K-5 Spanish Literacy Kits-Grade 1 Sampler - page 10

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Lesson Walk-Through
Knowledge in the Disciplines
Lessons make connections to the content areas,
allowing students to learn through domain-
specific texts. Students learn science and/or social
studies concepts from what they read.
INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFT :
Building Knowledge in the Disciplines
A+CommonCore Spanish Literacy Lesson Plan© SantillanaUSA
X Direct students to page 9 of the text. Have them compare and contrast the two images of bosque
(forest; woods). Write the word bosque in a concept web on the board. Have students brainstorm
animals and types of plants that they might find in the forest or woods. Then conduct some
research as a class to find out how the young forest animals and plants are similar to their parents.
Assign groups of students one of the forest plants or animals that was researched and ask them to
create a poster comparing and contrasting the young plant or animal to its parent, with regard to
appearance and behavior. Have groups present their posters to the class.
X Ask students to write a letter to their grandmother (or other distant relative). Have them describe
the types of foods they would bring to their relatives and explain why they chose that food.
X Re-write the story of Caperucita Rojain a modern
way as a class. Brainstorm with students what they want Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf
to look like, and the setting. Options may be to include more technology, such as cell phones,
computers, and GPS for Little Red Riding Hood to communicate with her grandmother and find her
way to the grandmother’s house better. Elicit the wording for the story from students. Have students
complete this activity by having them give words, phrases, or complete sentences on their own,
according to their proficiency level. You may wish to provide students with sentence starters and
vocabulary flashcards. Read the story aloud as a whole. Then assign groups of students parts of the
story to illustrate. Put the book together and place it in the classroom library for students to access
at their leisure.
6 CaperucitaRoja (talcomose lacontaronaJorge)
CONNECTION WITH CONTENT AREAS:
SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES
INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFT:
Building Knowledge in the Disciplines
WRITING
InformalAssessment
You may wish to assess a student’s progress as he
or she completes comprehension and production
activities. Suggested activities are identified with
the icon.
INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFT:
Writing from Sources
Writing From Sources
Writing activities encourage students to write
in response to the ideas, events, facts, and
arguments presented in the texts they read.
Activities focus on the three main writing formats:
• Argumentative
• Informational/Expository
• Narrative
INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFT :
Writing From Sources