Sydney Gennuso

Lesson Planning Organizer

Class Description
This lesson is for a 25 minute period in an 8
th
grade Spanish 1 class. The class is made up of 25
students ! of "hich are independent le#el readers 1$ are instructional le#el students and 2 are
frustration le#el readers "ho also ha#e %&Ps. There are 1! "hite students $ 'frican('merican
students and 2 Latino students.
Unit Title
Parts of the
)ate
Lesson
Topic
*onths of
the +ear
Type of
Lesson
)irect
%nstruction
MD State Curriculum Standard/ MD (Common
Core State Standard) College and Career-Ready
Standards
Standard 1! Students understand and interpret
"ritten and spo,en language on a #ariety of topics
1!"a %nterpret the -asic message from spo,en and
"ritten te.ts that are on #ery familiar topics.
1!"c )emonstrate understanding of
de#elopmentally appropriate information gained
through acti#e listening or reading -y applying it to
different conte.t.
#udges $rior %no&ledge ('o& do you (no& students are ready to learn t)e content in t)is lesson*)
)ue to the success of the last lesson the students are ready to mo#e on to learning the months of
the year "hich is a simple and necessary concept in the Spanish Language
Lesson +,-ecti.e(s)/
+,-ecti.e 1 0 Los estudiantes #an a poder indentificar y recitar los meses del a/o en espa/ol.
0The students "ill -e a-le to identify and recite the months of the year in Spanish1.
Materials 1eeded for Lesson
Po"erPoint 2oca-ulary 3or,sheet 4ly s"atters
2ncorporation of Tec)nology (if appropriate)
' Po"erPoint "ill -e used throughout the lesson 0the 4ly S"atter game "ill also -e on the
Po"erPoint1.
Lesson De.elopment
Teac)er
Drill/Moti.ational "cti.ity 0
556o drill due to shortened
class time.55
7hoose a #olunteer to read the
o-8ecti#e.
7hoose another #olunteer to
identify the cognates in the
o-8ecti#e.
7hoose another #olunteer to
e.plain "hat the o-8ecti#e
means in &nglish.
Transition
9:o" nosotros #amos a
aprender los meses del a/o.
;sa sus ho8as de #oca-ulario
por la pro.ima acti#idad.<
09Today "e=re going to learn
the months of the year. ;se
your #oca-ulary sheets for the
ne.t acti#ity<1
"cti.ity 1 0 Main instruction
:a#e students list the months
of the year in order in &nglish.
On a Po"erPoint the months
of the year are then going to
-e listed in Spanish.
's, the class to recite the
months "ith me > times
's, the students "hich
months are cognates.
Key Questions
3Cuales son los meses en
ingl4s*5 (36)at are t)e
mont)s in 7nglis)*5)
3Cu8l meses son cognados*5
Students
Students "ill read the
o-8ecti#e aloud.
Students "ill identify "hich
"ords in the o-8ecti#e are
cognates.
Students "ill e.plain "hat the
o-8ecti#e means in &nglish.
Students are e.pected to ta,e
out their #oca-ulary
"or,sheets.
Students are e.pected to name
the months of the year in
&nglish.
Students are e.pected to fill
out their #oca-ulary sheets.
Students are e.pected to recite
the months
Students are e.pected to
#olunteer and ans"er "hich
months are cognates.
"nticipated Responses*
9Los meses en ingl?s son@
09The months in &nglish
are@1
9Los cognados son@
Time
> minutes
1 minute
A minutes
(6)at mont)s are
cognates*)
Transition
92amos a continuar con la
pro.ima acti#idad. 6otas son
permitidos.< 093e=re going to
continue "ith the ne.t acti#ity.
6otes are allo"ed.1
"cti.ity ! 0 Discussion
acti.ity
's, students "hat month their
-irthdays are inB "hat is their
fa#orite monthB "hat is their
least fa#orite monthB
Key Questions
97uCl mes tiene tu
cumplea/osB< 093hich month
has your -irthdayB<1
97uCl es tu mes fa#oritoB<
093hat month is your
fa#oriteB<
97uCl mes no te gustaB<
03hat month do you not li,eB1
Transition
2amos a continuar con un
8uego de 4lys"atter.
"cti.ity 9 0 :lys&atter
game
:a#e students split up into 2
teams. One person from each
team comes up and ans"ers
the Duestions correctly.
0The cognates are@1
Students are e.pected to
participate in the discussion
"nticipated Responses*
9*i cumplea/os es en@<
09*y month is in@<1
9*i mes fa#orito es@<
09*y fa#orite month is@<1
96o me gusta@<
0% don=t li,e@1
Students are e.pected to
ans"er the Duestions
1 minute
5 minutes
1 minute
5 minutes
Key Questions
97uCl mes es @ en espa/olB<
03hat month is this in
SpanishB1
Summary/Closure/Re.isit
+,-ecti.e
:a#e #arious students name
all of the months of the year
"ithout using their note
sheets.
Safety ;al.e
Oral discussion E
's, students "hat they do in
certain months
"nticipated Responses*
Students are e.pected to
ans"er the Duestions "ith
their flys"atter.
Students are e.pected to
#olunteer and name the
months of the year in Spanish.
Students are e.pected to
#olunteer and ans"er the
Duestions.
2 minutes
> minutes