Week 10
Monday, Oct. 12
Students receive instructions on how to write a short description of themselves with the essential information to communicate in writing in Spanish.
Students practiced meeting a new student in school and finding out basic information about him/her, as learned in class.
Students asked and answered simple questions about academic life
Students talked about student’s daily activities and activity preferences
Students explained where objects and people are located
Entry Ticket: "El proyecto #2 es para la medianoche"
Exit Ticket: "Yo estoy listo/a para mi proyecto #2"
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Students reviewed Spanish alphabet sounds and vocabulary words in order to identify words in audio recordings and understand a short, pre-recorded conversation.
Students listened to a conversation in an audio to understand familiar words.
Students identified and understood phrases and sentences in a short recorded conversation.
Entry Ticket: "(Yo) presento mi proyecto #2 hoy"
Exit Ticket: "Deseo estudiar para el examen"
Wed. & Thurs., Oct 14 & 15 Block Day
Students completed their Project 2 presentation in class.
Students did a short comprehensive review of the lesson in preparation for Friday's exam
Entry Ticket: No Entry Ticket for Friday. Exam day.
Exit Ticket: No Exit Ticket for Friday. Exam day
Friday, Oct. 16
Students studied for 5 minutes prior to taking their Lesson 2 Exam.
Entry Ticket: "Mi padre es ingeniero"
Exit Ticket: "Mi prima es doctora"
Week 9
Monday, Sept. 21
Students continued to practice the Lesson 2 Grammar along with their vocabulary.
Students learned the numbers from 31 and beyond.
Students used numbers to say the years of important events
Students used the verb estar to explain where people and objects are located
Students learned how to use prepositions of location to describe where people and things are.
Entry Ticket: "Hay 35 messas"
Exit Ticket: "Hay 99 mochilas"
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Students continued to practice the Lesson 2 Grammar along with their vocabulary.
Students utilized numbers to solve math problems
Students used numbers to say the years of important events
Students used the verb estar to explain where people and objects are located
Entry Ticket: "Hay 65 maestros"
Exit Ticket: "Hay 1300 estudiantes"
Wed. & Thurs., Sept. 23 & 24
Students will continue to practice the lesson Lesson 2 Grammar along with their vocabulary.
Students talked about student’s daily activities
Students talked about student’s preferences, practicing the verb GUSTAR
Students continued to use the verb estar to explain where people and objects are located
Students used numbers to solve math problems
Students used numbers to say the years of important events
Entry Ticket: "Estoy listo/lista para las vacaciones de otoño"
Exit Ticket: "Hasta octubre"
Friday, Sept. 25
Students practiced conversations where they ask questions using question words.
Students formed questions about academic life and answered accordingly
Students talked about student’s daily activities and activity preferences
Students continued explaining where objects and people are located
Students learned how to say numbers in the millions.
Entry Ticket: NO Entry or Exit Tickets!!
Exit Ticket:
Week 8
Monday, Sept. 14
Students continued to practice the vocabulary and began to apply Lesson 2 Grammar
Students learned to ask and answer simple questions about academic life
Students talked about student’s daily activities
Students discussed about their preferences.
Entry Ticket: Me gusta estudiar español.
Exit Ticket: No me gusta mirar la televisión.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Students continued to practice the Lesson 2 grammar along with their vocabulary.
Students learned to ask questions and express what a student likes or dislikes
Students practiced asking questions about academic life
Students questioned other students about daily activities
Students paired up with a new student in school to find out basic information about him/her
Students recorded and learned the pronouns used with the verb gustar
Entry Ticket: ¿Escuchas (tú) música los sábados?
Exit Ticket: ¿Desayunas(tú) en casa los domingos?
Wed. & Thurs. 16 & 17 - Block Day
Students continued to practice the lesson Lesson 2 Grammar
Students learned a second meaning of the verb “to be”
Students learned the conjugation of the second form of the verb "to be", the verb ESTAR, (according to the subject of the sentence)
Students learned to explain where objects are located
Students learned to explain where people are located
Students completed an exercise using the correct pronouns used with the verb gustar
Entry Ticket: Yo estoy en la clase de español.
