student will demonstrate comprehension of the use of diminutives by
creating sentences in Spanish.
Standards: 6Fl-P2 Use idiomatic expressions in appropriate context.
Approx. Sub-Objective
Time
5 mins Review of Caperucita Roja and verb conjugation
Teaching Strategies
Active Student Participation
¡Buenos Dias Clase!
Calientamiento- Verb worksheet handout for
pair work to review Caperucita Roja.
Buenos Dias Senora.
In pairs students fill in the verb worksheet
5 mins
Anticipatory set- Diminutives, what are they?
They are used to indicate smallness of size
(little), youngness, or affection. They can be
used with that of people and places.
In pairs students offer examples in English only.
Discuss and list diminutives in English
Teacher makes an English/Spanish two
column list on the board. (ex. dog/puppy)
Let’s look at Caperucita Roja what part is the
the diminutive suffix? Cita
5 mins
Students will be able to comprehend the meaning
and how to construct some diminutive examples in
Spanish.
Grammar Lecture-Diminutives are endings or
suffixes on nouns, adjectives and adverbs.
The most common Spanish diminutives are –
ito and –cito. Most words we drop the final
vowel and add ito. Words that have more
than one syllable and that end in E, N, R or a
stressed vowel –cito.
-Diminutives agree in number and
Students follow along using a Grammar Note Taker
gender(M/F S/P Grammar note taker)
-Example diminutives
5 mins
Discuss and list diminutives in Spanish
5 mins
Each student will be able to write two sentences
using different diminutives (vocab or endings).
5 mins
Grammar Activity-Random participation
Teacher asks for Spanish examples to
complete the other column list.
- Q/A Random-What are the most common
diminutive suffixes? (ito/ita, cito,cita)
For nouns and adjectives that end in
consonants add which suffix? (ito/ita)
For nouns and adjectives that end in e,n,& r
which suffix do you do? (add cito)
Grammar Activity- Teacher has a noun card
writes two sentences to model the use of
diminutives on the lined 5x8 lined card.
(La casita en el bosque. Las casas pequeñitas.)
Teacher will provide each student with
Caperucita Roja characters cards. Students
will pick a character card to write about.
Each student will get the Fairytale Project Handout Handout homework to introduce Fairytale
to review.
Project while listening to Pavarotti y Enrique
Iglesias Cielito Lindo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD3mr2dkhg
¡ Adios clase!
Sponge Activity- Caperucita Vocabulario list to create flash cards
Non Volunteers called to the board to list Spanish examples
Students individually will create two sentences using two
different diminutives (vocab or endings)for character card
on lined 5x8 cards. The 5x8 cards will be collected.
Students will read the Fairytale Project Handout.
Homework-Read Fairytale Project Handout and be prepared to discuss at the next class
Materials Needed: Verb worksheets, Transparencies-Grammar note taker and key, Caperucita Roja Character Cards,
5x8 lined cards, Caperucita Vocab. list, Fairytale Project Handout.
Brothers Grimm, Little Red Riding hood/Caperucita Roja Bilingual Book. (1999). (J. Surges,Trans.) P.Estrada ill. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.