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Context:
This 60-minute lesson was taught for 8th grade Spanish I students on the second day of the
Weather and Travel Unit. In the class before, students were introduced to the weather
vocabulary and organized the weather conditions by writing where they go and what they do
based on the weather.
Lesson Objectives:
• Students will be able to describe the weather on a map based on symbols.
• Students will be able to ask what the weather is like in certain cities.
Standards/Benchmarks Achieved:
• Communication 1.1:
Interpersonal Communication: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain
information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
• Communication 1.2:
Interpretive Communication: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language
on a variety of topics.
Introduction/Agenda/Opening Activity
- Greet class (¡Hola clase! ¿Cómo están hoy?)
- Go over the agenda for class that day on the whiteboard. Explain the topic for today (Hoy
vamos a continuar aprendiendo el tiempo!).
- Ask students, “¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?” 3 students raise hands to volunteer answers. After
each response, all other students repeat.
- We review El Tiempo vocabulary with Teacher-Students repetition while looking at our
vocabulary sheets to get pronunciation and spelling in mind
Transition
Ahora, ustedes van a hacer algo similar a esto en parejas. (Now, you are going to do something
similar to this in partners.)
Transition
Now since we’ve practiced speaking about the weather, let’s make sure we keep working on
spelling and meanings.
Closing Activity
In the last few minutes of class, I walk around and ask each student to tell me two new weather
expressions he or she has learned and their meanings.
Assessment
I will assess students on their oral participation in the partner activity, their completion of the
crossword puzzle, and their oral “exit slip”.
Jennifer Patterson Sample Lesson Plan
Weather map of México for the date that the lesson was taught:
Jennifer Patterson Sample Lesson Plan
Jennifer Patterson Sample Lesson Plan
Jennifer Patterson Sample Lesson Plan