1st grade- What are we learning?
Week of Mar. 4
Level 1 Lesson 34
OBJECTIVES
Language
• Learn to express fear
Culture
• Sing along with the song “Uno, dos, tres burritos” (“One, Two, Three Little Donkeys”)
Review
• Review the numbers 1 to 10
• Practice words for animals and their sounds
• Follow some familiar commands
• Practice expressions for feelings
Vocabulary
Tengo miedo. I am afraid.
Week of Jan. 21
Level 1 Lesson 32
OBJECTIVES
Language
• Recognize some expressions of physical feelings
Culture
• Sing “Uno, dos, tres burritos” (“One, Two, Three Little Donkeys”)
Review
• Review answering ¿Cómo estas tú? (How are you?) with Estoy _____ (I am/feel ____)
• Sing “The Finger Play Song”
• Name the colors
Vocabulary
Tengo frio. I’m cold.
Tengo calor. I’m hot.
Tengo hambre. I’m hungry.
Tengo sed. I’m thirsty.
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Week of Dec. 3
Villancicos- Christmas carols.
Novena de Aguinaldos (Advent Novena)
Ven! ven, ven... ven a nuestras almas, Come, come, come... come to our souls,
Jesús ven, ven, ven, Jesus, come, come,
Ven a nuestras almas, Come to our souls,
Jesús ven, ven a nuestras almas, Jesus come, come to our souls,
No tardes tanto, no tardes tanto, Don't be so long (don't be late),
Jesús ven, ven! Ven, ven! Jesus, come, come! Come, come!
Week of Oct. 22
Level 1 Lesson 28
OBJECTIVES
Language
- Recognize new words that name animals
Culture
- Recognize that the sounds of animals are represented differently in Spanish and in English
Review
- Sing “Fray Felipe” (“Friar Felipe”)
- Review names of parts of the body
- Sing “Manos, dedos, piernas, pies” (“Hands, Fingers, Legs, Feet”)
- Practice numbers 1 to 20
Vocabulary
el gato cat
el perro dog
la gallina chicken, hen
el conejo rabbit
Week of Oct. 15
Students learn about the Day of the Dead and it's connection to the Catholic practices of All Souls and All Saints Days. Students color "calaveras" (colorful decorative skulls).
Week of Oct. 8
Level 1 Lesson 27
OBJECTIVES
Language
- Learn new words for parts of the body
Culture
- Sing along with “Fray Felipe” (“Friar Phillip”)
- Sing along with “Manos, dedos, piernas, pies” (“Hands, Fingers, Legs and Feet”) Review
Vocabulary
las manos hands
los dedos fingers
las piernas legs
los pies feetWeek of Oct. 1
Level 1 Lesson 26
OBJECTIVES
Language
- Learn new words for parts of the body
Culture
- Remind students to make the appropriate hand gesture when saying how they feel
Review
- Review words for parts of the body
- Practice the numbers 11 to 20
- Name the colors of items
Vocabulary
la boca mouth
las orejas ears
el pelo hair
los brazos arms
Week of Sept. 17
Level 1 Lesson 23
OBJECTIVES
Language
- Recognize various ways of expressing the same numerical value
Culture
- Recognize that each country has a different flag
Review
- Work with the numbers 1 to 20
- Review names of several colors
- Ask and respond to the questions ¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? (What is your name?) and ¿Cómo se llama? (What is his/her name?)
- State greetings for different times of the day
- Express appropriate responses to ¿Cómo estás tú?
Vocabulary
No new vocabulary is introduced in this lesson.
Week of Sep. 10
Level 1 Lesson 22
OBJECTIVES
Language
- Recognize the numbers 15 to 20 in Spanish
- Comprehend a story about the colors of flowers in a garden
Culture
- Recall that on calendars in Spanish-speaking countries the week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday
Review
- Sing the “Finger Play Song” and “Calendar Rap”
- Express feelings
- Recall that male friend is el amigo and female friend is la amiga
- Practice the numbers 1 to 14
- Review names of colors
Vocabulary
quince fifteen
dieciséis sixteen
diecisiete seventeen
dieciocho eighteen
diecinueve nineteen
veinte twenty