Exit Ticket: El estudiante está enfermo.
Friday, Sept. 18
Students worked on their Lesson 2 Project
Students took their Lesson 2 Pronunciation Quiz.
Entry Ticket: Juan está en la clase de ciencias.
Exit Ticket: (Nosotros) estamos en la escuela.
Week 7
Monday, Sept. 08 NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
Tuesday, Sept. 09
The students practiced the Lesson 2 Vocabulary through the modeling of new words and concepts, reading, and engagement with textbook activities and workbook exercises,
The students learned how to meet a new student in school and found out basic information about him/her
The students learned how to ask and answer simple questions about academic life
Entry Ticket : "¡Hoy es día de bloque !" - " "
Exit Ticket : "¡Mañana es viernes!"
Wed. & Thurs., Sept. 09 & 10 - Block Day
Students practiced the Lesson 2 Vocabulary and were introduced to the grammar of the lesson, including the Days of the Week and the way they are used when referring to when events take place.
Students were introduced to the conjugation of the -AR ending verbs.
Students learned how to use the verb GUSTAR = To like.
Students learned how to ask and answer simple questions about academic life
Students talked about my daily activities
Entry Ticket : "¡Yo estudio español !"
Exit Ticket : "¡You practico la gramática!"
Friday, Sept 11
Students practiced the Lesson 2 Vocabulary.
Students learned to ask and answer simple questions about academic life
Students discussed their “My daily activities”
Students talked about “My activity preferences”
Students took their Lesson 2 Vocabulary and Dictation Quizzes.
Entry Ticket : " ¡ !" - " "
Exit Ticket : "¡!"
Week 6
Monday, Aug. 31
Students received instructions on how to prepare a note with essential and relevant information from the lesson to communicate in writing in Spanish.
Students learned how to:
Greet new acquaintances, introduce themselves and say goodbye
Identify the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles
Use numbers to say how many there are of something
Use numbers to tell time
Name familiar objects and people
Understand simple descriptions of classmates and classroom objects
Entry Ticket : "¡Hoy es día de audio!" - " "
Exit Ticket : "¡Mañana es mi presentación!"
Tuesday, Sept. 01
Students reviewed the Spanish alphabet sounds and vocabulary words in order to identify words in audio recordings and understand a short, pre-recorded conversation.
Students recognized familiar words in a short recorded conversation.
Students understood phrases in a short recorded conversation.
Entry Ticket : " El examen es mañana" - " "
Exit Ticket : "¡El examen es fácil!" -
Wed. & Thurs., Sept. 02 & 03 Block Day
Students had a comprehensive review of the Lesson 1 essential components.
Students did their Lesson 1 Speaking Presentation and were able to greet new acquaintances, introduce themselves and say goodbye
Students identified the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles
Students used numbers to say how many there are of something
Students used the verb SER and numbers to tell time
Students named familiar objects and people
Entry Ticket : "¡Soy un/una estudiante inteligente!" - " "
Exit Ticket : "¡Buen fin de semana!" - " "
Friday, Sept. 04
Students will have a comprehensive, two-minute review of the key components for their Lesson 1 exam focusing on:
Greeting new acquaintances, introducing themselves and saying goodbye
Identifying the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles
Using numbers to say how many there are of something
Using numbers to tell time
Naming familiar objects and people and understanding simple descriptions of classmates and classroom objects
Interviewing a friend and/or teacher to find out basic information about him/he
No Entry / Exit Ticket. R & R weekend!
Week 5
Monday, Aug. 24
Students continued to practice the lesson Lesson 1 Grammar along with their vocabulary.
Students learned how to use numbers to tell time
Students used the verb "to be" to tell time.
Students used the singular and plural forms of articles and nouns to tell time.
Entry Ticket : "¡Es la 1:30 !" - "It's 1:30"
Exit Ticket : "Son las 12:30!" - "It's 12:30 "
Tuesday, Aug. 25
along with their vocabulary.
Students used numbers to tell time
Students used the verb "to be" to tell time.
Students used the singular and plural forms of articles and nouns to tell time.
