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Moving on from ‘fue‘, today we started working on ‘dijo’ (s/he said). To begin, I had each of the students write an imaginary rumor in Spanish on a small piece of paper, and write their own name on the paper as well. I made sure that all students understand that the rumors were to be…
Read MoreDownload complete lesson plans here. TARGET STRUCTURES busca – s/he looks for encuentra – s/he finds sabes – you know PRACTICE SENTENCES El muchacho busca el perro en la casa de su amigo. The boy looks for the dog at his friend’s house. Mi amiga encuentra papel en su cuaderno de español. My friend finds…
Read MoreThis is a script to introduce key vocabulary for Chapter 2 of Pobre Ana. If you are able when you ask the story, choose the suggestions from your students that align with the vocabulary that they will need to read Pobre Ana (bed, bedroom, dirty, etc.). ¡SIENTATE! – SIT DOWN! TARGET STRUCTURES se sienta – s/he…
Read MoreI wrote this script to introduce more words for Chapter 3 of Pobre Ana; the first one was Jorge el curioso. For information about how I introduce vocabulary, see my Introducing Vocabulary post. TARGET STRUCTURES no entiende nada – s/he doesn’t understand anything saca el boleto (de avión) – s/he takes out the (plane) ticket sonríe…
Read MoreI wrote this story to introduce some of the vocabulary for Chapter 3 of Pobre Ana. TARGET STRUCTURES lo/la agarra – s/he grabs it se enoja – s/he gets angry tiene miedo – s/he is scared hacia – toward PRACTICE SENTENCES Mi hermano agarra la galleta más grande. My brother grabs the biggest cookie. Mi…
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This story comes from Carol Gaab’s free article, “The First Two Weeks”, which is available on the free downloads page of Fluency Matters. CORE VOCABULARY (nunca) cierra – (never) closes abre la puerta – opens the door son las (ocho) – it’s (eight) o’clock PRACTICE SENTENCES Ron abre la puerta de la escuela. Ron opens…
Read MoreTarget Structures se vende – is sold está de moda – in style compra – buys Practice Questions for Individual Response ¿Tú compras ropa al centro comercial? ¿Se vende leche en Red Apple? ¿Los pantalones muy grandes están de moda? Personalized Questions for Class Discussion ¿Dónde se venden __ en Anchorage? (animales, ropa atractiva, sofás,…
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