Teacher: Marquez Subject: 2nd Grade Spanish Week of: 4-13-09
Day One
Objective
Students will be able to:
Read 10 family words in unison
Identify 10 members of their family objects
Understand that in Spanish words that are male end in “O” and feminine nouns end in ‘A”
NJCCCS
Key Points
7.1
Word of the
Day
Opening
Engage
familia
Guided
Practice
Explore
Introduction: hold up a flashcard for each new word and give clues as to its meaning (ie: Tía:
this person is the sister of your mamá= your aunt!) . Have student volunteers guess what each
word might mean.
Familia chant: Have students rhythmically chant through the words in unison (Familia,
familia, is your family, is your family. Mama/mama is your mom/is your mom) Have them
clap in rhythm and encourage Shoulder Dancing.
Review--Familia chant: Have students rhythmically chant through the words in unison
(Familia, familia, is your family, is your family. Mama/mama is your mom/is your mom)
Have them clap in rhythm and encourage Shoulder Dancing.
Ask if anyone has any questions or observations about the words on the board. Encourage
students to notice that if the noun is a man, it usually ends in “O” and that if the noun is a
woman, it usually ends in “A”. Teach students the Noun Chant:
SemiIndependent
Practice
Elaborate
Familia- family
Mamá-mom
Papá- dad
Madrastra- stepmom
Padrastro- stepdad
Hermano-brother
Hermana- sister
Abuelo- grandfather
Abuela- grandmother
Tía- aunt
Tío- uncle
Prima-girl cousin
Primo-boy cousin
Buenos Dias Song
Explain Happy Face Behavior, the Compliment Chain, and Three Strikes
Meet Mr. Hipopotamo- pick a helper to take the Word of the Day out of the Hippo’s mouth
Nouns that end in A…..(repeat)
Are talking about a GIRL! (repeat)
Uuuuuuuusualyyyyy……. (repeat)
Unless it’s a CRAZY noun!
Nouns that end in O…..(repeat)
Are talking about a BOY! (repeat)
Uuuuuuuusualyyyyy……. (repeat)
Unless it’s a CRAZY noun!
Crazy Nouns: explain that in Spanish you CANNOT TRUST THE NOUNS!!! Sometimes
they’ll masculine but they’ll end in A! And vice versa! So watch out for those Crazy Nouns!
Assessment
Evaluate
Students will begin to work on Family Books, creating a page for each family member,
making an illustration, labeling each picture in Spanish and in English and writing a sentence
in English about that family member.
Integration of
Technology
Have students read through the flashcards one last time
Closing
Teacher: Marquez Subject: 1st Grade Spanish Week of: 4-13-09
Day Two
Objective
Students will be able to:
Read 10 family words in unison
Identify 10 members of their family objects
Understand that in Spanish words that are male end in “O” and feminine nouns end in ‘A”
NJCCCS
Key Points
7.1
Word of the
Day
Opening
Engage
Familia- family
Mamá-mom
Papá- dad
Madrastra- stepmom
Padrastro- stepdad
Hermano-brother
Hermana- sister
Abuelo- grandfather
Abuela- grandmother
Tía- aunt
Tío- uncle
Prima-girl cousin
Primo-boy cousin
la mesa
Buenos Dias Song
Explain Happy Face Behavior, the Compliment Chain, and Three Strikes
Meet Mr. Hipopotamo- pick a helper to take the Word of the Day out of the Hippo’s mouth
Guided
Practice
Explore
Review--Familia chant: Have students rhythmically chant through the words in unison
(Familia, familia, is your family, is your family. Mama/mama is your mom/is your mom)
Have them clap in rhythm and encourage Shoulder Dancing.
SemiIndependent
Practice
Elaborate
Assessment
Evaluate
Ask who can explain the Noun Rules that we learned yesterday. Have students repeat the
Noun Chant after student helpers (ie: repeat after Mehki…..repeat after Tynirah).
Students will begin to work on Family Books, creating a page for each family member,
making an illustration, labeling each picture in Spanish and in English and writing a sentence
in English about that family member.. (deadline for finished books= beginning of May!!)
Integration of
Technology
Have students read through the flashcards one last time
Closing
Teacher: Marquez Subject: 2nd Grade Spanish Week of: 4-27-09
Day One
Objective
Students will be able to:
Read 10 family words in unison
Identify 10 members of their family objects
Understand that in Spanish words that are male end in “O” and feminine nouns end in ‘A”
NJCCCS
Key Points
7.1
Word of the
Day
Opening
Engage
familia
Guided
Practice
Explore
Introduction: hold up a flashcard for each new word and give clues as to its meaning (ie: Tía:
this person is the sister of your mamá= your aunt!) . Have student volunteers guess what each
word might mean.
Familia chant: Have students rhythmically chant through the words in unison (Familia,
familia, is your family, is your family. Mama/mama is your mom/is your mom) Have them
clap in rhythm and encourage Shoulder Dancing.
