February 13 2001
Fourth Grade Meeting Notes
1. Recuerdos: Llegue a tiempo! Limpias y Guapas! Ficha la llegada! Observa y interroga su la maestra de su sala de clase! Si ustedes necesitan copias de un libo, lo que sea, mandame un email con el attachment y se los imprimiría asap.
El tema de esta semana es “Repaso”
Primer día de clase:
1. Hola clase! Introductions. Introduce yourself to the class if you are new. Sing Buenos días if that is customary for your threads.
2. Break it down in English the first day. (3 questions)
a. “Okay everybody, we are going to speak in english a little bit today. We want to learn from you A) why you want to learn Spanish?
i. Make a web on the board of their ideas
B) What are good learning strategies for Spanish class? Do you need to understand every word I am saying? (get really excited)
ii. make another web/list on the board (look at context of what I am saying, listen, guessing, etc)
C) What was your favorite Spanish class/activity last semester?
iii. Just to have in your back pocket what they really enjoyed to remember for future lesson planning
3. Leading in from strategies/favorite class à Class Rules
a. What do you guys want the class rules to be for Spanish time? You tell us. What would be some helpful rules so that we can all learn Spanish? Can you learn Spanish if someone else is talking to you in English? (blah, blah) à generate rules to be translated into Spanish and have the whole class repeat: 1. Levantate la mano 2. Respect your friends and teachers 3. Speak only in Spanish 4. Have Fun! (Make a poster/have some visual to leave in the classroom to remind them of such rules)
b. Establish your discipline system – using checks in columns for mas o menos, bien, mal, or jar system with sorpresa
4. REPASO! Muy bien. Ahora seguimos en español!
a. Llenar el pizzarro con palabras. ¿Qué recuerden ustedes? Palabras palabras! Dime una palabra!
b. Qué bien! Ustedes recuerdan mucho! Que intelligentes!
5. Extra Activity
a. Simon Says, Yoga, etc.
Día dos (this kind of morphed into my lesson plan, feel free to check out the ideas)
1. Write your schedule on the board!
a. Buenos Dias, La fecha, El tiempo, Emociones
2. Buenos Días - canten
3. La Fecha – Write on the board or use Interactive sticky poster thing
´´¿Qué día es hoy?
Lunes, Martes, Miercoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sabado, Domingo
a. ¿Cúal es la fecha de hoy?
i. Hoy es ________________ de ____________________ .
b. ¿Cúal fue la fecha de ayer?
i. Ayer fue ________________ de ____________________ .
c. ¿Cúal es la fecha de mañana?
i. Mañana será ________________ de ________________.
4. El Tiempo
a. Que tiempo hace? We go over to the weather chart and have a conversation about how hot it is outside in Oberlin, Ohio. Then we refer to the weather chart and ask them if our conversation was cierto o falso. “´¿Hace sol en Oberlin, Ohio hoy?” “Cierto o falso?” Then we will write on our chart the description of the weather and do the same for Méxcio.
5. Emociones
a. Repeat as a whole class with flashcards the emotions everyone should know, acting them out.
b. ¿Cómo están ustedes? First we do an example with the animal masks. ´´¿Cómo estás perro? Estoy muy bien. Estoy muy feliz. ´¿Cómo estás gato? Estoy triste!”
c. Ask for volunteers to come up and be the animals. Write the dialogue on the board if necessary. Pull sticks if necessary.
6. Plan a Review Activity based on the group of vocab words least well generated from the first day of class / play a fun game like
Class Lesson Plan
February 15, 2011
SITES Teachers: Tara Gilboa and Cristina Carnie
Homeroom Teacher:
School: Prospect Elementary
Time: 1:10-1:40
Goals: Set the stage for a functional class dynamic in which we can create a positive, respectful class atmosphere and get the kids excited again about learning Spanish.
Materials: Name tags for the teachers, Markers for writing on the board (should be there), camera to take a picture of the web, piece of paper and pencil to copy down web/class rules
<Before even introductions, write the schedule on the board in the corner>
Horario
1. Introduciones
2. Tres Preguntas
3. ¿Que recuerden?
1. Introductions/ Buenos Dias We will introduce ourselves to the class. “Hola amigos. Me llamo Señorita Tara.” “Hola amigos me llamo señorita Cristina.” Sing Buenos Dias. (2 minute)
2. Break it down in English the first day. (3 questions) (1 minute)
a. “Okay everybody, we are going to speak in english a little bit today. Because while we are the maestras, the teachers, and you guys are the students, estudiantes, we want you guys to be the maestros today and we will be the estudiantes. I want to know A) why you want to learn Spanish? <I call on hands as Cristina is at the board making a list. She leaves space for question number 2!> (2-3 minutes)
i. Make a web on the board of their ideas
B) What are good learning strategies for Spanish class? Do you need to understand every word I am saying? (get really excited) <I call on hands and lead the discussion as Cristina is at the board drawing the web> (2-3 minutes)
Ii. Make another web/list on the board (look at context of what I am saying, listen, guessing, etc)
C) What was your favorite Spanish class/activity last semester? <I call on hands and lead the discussion as Cristina is at the board making a list in the third column of favorite classroom activities from last semester > (Take photo of the board. Use the special board in the future) (2-3 minutes)
iii. Just to have in your back pocket what they really enjoyed to remember for future lesson planning
3. TRANSITION: Leading in from strategies/favorite class à Class Rules (2-3 minutes)
After going over the three questions give the fourth graders positive feedback on what great ideas they have, how excited we are to be working with such a great group, etc. record information on the board and erase it. Or if there is room for a fourth column add class rules. Cristina and I switch roles.
a. What do you guys want the class rules to be for Spanish time? You tell us. What would be some helpful rules so that we can all learn Spanish? Can you learn Spanish if someone else is talking to you in English? (blah, blah) à generate rules to be translated into Spanish and have the whole class repeat: 1. Levantate la mano 2. Respecto a los demas. 3. Habla espanol 4. divertirse! (Keep the rules in English for the first day, bring them in the second day in spanish) (2-3 minutes)
b. Explain Surprise Jar system. (10 minutes)
4. REPASO! Muy bien. Ahora seguimos en español!
a. Cristina and Tara lead together: lenar el pizzarro con palabras. ¿Qué recuerden ustedes? Palabras palabras! Dime una palabra!
b. Qué bien! Ustedes recuerdan mucho! Que intelligentes!
Conclusion: Adios! Count from the jar if time permits. (1 minute)
5. Extra Activity
a. Simon Says, Yoga, etc.
Reflection
Overall the class went very smoothly. Introductions were clear and they participated in the song. They seemed too excited to be speaking in english the first day, but about 40% were very participatory in filling in the columns on the board... others stayed quiet / not as auditory in learning. In the future we need more kinesthetic, student-centered learning activities, maybe some drawing/art. They liked BINGO, jeopardy, hot n' cold, and the weather from last semester. They wanted to learn spanish to speak to their friends, travel, to speak to people from other countries, and to speak to their friends in private. Their learning strategies were kind of weak. They said to use a translator, use a dictionary, etc. I should have been more forceful in getting them to say "´¿Qué significa _______?" --> Using context, guessing is okay. They were really good at giving rules, we should go over them next class and show they mystery jar. They knew a lot, a little slow to answer and fill the board though. In the future using stickers would be helpful.
