Elementary World Language
Kindergarten Unit: Nuestras Celebraciones
Spanish Language
Overview: In this unit, students learn about Colombia in the context of a visit to the city of
Cartagena and to a birthday celebration that takes place at a friend’s home there. Students will be
able to say how old they will be on their birthday and to talk about birthday celebrations. They
will also talk about the food and the beverages that children usually have at birthday parties.
Students will talk about and compare the music, dances, and games that are common at birthday
parties both in Colombia and in the United States. Finally, students will talk about birthday
presents and ways to thank friends for their presents.
Essential Questions:
● What do you tell a friend on his or her birthday? (Week 1)
● What do you eat and drink at a birthday party? (Week 2)
● What do children do at a birthday party? (Week 3)
● What presents did you get for your birthday? (Week 4)
Enduring Understandings:
● Colombia is not far from Panamá. (From preceding unit)
● Colombia’s three main cultures are intermixed.
● Each of the three main cultures of Colombia have their own music, food and traditions.
● Colombia’s birthday celebrations have traditions that are similar to traditions in the United
States.
CURRICULUM STANDARDS / STUDENT OUTCOMES
Communication
1.1 Interpersonal - Students will:
● Ask and answer questions about birthday and celebrations.
● Ask and answer questions about age.
● Use courtesy phrases at a birthday party.
● Discuss supplies needed for a birthday celebration. ● Ask and answer questions about food and drinks at a birthday party.
1.2 Interpretive Reading and Listening - Students will:
● Predict based on the cover, title and illustrations.
● Ask and respond to questions about text read aloud.
● Recognize the sequence of events.
● Recognize the letter s
● Identify pronouns.
● Learn and practice describing words.
● Analyze thank-­‐you notes. 1.3 Presentational Speaking - Students will:
● Describe a birthday celebration.
● Describe the food and drinks at a birthday celebration. ● Say how old they will be on their next birthday. Elementary World Language
Kindergarten Unit: Nuestras Celebraciones
Spanish Language
● Use pronouns. ● Say what presents children receive on birthdays. ● Use singular and plural forms to describe birthday presents. Culture
2.1 Practices and Perspectives - Students will:
● Examine the traditions, food and music of three main cultures of Colombia. ● Describe how birthdays are celebrated in Colombia. 2.2 Products and Perspectives - Students will:
● Identify food, music and presents at a Colombian birthday party. Connections
3.1 Cross-curricular - Students will:
● Locate Colombia and Panama on a map.
3.2 Target Culture - Students will:
● Acquire information about birthday celebrations in Colombia through Spanish language
media sources.
Comparisons
4.1 Language - Students will:
● Compare and contrast the use of pronouns in Spanish and their own language.
● Recognize the consonant s in Spanish and their own language.
● Compare and contrast the singular and plural forms in Spanish.
4.2 Culture - Students will:
● Compare games they play a birthday party in Colombia with games of their own culture.
Communities
5.1 Beyond the School - Students will:
● Participate in simulations that replicate authentic conversations about birthday
celebrations, music, presents, and food.
5.2 Lifelong Learner - Students will:
● Utilize the language to experience news and entertainment available through print and
electronic Spanish language media.
FUNCTIONS • VOCABULARY • STRUCTURES
LANGUAGE
FUNCTION
CONTENT VOCABULARY
Say how old they will Números:
LANGUAGE
STRUCTURE
● ¿Cuántos años
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be on their birthday
Identify items at a
party
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Spanish Language
● 1-9
Útiles:
●
●
●
●
●
●
globo
gorro
pastel
vela
pelota
regalo
cumples?
● Yo cumplo . . . años
● ¿Qué comes y bebes?
● Yo como . . .
● Yo bebo . . .
● ¿Qué te regalaron?
● Me regalaron
un/una/unos/unas
Alimentos:
● bebida
● comida
● empanada
● limonada
● mango
● piña
● plátano
Adjectivos:
● delicioso(a)
Gente:
● amiguito/amiguita
Articulos:
● un
● una
● unos
● unas
Use courtesy phrases
at a birthday party.
Describe what
children do at a party.
● ¡Feliz cumpleaños!
● ¡Cumpleaños feliz!
● ¡Muchas gracias por el
regalo!
Actividades
● baila(n)
● dice
● juega(n)
● come
● bebe
●
●
●
●
¿Qué haces tú?
(Actividad)
Yo bailo música de . . .
Yo juego a . . .
● ¿Qué hacen
él/ella/ellos/ellas?
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Lugares:
● Colombia
● Estados Unidos
Cosas:
● música
● silla
Kindergarten Unit: Nuestras Celebraciones
Spanish Language
● Él/Ella baila/juega con
● Ellos/Ellas bailan
música
Verbos:
● hacer
● bailar
● jugar
● poner