Family/Simpsons Lesson Plan
1. Introduce these words with flashcards.(5 minutes)
mamá, papá, hermano, hermana, bebé, abuelo, abuela, mascotas, el perro, el gato, el pez
2. Practice the family vocabulary words above using TPR. (5 minutes)
1. introduce words and actions, students repeat
2. Say the words and have students do the actions
3. Show the Family Introduction Rap three times. (7-8 minutes)
-The first time students can listen
- the second time they should repeat after the words
-the third time they should repeat after the words nice and loud! (you could offer something as motivation if they do a good job)
3. Review flashcards with the students (5 minutes)
1. Have students repeat after the words again, add the words tío, tía and primos
2. Show the flashcards and see if the students can come up with the Spanish words
4. Play 7-up. My 8th graders even love this game (directions below), and I bet high school would get a kick out of it also. Another option here would be around the world. (15 minutes)
Brief Description: I have never actually tried this game with high-schoolers, but my current 8th graders love it! They ask to play it all the time. If you do not know how to play the kids 7-up English version of this game, watch this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PczXAKHPpAI
Game Set-up/Rules
1. Review vocabulary by using flashcards. Then, ask students to raise their hand to identify one flashcard at a time. The student who gets it right, takes the card and stands in front of the room.
2. Repeat this until you have seven players standing in front of the room.
3. The rest of the players put their head down and thumbs up. The seven players each put one of their thumbs down while their eyes are closed.
4. “¡Cabezas arriba levántense!” Heads up, stand up. The players who had their thumb put down stand up.
5. Before they guess who “got them”, the teacher should have the students repeat after them the vocabulary cards that the students are holding.
6. The students must guess who got them by saying the Spanish vocabulary card. If they guess correctly, they take that student’s spot.
7. Students in front tell who they got, and the game starts again.
Tips: This is a great game when you have 7-14 new vocabulary words because they get the repetition of repeating the cards, and also need to generate the language to guess. It is a good way to assess to see if students are able to say the words. If a student cannot come up with the word, say them all one more time and have them say it in Spanish. Do not allow them to guess in English.
Game Set-up/Rules
1. Review vocabulary by using flashcards. Then, ask students to raise their hand to identify one flashcard at a time. The student who gets it right, takes the card and stands in front of the room.
2. Repeat this until you have seven players standing in front of the room.
3. The rest of the players put their head down and thumbs up. The seven players each put one of their thumbs down while their eyes are closed.
4. “¡Cabezas arriba levántense!” Heads up, stand up. The players who had their thumb put down stand up.
5. Before they guess who “got them”, the teacher should have the students repeat after them the vocabulary cards that the students are holding.
6. The students must guess who got them by saying the Spanish vocabulary card. If they guess correctly, they take that student’s spot.
7. Students in front tell who they got, and the game starts again.
Tips: This is a great game when you have 7-14 new vocabulary words because they get the repetition of repeating the cards, and also need to generate the language to guess. It is a good way to assess to see if students are able to say the words. If a student cannot come up with the word, say them all one more time and have them say it in Spanish. Do not allow them to guess in English.