Review--Familia chant: Have students rhythmically chant through the words in unison
(Familia, familia, is your family, is your family. Mama/mama is your mom/is your mom)
Have them clap in rhythm and encourage Shoulder Dancing. Ask if anyone notices those
strange lines above some of the letters in the words. Teach students the Accent Chant:
SemiIndependent
Practice
Elaborate
Assessment
Evaluate
Familia- family
Mamá-mom
Papá- dad
Madrastra- stepmom
Padrastro- stepdad
Hermano-brother
Hermana- sister
Abuelo- grandfather
Abuela- grandmother
Tía- aunt
Tío- uncle
Prima-girl cousin
Primo-boy cousin
Buenos Dias Song
Explain Happy Face Behavior, the Compliment Chain, and Three Strikes
Meet Mr. Hipopotamo- pick a helper to take the Word of the Day out of the Hippo’s mouth
(arms to the side, lean)The accent (repeat)
(hands in fists on either side of shoulders) Makes a vowel (repeat)
(“scrubbing” motion up in air near shoulders in rhythm) A-E-I-O-U! (repeat)
(Wu-tang arms up)Stronger stronger (repeat)
(Wu-tang arms down) Stronger stronger (repeat)
Ask who can explain the Noun Rules that we learned last week. Have students repeat the Noun
Chant after student helpers. Ask who can explain what the accent is for. Have students repeat
the Accent chant after student helpers. (ie: repeat after Mehki…..repeat after Tynirah).
Students will continue to work on their Family Books.
Integration of
Technology
Have students read through the flashcards one last time
Closing
Teacher: Marquez Subject: 2nd Grade Spanish Week of: 4-27-09
Day Two
Objective
Students will be able to:
Read 10 family words in unison
Identify 10 members of their family objects
Understand that in Spanish words that are male end in “O” and feminine nouns end in ‘A”
NJCCCS
Key Points
7.1
Word of the
Day
Opening
Engage
Familia- family
Mamá-mom
Papá- dad
Madrastra- stepmom
Padrastro- stepdad
Hermano-brother
Hermana- sister
Abuelo- grandfather
Abuela- grandmother
Tía- aunt
Tío- uncle
Prima-girl cousin
Primo-boy cousin
la mesa
Buenos Dias Song
Explain Happy Face Behavior, the Compliment Chain, and Three Strikes
Meet Mr. Hipopotamo- pick a helper to take the Word of the Day out of the Hippo’s mouth
Guided
Practice
Explore
Review--Familia chant: Have students rhythmically chant through the words in unison
(Familia, familia, is your family, is your family. Mama/mama is your mom/is your mom)
Have them clap in rhythm and encourage Shoulder Dancing.
SemiIndependent
Practice
Elaborate
Assessment
Evaluate
Ask who can explain the Noun Rules that we learned yesterday. Have students repeat the
Noun Chant after student helpers (ie: repeat after Mehki…..repeat after Tynirah). Ask who
can explain the Noun Rules that we learned last week. Have students repeat the Noun Chant
after student helpers. Ask who can explain what the accent is for. Have students repeat the
Accent chant after student helpers. (ie: repeat after Mehki…..repeat after Tynirah).
Students will continue to work on their Family Books. (deadline for finished books=
beginning of May!!)
Integration of
Technology
Have students read through the flashcards one last time
Closing
Teacher: Marquez Subject: 2nd Grade Spanish Week of: 5-11-09
Day One
Objective
Students will be able to:
Understand that in Spanish words that are male usually end in “O” and feminine nouns usually
end in ‘A”
Understand that in Spanish adjectives that end in “O” always refer to males and adjectives that
end in “A” always refer to females.
Students will use noun and adjective knowledge to compose their first sentence in Spanish.
NJCCCS
Key Points
7.1
Word of the
Day
Opening
Engage
Adjective (ask who can explain what an adjective is)
Guided
Practice
Explore
Introduction: using your Word Chart and all familia and adjective vocabulary on word strips,
put the Sentence of the Day up on the chart: Mi mamá es guapa. Have students try to translate
it. Give clues about what guapa means (ie: you could say this about your mom if she was
getting ready for a party and she had her hair done, her nails done, her cutest dress on, etc.)
Repeat the process for each new adjective (ie: Mi primo es alto. Mi abuela es baja)
Ask if anyone has any questions or observations about the adjectives that we have learned
about today. Guide students to noticing that if the noun in the sentence is masculine, the
adjective ends in “O” and that if the noun in the sentence is feminine, the adjective ends in
“A”. Have students Repeat After Me and say the Adjective Chant with you:
SemiIndependent
Practice
Elaborate
Assessment
Evaluate
All Familia Vocabulary
Guapa- pretty (feminine)
Guapo-handsome (masculine)
Alta- tall (feminine)
Alto- tall (masculine)
Baja- short (feminine)
Bajo- short (masculine)
Buenos Dias Song
Explain Happy Face Behavior, the Compliment Chain, and Three Strikes
Meet Mr. Hipopotamo- pick a helper to take the Word of the Day out of the Hippo’s mouth
Adjectives that end in A! (make an “a” with your hands)
Are Definititely!
