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In this unit students learn to communicate how school is an essential part of their lives and why they go to school. They also observe the lives of students throughout the world.
Students understand that educational opportunities vary in different parts of the world.
Topics may include school lunch, people at school (principal, teacher, cook), school schedule, basic school supplies, school subjects and extracurricular or in school activities (sports, clubs, etc. ).
Lunch
Extracurricular Activities
Lunch
Schedule / Supplies
Schedule
Lunch
Lunch
Food vocabulary (Video)
Country: Spain
Duration: 6 minutes
A descriptive video with vocabulary for common foods in Spain.
What is ok in school lunches in Mexico? (Video)
Country: Mexico
Duration: 6:45 minutes
A nutritionist explains the offering of products in school lunches in Mexico. Schools run a little store that operates with help from students. It is very restrictive to guarantee high nutritional values in the food.
Menu for Schools in Colombia (Document)
Country: Colombia
Type: Authentic text
A full menu for schools in Colombia to promote healthy meals for children. Full website for schools in Colombia.
People
People
Fun comparison elementary vs middle school (Video)
Country: Spain
Duration: 7:46 minutes
A girl makes a parody comparing the first day of school in elementary versus middle school. Descriptions of classes, schedule and idiomatic phrases. Fast speech.
4th graders in Natural Science Classroom (Image)
Country: Argentina
Type: Graphic
First day of school for 4th graders in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Images can be used for cultural comparisons.
Elementary School Students in classroom (Image)
Country: Cuba
Type: Graphic
First day of school for elementary students somewhere in Cuba. Can you tell by the pictures on the wall? Images can be used for cultural comparisons.
Middle School Students graders in classroom (Image)
Country: Cuba
Type: Graphic
First day of school for middle school students in Cuba. Images can be used for cultural comparisons.
4th Graders in Math class (Image)
Country: Peru
Type: Graphic
First day of school for 4th graders in Cusco, Peru . Images can be used for cultural comparisons.
Schools in Guatemala (News)
Country: Guatemala
Type: Authentic text
Report of an educational foundation on schools being funded to resume activities after the pandemic.
Schedule
Schedule
School daily routine (Video)
Country: Spain
Duration: 5:19 minutes
Description of daily activities and school schedule with subjects and assignments. Recess and meals throughout the day are described.
Daily Routine Descriptions (Video)
Country: Mexico
Duration: 8:43 minutes
Interviews of people with different jobs and their daily routines in Mexico City.
School Subjects (Video)
Country: Spain
Duration: 11:02 minutes
People from Spain tell us about their favorite and least favorite subjects in School.
Country: Ecuador
Type: Graphic
Middle school children participate in a school assembly in the province of Imbabura in Ecuador.
Field trip to book fair (Image)
Country: Mexico
Type: Photo
Middle school students attend a session in a book fair in the Chapultepec forest in Mexico City.
Supplies
Supplies
Interactive exercises to identify school supplies (Worksheets)
Country: Spain
Difficulty: Medium
This unit has a few interactive games and worksheets to practice vocabulary for school supplies. Examples and images are used for explanation. A video is included, too.
Song about the school (Video)
Country: Mexico
Duration: 2:08 minutes
Cri-cri, a beloved Mexican artist, composed many songs about the culture and folklore in unique animal stories using varied musical styles. Video shows animals heading to school, describing their supplies and activities.
Classroom in Guatemala (Image)
Country: Guatemala
Type: Image
Elementary students in Guatemala. Can you identify the supplies they are using? Pictures can be used for cultural comparisons.
Vocabulary and practice of school supplies (Worksheets)
Country: Peru
Difficulty: Low
Website with several exercises to practice vocabulary and questions about the school supplies in your backpack.
Testing school supplies cheap vs expensive (Video)
Country: Mexico
Duration: 25:54 minutes
A lady in Guadalajara, Mexico shows comparisons after testing school supplies she can find in a discounted store versus a pricier supply store. Good descriptions and expressions.
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular Activities
After School Activities (Image)
Country: Mexico
Activity: Tae won Do
Students practicing martial arts during an after school program funded for low income areas. Images are useful for cultural comparisons.
How to practice swimming (Sports news)
Country: Guatemala
Type: Authentic text and photos.
Article about venues for swimming, enrollment process, and details to practice swimming in Guatemala.
Summer camps information (News)
Country: Mexico
Type: Authentic text and photos
News about summer camps offered in public facilities in the Pacific coastal city of Colima in Mexico.
After school activities list (Website)
Country: Argentina
Type: Authentic text
List of after school activities people can sign up for in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Extra curricular activities offers (Brochures)
Country: Colombia
Type: Authentic text
Details for educational, arts, and sports summer camps in a private Montessori school in Cartagena, Colombia.
Extra curricular activities (Website)
Country: Chile
Type: Authentic text and photos
Catalog of cultural, musical, and sportive activities for students in Santiago, Chile
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