Entry Ticket : "¡La clase es a las 11:25!" - "The class is at 11:25"
Exit Ticket : "La lección es a la 1:00 p.m. !" - "The lesson is at 1:00"
Wed & Thurs. Aug. 26 & 27 Block Day
Students continued to practice the lesson grammar along with its vocabulary.
Students greeted new acquaintances, introduced themselves and said goodbye
Students identified the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles
Students named familiar objects and people
Students used numbers to say how many there are of something
Students used numbers to tell time.
Entry Ticket : "¡El examen de gramática es hoy!" - "The grammar test is today"
Exit Ticket : "¡Mañana es sábado!" - " Tomorrow is Saturday"
Friday, Aug. 28
Students continued to practice the lesson grammar along with its vocabulary.
Students learned how to greet new acquaintances, introduce themselves and say goodbye
Students identified the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles
Students named familiar objects and people
Students used numbers to say how many there are of something
Students used numbers to tell time
Students interviewed a friend and/or teacher to find out basic information about him/her
Entry Ticket : "¡La clase de historia es a la 1:00 p.m.!" - "The History class is at 1:00 p.m."
Exit Ticket : "La clase de biología es a las 2:35" - "The Biology class is at 2:35 "
Week 4
Monday, Aug. 17
Students continued to practice the vocabulary and began to apply Lesson 1 grammar.
Students identified the grammatical gender of nouns
Students identified the grammatical number of nouns
Students formed the plural of nouns in Spanish
Students named familiar objects and people.
Entry Ticket : "¡ Te presento a mi amigo !" - "I would like to introduce you to my friend"
Exit Ticket : "Hay 30 estudiantes en la clase ! - " There are 30 students in class"
Tuesday, Aug. 18
Students continued to practice the Lesson 1 Grammar along with their Lesson 1 Vocabulary.
Students identified and spelt numbers 0-30
Students stated how many there are of something
Students identified the grammatical gender and number of nouns
Students identified the grammatical gender and number of articles
Students named familiar objects and people
Entry Ticket : "¡El día tiene 24 horas!" - The day has 24 hours.
Exit Ticket : "¡ Hay treinta estudiantes en la clase !" - !"
Wed. & Thurs. Aug. 19 & 20 - Block Day
Students continued to practice the Lesson 1 Grammar.
Students recognized the use of one of the meanings of the verb “to be”
Students recorded the conjugation of the verb "to be" according to the subject of the sentence.
Students expressed simple descriptions of classmates
Students created simple descriptions of classroom objects
Students Identified the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles and described them using the verb “to be”
Entry Ticket : "¡Soy un/una estudiante en la clase de español!" - I'm a student in Spanish class!
Exit Ticket : "¡Mi amigo es inteligente!" - "My friend is smart!"
Friday, Aug. 21
Students continued to practice the lesson grammar and observed an important cultural aspect of Spanish-speaking countries.
Students applied the conjugation of the verb "to be" according to the subject of the sentence
Students expressed simple descriptions of classmates and classroom objects
Identified the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles and described them using the verb “to be”
Students recognized the design and purpose of plazas in Spanish-speaking countries.
Entry Ticket : "¡Usted es el profesor de español!" - You are the Spanish teacher
Exit Ticket : "¡Usted es de México!" - You are from Mexico!"
Week 3
Monday, Aug. 10
Students received their Lesson 1 Vocabulary and copied the words and expressions from the screen.
Students practiced the new Lesson 1 Vocabulary through the modeling of new words and concepts, reading, and engagement with textbook activities and workbook exercises.
Students learned how to:
-Greet new acquaintances
- Introduce themselves
- Say goodbye
Entry Ticket : "¡Hola, buenos días!" - Hello, good morning!
Exit Ticket : "¡Hasta mañana, Profe!" -See you tomorrow, Profe!"
Tuesday, Aug. 11
Students practiced the Lesson 1 Vocabulary through the modeling of new words and concepts, reading, and engagement with textbook activities and workbook exercises.
The Students learned how to:
- Greet new acquaintances
- Introduce themselves and, say goodbye
- Name familiar objects and people
Entry Ticket : "¿Cómo está Usted?" - How are you? (Formal)
Exit Ticket : "¡ Hasta luego, Profe!" - ¡See you later, Profe!
