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Week
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Resources
Manipulativos
This collection, containing Character Cutouts,
Poster Cutouts, Syllabic Game, Syllabic Flash
Cards, Alphabet Game, and Alphabet Picture
Cards, is ideal to encourage students in the
lower grades to develop and share language
through various activities, such as identifying,
matching, and role-playing.
For this week,
you may use the Character Cutouts.
Manual de lenguaje
Teachers will find this handbook, which
contains sections on grammar and the writing
process, ideal to prepare minilessons before
introducing or reviewing a major language
arts skill during an activity.
For this week,
you may refer to the section on “El proceso
de escribir” (The writing process) before or
during activities involving the
Planifica
stage.
Locate the
Manual de lenguaje
icon at the
top of the page where the related activities
appear.
Tarjetas fotográÏcas
These photo cards serve as a springboard
to develop oral language and vocabulary.
Activities on the back of each card help
build phonics, oral fluency, and oral language
development skills.
For this week, you may
use the
pirámide
card from the
Tradiciones-
Celebraciones
section of the
Tarjetas
fotográficas
.
Locate the
Tarjetas fotográficas
icon next to selected activities within this
week.
eBooks
allow teachers and students to experience
the concepts and content of the program in
digital form. The features that enhance each
ebook include links to additional information
and video of selected cultural items, as well
as access to audio of dialogues, activities,
and songs provided in the printed format.
Evaluaciones
The set of assessments for each level includes
pre- and post-assessments, summative end-
of-unit assessments, and formative ongoing
assessments. Results of these assessments
show student performance and growth
within the context of
Descubre el español con
Santillana
initially, over time, and at year’s
end. For informal, ongoing assessments,
you may choose any of a number of activities,
such as those in the Informal Assessment
section (at the end of each week), in the
Culminating Activities section (at the end of
each week), and in the Cooperative activities
(
found throughout the units). The rubrics for
these informal assessments, called Integrated
Domains Assessments, as well as observation
forms are provided in the
Evaluaciones
booklet.
Hojas de actividad
These reproducible sheets support instruction
by providing resources, such as graphic
organizers and manipulatives, that help
students complete a task. They also allow for
additional practice and create opportunities
for parent involvement.
For this week, you
may assign
Hojas de actividad 12, 44,
and
45
.
Locate the
Hojas de actividad
icon next to
selected activities within this week.
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