Sub-topic 8: Mi salón de clases

Suggested Lexical Content

profesor-a/maestro-a, alumno-a/estudiante, salón de clase, pupitre, silla, mesa, libro, cuaderno, borrador, lápiz, lapicero, bolígrafo, tiza, marcador, puertas, ventanas, mochila, regla, etc.

Specific Learning Objectives

After completing this subtopic, the student will be able to:

1. Write paragraphs describing their own classroom.
2. Create a table showing the class schedule.
3. Understand simple conversations related to classroom.
4. Understand sentences or phrases that identify the location of an object.
5. Provide school address.
6. Describe classroom.
7. Name and describe different objects found in each section of their classroom.
8. State the location of an item in their classroom.
9. Hold simple dialogues related to their classroom.

Suggested Activities

One of the objectives of this lesson is reusing the vocabulary seen in the previous activities, putting them into practice in this lesson, such as describing places, giving directions, listing objects, etc.

Introduction of Vocabulary

Step 1

▪  Divide the class in groups of 3’s

Step 2

 Ask all groups to stand up and walk around the classroom listing the objects they can find in it. The list must be in Spanish.

Each group will present their results. The group with the most correct vocabulary in Spanish will be the winner.

Practicing the Vocabulary

Step 1

▪ To practice the vocabulary,  print two sets of cards containing images of the vocabulary; for instance: la figura de un profesor, un libro, un lápiz.

Step 2

 Form groups of five, who will compete with each other

Step 3

Put two tables in front of the class call on two groups to compete. Each group should stand around the table assigned to them.

Step 4

 Give the name of one of the images that is on the table. The group that finds the image first will show it to the class, earning points for their group. The group that accumulates 5 points first wins. The losing group must continue to participate with the new group. All groups must participate in this activity.

 

Written expression

Step 1

Each student must complete exercise # 30 of the workbook. In this exercise, the student must write the name of the object or the profession of the person who is in it; also, write a complete sentence describing the object or the person (profession)

Oral expression

Step 1

Each student must draw a classroom on a Bristol board.

Step 2

Each student must bring their drawing to the classroom, present it to the class, without consulting notes.

They are to  mention the name of the school, the address, describe the classroom, list the objects found in it, locate five objects in relation to the other objects that are around the located object and mention the different hours of the class schedule. The poster should only contain the title "Mi salon de clase". All students must participate in this activity. The evaluation should be informal. The teacher and/or the students will be able to correct the pronunciation errors of the presenter.

Oral comprehension 

Step 1

 Play an audio in which a classroom is described (Name of the school, address, describes the classroom, list the objects found in it, identify the location of the objects, schedules, etc.). Based on the audio, each student must complete exercise # 31 of the workbook. This exercise contains some statements of which the student must define if it is true or false.

Written Expression 

Step 1

 Ask the students to complete exercise #32 of the workbook. This exercise will contain an image of a classroom. Students should write two paragraphs describing the image.