Wed. & Thurs., Aug 12 & 13 - Block Day
Students will continue to practice the Lesson 1 Grammar.
Students will recognize the use of one of the meanings of the verb “to be”
Students will record the conjugation of the verb "to be" according to the subject of the sentence.
Students will express simple descriptions of classmates
Students will create simple descriptions of classroom objects
Identify the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles and describe them using the verb “to be”
Entry Ticket : "El chico cubano" - The Cuban boy.
Exit Ticket : "La chica española" - The Spanish girl.
Friday, Aug. 14
Students will continue to practice the lesson grammar and will observe an important cultural aspect of Spanish-speaking countries.
Apply the conjugation of the verb "to be" according to the subject of the sentence
Express simple descriptions of classmates and classroom objects
Identify the grammatical gender and number of nouns/articles and describe them using the verb “to be”
Recognize the design and purpose of plazas in Spanish-speaking countries.
Entry Ticket : "Las lecciones son interesantes" - The lessons are interesting.
Exit Ticket : "El turista es alto" - The tourist is tall.
Week 2
Monday, Aug. 03
Students practiced the preliminary vocabulary and applied the lesson grammar. Students learned how to:
Ask people their name
Spell their name and other common words
State and ask people where they are from
Interview a classmate to find out basic info
Ask and answer questions about objects in the classroom
Identify a few classroom expressions in Spanish
Talk about school schedules, classes and teachers
Entry Ticket : "¿Qué día es hoy?" - What day is today?
Exit Ticket : "Hoy es martes." - Today is Tuesday.
Tuesday, Aug. 04
Students practiced the preliminary vocabulary and applied the lesson grammar.
Students asked people their name
Students spelled their name and other common words
Students said and asked people where they were from
Students interviewed a classmate to find out basic info
Students asked and answered questions about objects in a classroom
Students talked about school schedules, classes and teachers
Students identified a few classroom expressions in Spanish
Entry Ticket : "¿Qué día es mañana?" - What day is tomorrow?
Exit Ticket : "Mañana es jueves/viernes." -Tomorrow is Thursday/Friday.
Wed. & Thurs., Aug. 5 & 6 - Block Day
Students continued to practice the preliminary vocabulary and applied the lesson grammar. The students learned how to:
Ask people their name
Spell their name and other common words
State and ask people where they are from
Interview a classmate to find out basic info
Ask and answer questions about objects in classroom classroom
Identify a few classroom expressions in Spanish
Talk about school schedules, classes and teachers
Entry Ticket : "¿Qué día es mañana?" - What day is tomorrow?
Exit Ticket : "Mañana es viernes." - Tomorrow is Friday.
Friday, Aug. 07
Students briefly reviewed the vocabulary and lesson grammar.
Students took their vocabulary and grammar exam for the Preliminary Unit.
Week 1
Monday, July 27
Presentation of Classroom expectations. Students received and discussed the class Syllabus.
Presentation of Spanish Speaking Countries.
Students interact using a greeting in Spanish.
Entry Ticket: "¡Hola!"
Exit Ticket: "¡Adiós!"
Tuesday, July 28
Students recalled how to say hello and goodbye in Spanish.
Students learned how to tell their names and ask for names in Spanish.
Students recorded the 21 Spanish speaking countries.
Students took a pre-test to measure growth at the beginning and end of the course.
Entry Ticket: Mention: "Two Spanish Speaking Countries"
Exit Ticket: Mention: "Two Spanish Speaking Capitals"
Wed. & Thurs. July 29 & 30 - Block Day
Entry Ticket: "Buenos días!" - Good morning!
Exit Ticket: "Hasta luego" - See you later!
Friday, July 31
Students will review and practice personal pronouns and the conjugation of the verb "to be" through grammar exercises.
Students completed exercises to practice the verb To Be and the Personal Pronouns
Entry Ticket: “(Yo) soy de _______ (city and state)”
(I am from–mention the city and state)
Exit Ticket: “Yo tengo [ # ]años”
(I am years [ # ] old)