El merengue y la perrita bailarina
A text with comprehension activities
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Novice (Levels 1-2)
- Formats
- Pages
- 19 Pages
- Duration
- 2+ days
These lesson plans will introduce your students to Merengue and teach them the structure "baila" by learning about a YouTube star named Carrie, "The Dancing Merengue Dog" from Chile. The plans are appropriate for Spanish 1+ and will fill 2+ class periods (90-120 minutes). They include:
- a Spanish-language reading about Merengue
- a two-level embedded reading about Carrie
- an alternate, advanced reading about Carrie to use in multi-level classes
- two reading comprehension activities
- an interview activity that provides reading and speaking repetitions of first and second person verb forms
- two songs with lyrics activities
- a writing activity
- answer keys
- detailed lesson plans
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Great way to introduce this dance to Spanish learners! Love it! Thank you!
Rebecca W. -
Love the mini unit! I use it as part of my 8th grade back-to-school/bridge unit.
Sara Murruffo -
This resource incorporates culture in a creative and fun way! :)
Amanda Greene -
My students really enjoyed this mini-unit. I wish that I had discovered it earlier. Great to use in conjunction with the introduction of ar verbs.
Michelle A. -
This mini unit worked well as a reading piece during my larger dance and music unit. The kids loved it!
Ronda Hall Ramirez
