Class: Spanish Lab
Grade Level: 9th-12th
Location: Murrieta Learning Center
Instructor: Frances Pierson
Email: [email protected]
Day/Time: Wednesday 2:00-3:00 PM
Objectives for Learning Period #1
 Students will learn how to initiate a conversation in Spanish.
 Students will be introduced to basic Spanish words and sounds that will help them
grammatically for further knowledge of the Spanish language in writing and speaking.
 Students will be able to explain the difference between definite and indefinite articles in the
Spanish language.
 Students will learn basic greetings and farewells, commands often used in class, recite numbers
0-49; Recite Spanish alphabet and pronounce vowels, tell time, read a calendar, tell the date
(month and year) Name the season and talk about weather. Identify Spanish pronouns.
Date
9/10
Topics
to be
covered in class
Introductions, greetings,
farewells, numbers, months,
seasons, weather, calendar.
Introduce yourself and a friend
in class.
Spanish games to reinforce
vocabulary practiced
Recommended topics
to be completed at home
Homework
Review what was
learned in class.
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Share something you
learned in Spanish over
the week or share
anything you wish in
Spanish.
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Listen to a Spanish Radio or
TV station
Learn about the Mexican
Independence Sept. 16
Use PowerSpeak or Rosetta
Stone as your curriculum
Practice reading orally
(Spanish is phonetic)
Practice writing
new/learned vocabulary.
Review previous week’s vocab.
9/17
In class discussion using
previously learned vocab. and
new vocabulary. Using verbs
and conjugating in proper form.
Learn about El Grito & cultural
fiesta-Mexican Independence
16 de Septiembre.
9/24
Play games-Scrabble, cierto or
falso (true/false), Roba la vaca
(Steal the cow)
Review verbs-new verbs.
Review what was
learned in class.
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Read, write, share a
game in Spanish that
uses Spanish
vocabulary.
Write a letter to a
friend telling them
about the beginning of
school, weather,
classes, etc.
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Listen to a Spanish Radio or
TV station
Use PowerSpeak or Rosetta
Stone as your curriculum
Practice reading Spanish.
Practice writing vocabulary
words you have learned.
Listen to a Spanish Radio or
TV station
Use PowerSpeak or Rosetta
Practice reading Spanish.
Practice writing vocabulary
words you have learned.
Objectives for Learning Period #2
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Date
Students will use language in highly predictable common daily settings.
Students will be introduced to basic Spanish words and sounds that will help them grammatically for
further knowledge of the Spanish language in writing and speaking.
Students will examine the connections between language and culture.
Students will recite numbers 0-49; Recite Spanish alphabet and pronounce vowels, tell time, read a
calendar, tell the date (month and year). Identify the seasons and talk about weather. Recognize
masculine, feminine nouns. Learn vocabulary related to home, school, transportation, food,
celebrations/holidays, etc.
Topics to be covered in class
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10/1
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10/8
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10/15
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10/22
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10/29
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Homework
Review definite and
indefinite articles.
Share students research on
Spanish speaking countries
and culture.
Learn new vocabulary
relating to homeneighborhood.
Learn actions verbs leer,
estudiar, cantar, corer,
bailar, etc.
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Review home –
neighborhood vocab.
Learn transportation vocab.
masculine/feminine nouns
Ask questions
Play scrabble
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Review transportation
Vocab.
Preterit vs. imperfect
Ask questions
Calendar/time
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Review preterit/imperfect
Recite
alphabet/numbers/colors
Review calendar/time
Learn animals/environment
Ask questions
Play games/loteria/scrabble
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Share Short Stories
(Assigned homework)
Review
preterit/imperfect
Bingo quiz review
Cumulative quiz
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Review what was
learned in class.
Practice dialogue
worksheet.
Review previous
topics such as: la,
el, un, una, los, las,
unas and unos.
Recommended topics to be completed
at home
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Listen to a Spanish Radio or TV
station.
Learn about the culture of a
Spanish speaking country.
Use PowerSpeak or Rosetta Stone
as your curriculum.
Practice reading orally (Spanish is
phonetic) anyone can read it.
Practice writing new/learned
vocabulary.
Review what was
learned in class.
Write 5 sentences
using what we
have learned so
far.
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Review what was
learned in class.
Write five
questions and the
response.
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Listen to Spanish Radio/TV
Use Powerspeak/Rosetta Stone
Practice reading in Spanish
Practice writing sentences with
vocabulary learned.
Review preterit vs.
imperfect
Review animals &
environment
Write a short story
using all vocab.
learned so far.
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Listen to Spanish Radio/TV
Use Powerspeak/Rosetta Stone
Practice reading in Spanish
Practice writing short stories
Cook a dish from a Spanish
speaking country.
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Listen to Spanish Radio/TV
Use Powerspeak/Rosetta Stone
Practice reading in Spanish
Practice writing short stories
Cook a dish from a Spanish
speaking country.
Review what was
learned in class.
Write a short song,
poem, story, comic
strip, dialogue, etc.
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Listen to a Spanish Radio or TV
station
Use PowerSpeak or Rosetta Stone
as your curriculum
Practice reading Spanish.
Practice writing vocabulary words
you have learned.