ELEMENTARY SPANISH CURRICULUM PROJECT

Fifth Grade: Lesson Plan Topic 5: Animals

Number (#/Total #): 2/7

(Last Updated: Sept 1, 2007)

Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify a variety of animals and where they live: elefante, jirafa, cebra, rinocerante, hipopótamo, león, guepardo, colibrí, gallina, loro, guacamaya, pingüino, pelícano, tucán, quetzal, conejo, coyote, lemur, lobo marino, gorila, mono, macaco, murciélago, buho, camaleón, halcón, cóndor, hipopótamo, mosca, pulpo, abeja, águila, ardilla, cigüeña, gaviota, golondrina, mariposa, ballena, caballito de mar, langosta, lombriz, mantarraya, pavo real, serpiente (culebra), zorro, pollo, rana, coquí, reptiles, lagarto, cocodrilo, tortuga, iguana, tiburón, pez (peces); sabana, mar, finca, bosque tropical, árbol, desierto, montañas
• Students will be able to say: "Es el...", "Vive en..."
• Students will be able to describe animals' movements: "Vuela", "Camina", "Nada", "Canta", "Corrre" ; "Mueve rápidamente/lentamente"
• Students will be able to describe animals: "Es grande/pequeño, inteligente/lento, feroz/tímido, veloz/lento "

Materials:

• word placas
• photos
• Globe/Map, to show animals of Spanish-speaking world (quetzal, coquí, cóndor)
• worksheet

Activities:

• Teacher Chatter
• Q/A
• writing

Script:

[See Lesson 5_5_1. Add into Teacher Chatter information about movement and description.]

[Do a second handout with animals covered in 5_5_2, adding descriptive sentences about the animals: how they move, and how big/large they are.]

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Author: Eileen M. Zeitz