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UNIT (P): SCHOOLSCHOOL-EN LA ESCUELA
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Learning Activities
We will be using
the flashcards and things
around our classroom to
learn the school vocabulary.
We will talk about
things we see at school and
also things we use in our
c l a s s r o o m
l i k e
“Tijeras”
(scissors),
“lápiz”
(pencil),
“papel” (paper), etc.
W h i l e
doing our art
projects we will
ask for things in Spanish, so
we can practice our new
phrases, if we need a crayon, we will say “necesito un
crayón” (I need a crayon).
We’ll play “fríocaliente” (hot and cold)
hiding objects in the class-
room while our friends try
to find the objects! We
help by saying “caliente” if
he’s close and “frío” if she’s
far...then, when we find it
we have to say the phrase
“encontré ___” (I found
___) and then we take
turns.
Finally, we will play
“La mochila”, the teacher
will have a backpack and fill
it with the school vocabulary items. She
then asks “Qué
tienes en tu
mochila?” (What
do you have in
your backpack?). We take
turns taking things out of
the backpack one at a timeand repeating the words in
Spanish.
VOCABULARY
KEY
The bolded, enlarged syllable is the one that should be
accented when speaking. However, this does not necessarily mean that it is a written accent.
OBJECTS:
TEACHER—EL/LA MAESTRO/A (MA-EHS-TRO)
STUDENT—EL/LA ESTUDIANTE (EH-STU-DEE-AN-TE)
CHALKBOARD—LA PIZARRA (PEE-SAH-RRAH)
TABLE—LA MESA (MAY-SAH)
BOOK—EL LIBRO (LEE-BROE)
CRAYON—LOS CRAYONES (CRAE-YON-ACE)
PAPER—EL PAPEL (PAH-PEL)
SCISSORS—LAS TIJERAS (TEE-HARE-AS)
PENCIL—EL LÁPIZ (LAH-PEES)
COMPUTER—LA COMPUTADORA (COM-PU-TA-DOOR-AH)
FRIEND—EL/LA AMIGO/A (AH-MEE-GO)
MEMORIZATION
TIPS
• FIRST, GIVE THE SPANISH WORD, THEN
ASK FOR THE ENGLISH EQUIVALENT.
• SECOND, GIVE THE ENGLISH WORD, THEN
ASK FOR THE SPANISH EQUIVALENT.
(PARENTS: TRY TO GIVE THE FIRST SOUNDS OF THE
SPANISH EQUIVALENT.
THIS ENHANCES YOUR CHILD’S
ABILITY TO RECALL THE CORRECT WORDS.)
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!
REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO USE IT
OR YOU’LL LOSE IT!
ACTIONS:
TO WRITE—ESCRIBIR (ES-CREE-BEER)
TO DRAW—DIBUJAR (DI-BU-HAR)
TO READ—LEER (LAY-AIR)
TO LISTEN—ESCUCHAR (ES-CU-CHAR)
PHRASES:
Escribo con el lápiz.
Dibujo con los crayones.
Leo mi libro.
Escucho al profesor
(a la profesora).
I write with the pencil.
I draw with the crayons.
I read my book.
I listen to the teacher.
Spanishtime
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Interactive Spanish for All Ages
SPANISHTIME® INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (P)
“SCHOOL - LA ESCUELA”
ACTIVITY 1:
• Use your newsletter to review the school vocabulary & phrases. Say them in English and then
in Spanish.
• Take out your school backpack and practice finding the vocabulary words. You can even
take turns testing a friend to see who can guess more correctly OR as you pull it out, see
who can say it faster!
ACTIVITY 2:
• Make a collage with the objects from your school vocabulary list.
• Label the pictures (for the benefit of the parent and the young students beginning to recognize letters)
• If you find a picture not found on the vocabulary list, look it up in your Spanish-English dictionary and then label your picture! (Keep your drawings for the next activity)
ACTIVITY 3:
• Find black & white pictures of the school vocabulary
• Download clipout from the internet (do it with your kids!)
• Cut out the object and put it into a Ziploc bag.
• Now, using dry erase markers, you can color and re-color the pictures and then try to namethem all...use your list...See how much fun it is!
ACTIVITY 4
• Try to find the vocabulary words in your regular school classroom, your house, your parent’s
home office, or your room at home.
• Teach your friends/parents who don’t speak Spanish how to say the words.
• For friends that speak in Spanish, do it together to see how many you can get right! You will
probably really impress your classroom teacher and friends! Have fun!
*** Remember children often UNDERSTAND and RECOGNIZE more than they can speak when
learning a new language. Mastery comes with repetition, so keep practicing!
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