Glastonbury Foreign Language Program
Spanish Curricular Unit: Who Am I?
Lesson Title: What is Spanish?
Grade Level: 1
Subject/Topic Area(s): Spanish as a foreign language and students' names
Key Words: Español y nombres
Designed by: Señoras Almagro and Berman
Time Frame: four classes

Standards:

Major Standards— 4.1, 4.2
Supporting Standards— 5.1, 5.2

Brief Summary of Lesson:
The teacher will introduce students to the Spanish language through a short discussion and assign students their Spanish names. Students will practice saying their names and hearing the names of other students in Spanish.

*Give information about their understanding of what is a foreign language
*Repeat their Spanish name
*Practice repeating the Spanish names of their classmates
*Practice the teacher's name
*Identify previously learned words

Learning Modalities : Visual and Auditory

Structures :

Escuchen, miren, y repitan
Buenos días, buenas tardes
Me llamo…..
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Cómo se llama?

Activities:

Greet students
Students will practice saying their names
Teacher and students will discuss what a foreign language is.
The teacher will utilize the target language as much as possible to enable the children to get acquainted with the spoken Spanish language.
Students will practice saying other students' names.
Students will play name game.
Students will sing a name song.
TPR

Vocabulary:

Nombres
Buenos días
Buenas tardes
Me llamo
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Cómo se llama?
Escuchen
Miren
Repitan
Adiós
Hasta mañana

Materials:

Puppets
Name cards