Mexico – A Unit of 6 Lesson Plans in Geography/DT/Art and Spanish for Upper KS2
lesson
objectives
speaking
listening
reading
writing
1.
Locate countries, continents,
oceans on a map.
Gist meanings of words and write
simple sentences about where
countries are in Sp.
Repeating new words.
Identifying compass points.
New vocab.
New vocab.
Labelling
Writing a sentence using a frame.
2.
Identify and compare physical and
human geographical features in UK
and Mexico Write sentences in
Spanish explaining why the feature
is from Mexico or UK
Using a model pupils prepare and
say sentences about physical and
human features of the 2 countries
Sentences modelled by
teacher.
Reading statements and sorting
into true and false.
Reading statements and
deciding which country they
describe.
sentences about physical and
human features of the 2 countries.
Ext – use connectives
3.
Revision of weather vocab and
application of these to describe
weather in Mexico. What clothes
to pack for a trip to Mexico?
Revision of weather
phrases/clothes words/colours.
Pupils prepare sentences about
packing for trip to Mexico using a
model.
Reading model sentences.
Dictation exercise.
Sentences with connectives.
4.
Identify Mexican food, expressing
likes and dislikes. Making Mexican
food. Planning a recipe.
Express preferences - what pupils
like to eat.
Forming sentences using an
imperative.
Sentences modelled by
teacher.
Plenary listening
activity with pupils
listening for info from a
spoken text.
New and revised vocab
modelled by teacher.
Reading a recipe, noting
imperatives.
Labelling.
Composing a recipe using a
template.
5.
Explore traditions of “The Day of
the Dead”, make a mask.
Sentences about what they would
put on their altar, using a model.
New vocab modelled by
teacher
Reading statements and sorting
into true and false.
Instructions for mask making.
Sentences about what they would
put on their altar, using a model.
Ext- using adjs.
6.
The life and art of Frida Kahlo.
Forming sentences about job
descriptions by joining phrases
together.
Describing colours/animals in a
painting. Expressing opinion about
paintings.
Listening to life story
with picture support
read by teacher
Reading statements and sorting
into true and false.
Ext – reading comprehension
Creating promotional poster for
Mexico.
(Ext – use dictionary to find other
words to include.)