No Doubt!
Definitley!
AAAAAllllllways…..!
Talking about a FEMALE!
Adjectives that end in O! (make an “o” with your fingers)
Are Definititely!
No Doubt!
Definitley!
AAAAAllllllways…..!
Talking about a MALE!
Ask for one or two student volunteers to try and create a sentence in Spanish using the word
cards.
Integration of
Technology
Have students read through the flashcards one last time
Closing
Teacher: Marquez Subject: 2nd Grade Spanish Week of: 5-11-09
Day Two
Objective
Students will be able to:
Understand that in Spanish words that are male usually end in “O” and feminine nouns usually
end in ‘A”
Understand that in Spanish adjectives that end in “O” always refer to males and adjectives that
end in “A” always refer to females.
Students will use noun and adjective knowledge to compose their first sentence in Spanish.
NJCCCS
Key Points
7.1
Word of the
Day
Opening
Engage
Guided
Practice
Explore
SemiIndependent
Practice
Elaborate
Assessment
Evaluate
All Familia Vocabulary
Guapa- pretty (feminine)
Guapo-handsome (masculine)
Alta- tall (feminine)
AltoBajaBajoMi papa es alto.
Buenos Dias Song
Explain Happy Face Behavior, the Compliment Chain, and Three Strikes
Meet Mr. Hipopotamo- pick a helper to take the Word of the Day out of the Hippo’s mouth
Review: using your Word Chart and all familia and adjective vocabulary on word strips, put
the Sentence of the Day up on the chart: Mi mamá es guapa. Have students try to translate it.
Give clues about what guapa means (ie: you could say this about your mom if she was getting
ready for a party and she had her hair done, her nails done, her cutest dress on, etc.)
Repeat the process for each adjective (ie: Mi primo es alto. Mi abuela es baja). Then start
throwing in some mistakes: Mi primo es alta. Ask who can correct the mistake and explain
WHY.
Ask who can explain the Noun Rules that we learned last week and who can explain the
Adjective Rule that we learned yesterday. Have students repeat the Noun Chant after student
helpers (ie: repeat after Mehki…..repeat after Tynirah).
Divide students into teams of four. Give each team a set of Word Strips: the word “mi”, the
word “es”, one family noun and two adjectives—one that ends in “O” and one that ends in
“A”. Have the students create a sentence using the words and hang them up on the Word
Chart.
Have the class read each sentence in unison and correct any mistakes re: masculine and
feminine nouns and corresponding adjectives.
V= students work well in group, create a correct sentence
M= students argue and do not work well but create a correct sentence
N= students create an incorrect sentence
Integration of
Technology
Have students read through the flashcards one last time
Closing
Teacher: Marquez Subject: 2nd Grade Spanish Week of: 5-26-09
Day One
Objective
Students will be able to:
Understand that in Spanish words that are male usually end in “O” and feminine nouns usually
end in ‘A”
Understand that in Spanish adjectives that end in “O” always refer to males and adjectives that
end in “A” always refer to females.
Students will use noun and adjective knowledge to compose their first sentence in Spanish.
NJCCCS
Key Points
7.1
Word of the
Day
Opening
Engage
Adjective (ask who can explain what an adjective is)
Guided
Practice
Explore
Review: Using Word Chart and word strips, create a sentence for each adjective (ie: Mi primo
es alto. Mi abuela es baja). Then start throwing in some mistakes: Mi primo es alta. Ask who
can correct the mistake and explain WHY.
Ask who can explain the Noun Rules that we have learned.Ask who can explain the Adjective
Rule that we learned last week. Have students repeat the Noun Chant and Adjective Chant
after student helpers (ie: repeat after Mehki…..repeat after Tynirah).
Give each student a piece of looseleaf paper. Have them write 10 sentences in Spanish.
Emphasize that the students must use adjectives correctly (watch out for those CRAZY
nouns!!) and that their handwriting must be neat.
Independent
Practice
Elaborate
Assessment
Evaluate
All Familia Vocabulary
Guapa- pretty (feminine)
Guapo-handsome (masculine)
Alta- tall (feminine)
Alto- tall (masculine)
Baja- short (feminine)
Bajo- short (masculine)
Buenos Dias Song
Explain Happy Face Behavior, the Compliment Chain, and Three Strikes
Meet Mr. Hipopotamo- pick a helper to take the Word of the Day out of the Hippo’s mouth
V= neat handwriting, correct spelling, correct noun and adjective agreement
M= slightly sloppy handwriting, two error in spelling or adjective agreement
A= sloppy handwriting, three errors in spelling and adjective agreement
N= four or more errors in spelling and adjective agreement or student refuses to complete the
assignment.
Integration of
Technology
Have students read through the flashcards one last time
Closing
Teacher: Marquez Subject: 2nd Grade Spanish Week of: 5-26-09