Elementary Spanish Sample Mini Lesson By Jamie Black

Keys to Planning for Learning, 2013

Language Level Novice Low Grade 2
nd
-4
th
Date 7/6/14
Day in
Unit
1 Minutes 10-15
Unit Theme and Question Verbs/Action Words: How can we express actions in Spanish?
Daily topic: Introduction to verbs (the chicken dance theme): hablar, saltar, bailar, aplaudir
STANDARDS LESSON OBJECTIVES
What are the communicative
and cultural objectives for the
lesson?
Communication
and
Cultures
Which modes of
communication will be
addressed?
Students can:
I can occasionally understand isolated words that I have
memorized, particularly when accompanied by gestures
or pictures.
I can sing a short song.
Interpersonal
Interpretive
Presentational
If applicable, indicate how
Connections Comparisons
Communities Common Core
will be part of your lesson.
Connections
Comparisons
Communities Associate actions with ways kids might play in a community
Common Core
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations
with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and
persuasively (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1).
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats,
including visually, quantitatively, and orally (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2)


Lesson Sequence
Activity/Activities
What will learners do?
What does the teacher do?
Time*
How many
minutes will this
segment take?
Materials Resources
Technology
Be specific. What materials will you
develop? What materials will you
bring in from other sources?
Gain Attention / Activate
Prior Knowledge
Teacher will ask students if they want to move around
today and will model some of the verbs
Teacher shows images showing each target verb and will
say the Spanish verb
Learners will look at the images and then repeat the
2 minutes
Flash cards with
picture of target verb
and target verb written
in Spanish (hablar,
saltar, bailar, aplaudir)
Elementary Spanish Sample Mini Lesson By Jamie Black
Keys to Planning for Learning, 2013
Spanish verb
Teacher will ask students to raise their hand if they have
done that and then may ask a student to model the action

Provide Input
Teacher will model the actions for target verbs
Students will copy the modeled actions and repeat the
Spanish verb
3 minutes
Elicit Performance / Provide
Feedback
Teacher will quiz students on action words (say the
Spanish verb and students must show an appropriate
motion to match the verb)
Learners will listen to the word and demonstrate the
movement with their bodies
Teacher will model for students the motion to the
chicken dance song with motions for each verb.
Modeling will go from slow to fast.
Learners will copy the movements and Spanish verbs
5 minutes
Closure

Teacher will play the chicken dance video and ask
students to participate along with the music to review the
verbs
Students will sing and move to the chicken dance song
2 minutes


Teacher created video
using the chicken
dance song retrieved
from YouTube at
https://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=lsL6SJKz
tXQ

Will need a computer
to play video and room
to move around


Enhance Retention &
Transfer


Post chicken dance video online to Spanish class
webpage so they can view and practice it


Class website such as
Weebly or Wix
Youtube link to
teacher created video
Elementary Spanish Sample Mini Lesson By Jamie Black
Keys to Planning for Learning, 2013
Reflection Notes to Self
What worked well? Why?
What didnt work? Why?
What changes would you
make if you taught this
lesson again?