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Level 1 Beginner Spanish: Unit  4 Colors and Food
 
Overview
View the Video Introduction. These resources will help students in grades 1-2 to begin developing a comprehensive vocabulary in Spanish. Students will learn Spanish greetings, how to ask questions, times, seasons, months, holidays, body parts, colors, fruits and vegetables, and Spanish words for family members. Through speaking, reading, and writing activities, students will begin building the foundational vocabulary that will prepare them for success in middle school foreign language classes.

The following resources are offered for use in AchieveK12 online school and after school clubs and for use at home with parent assistance.

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Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.

  • Developing knowledge and skills in a second language helps us better understand different cultures.
  • Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.

  • Communication - How will learning a language enhance my life?

  • Cultures - How can cultural awareness enhance my language learning and vice versa?  

  • Communities - How does where I live shape who I am?

  • Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?

  • Connections - How might learning a language open “doors of opportunity”?

Assessment Blueprint:  During this unit, students will complete the following activities that add up to a total of 100 points.

Lesson

Standard

Assignment

Evaluation Criteria

Points

Lesson 1

Standard 1: Benchmark A

Writing: Journal Entry on Colors

Checklist

10

Lesson 5

Standard 1: Benchmark A

Writing: Test on Colors

Checklist

10

Lesson 7

Standard 1: Benchmark A

Writing: Food in the Pantry

Checklist

13

Lesson 8

Standard 1: Benchmark A

Writing: Food in the Refrigerator

Checklist

13

Lesson 10

Standard 1: Benchmark A

Writing: My Mexican Food Menu

checklist

14

Lesson 12

Standard 2: Benchmark B

Speaking: Colors and Food

Checklist

10

Lesson 13

Standard 1: Benchmark A

Writing: Colors and Food

Checklist

10

Lesson 14

Standard 1: Benchmark A

Unit Test on Food and Colors

Checklist

20

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100

Lesson 1: Colors
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

STANDARD I: Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment: Balloon Labeling (10 points)

Activities

red green yellow  white  black
rojo verde  amarillo blanco  negro
purple gold orange  pink blue
purpura oro  anaranja  rosa azul
  1. Watch the video lesson and learn about colors in Mis Colores. 
  2. Print the Colors Game Cards and play Old Maid, Battle, or any other card game using the Colors Cards.
  3. Listen to the Song About Colors. Pablo sings a song while he picks out the color of the balloon he wants. You can sing along too. Here are the words.
     
    Quien queiro un 
    El quiero verde
    El quiero el azul
    aqui quienes el azul
    Gracias Se    ñor.

    El quiero la amarillo
    El quiero el rojo
    El quiero anaranja
    aqui quienes en la naranja
    Gracias Se    ñ    or.

    Mis colores preteriodosqueiro
    I want the green
    I want the blue
    Here, I want the blue.
    Thank you, sir.

    I want the yellow.
    I want the red.
    I want the orange.
    Here, I want the orange.
    Thank you, sir.

    My colors
  4. On a sheet of blank paper n your Spanish Journal, draw 10 balloons. Color each balloon one of the following colors; blue - azul, green - verde, red - rojo, yellow - amarillo, purple - purpura, pink - rosa, white - blanca, black - negro, gold - oro, and orange - anaranja. Write the Spanish word for each color on the correct balloon.

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Lesson 2: My Favorite Colors - Mis Colores Favoritas
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  Benchmark A: Students use comprehension skills to understand text.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  Scavenger Hunt List (10 points)

Activities

red green yellow  white  black
rojo verde  amarillo blanco  negro
purple gold orange  pink blue
purpura oro  anaranja  rosa azul
  1. Practice writing all of the colors you have learned in Spanish. Write each word in your notebook using crayons. Write each word using the crayon that matches that word.
  2. Scavenger Hunt - In your notebook, copy the Spanish names for each of the tem colors in the box above. These ten colors will be your Scavenger hunt List. You must find three things in hour house that match each color. In your notebook, write the name of the three things beside the color, or name them for your teacher or parent.
  3. Play "I Spy" with a partner. Pick a color and give clues to your partner. To get the correct answer, your partner must name the color in Spanish.
  4. Take this quiz as many times as you need to judge your progress.

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Lesson 3: Colors In My World
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  Benchmark A: Students use comprehension skills to understand text.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment: 

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Lesson 4: My Colors Story Book
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  Benchmark A: Students use comprehension skills to understand text.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  Take this quiz as many times as you need to judge your progress.

Activities

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Lesson 5: I Know My Colors
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  Benchmark A: Students use comprehension skills to understand text.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  Oral Exam on Colors (10 Points)

Activities

  1. Use Quizlet to practice the colors before you take the Colors Quiz.

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Lesson 6: Food
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  BENCHMARK A: STUDENTS USE COMPREHENSION SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND TEXT.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  Take this quiz as many times as you need to judge your progress.

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Lesson 7: Labels in the Pantry
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  BENCHMARK A: STUDENTS USE COMPREHENSION SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND TEXT.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  

Activities

  1. Print a copy of the Spanish labels for food found in the pantry. Cut out the labels and tape them to the food items in your pantry. Teach your parents, brother, sister or friend the correct way to pronounce the Spanish words for the food labels. the best way to learn is to teach someone else.

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Lesson 8: Labels in the Refrigerator
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  BENCHMARK A: STUDENTS USE COMPREHENSION SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND TEXT.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  

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Lesson 9: My Favorite Food 
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

Standard 3:  Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
District Indicator:  BENCHMARK A: STUDENTS USE COMPREHENSION SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND TEXT.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  

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Lesson 10: My Mexican Food Menu
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

STANDARD I: Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment: 

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Lesson 11: Categorizing the Color of Food
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

STANDARD I: Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  Take this quiz as many times as you need to judge your progress.

Activities

Write or say 5 foods that are red. cinco comidas rojas
Write or say 5 foods that are blue.
Write or say 5 foods that are green.
Write or say 5 foods that are white.

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Lesson 12:  Writing About Colors
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

STANDARD I: Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  

Activities

red green yellow  white  black
rojo verde  amarillo blanco  negro
purple gold orange  pink blue
purpura oro  anaranja  rosa azul

  1. We learn new words very quickly when they are words we need to know. You have been given 10 color vocabulary words to learn. These are all important words, but they are not words you chose to learn. In this activity, you will learn how to find the Spanish pronunciation for words you want to learn. Copy the ten sentences below. fill in the blank with a word you want to learn. To find the correct spelling of the Spanish word you want, go to the Spanish and English dictionary. Type the word you want to translate, then click on translate. Include the correct Spanish spelling for your chosen word in the missing blank.
    The ______ es rojo.
    The ______ es     azul.
    The ______ es verde.
    The ______ es blanco.
    The ______ es negro.
    The ______ es amarillo
    The ______ es rosa.
    The ______ es anaranja
    The ______ es oro.
    The ______ es purpura.

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Lesson 13: Writing About Food
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

STANDARD I: Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  Take this quiz as many times as you need to judge your progress.

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Lesson 14: Grocery Store Stocker
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

STANDARD I: Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  Take this quiz as many times as you need to judge your progress.

Activities

  1. Practice your Spanish Food Vocabulary by being a stocker in a Grocery Store. Stockers take food out of boxes and place the on the correct shelves.  See how many foods you can place on the correct shelves. Keep practicing until you can place each food on the shelf where it belongs.

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Lesson 15: Jose's Superfast Taxi
Duration:  @ 45 min. 

STANDARD I: Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Enduring Understanding:  Languages are built on basic rules that help people communicate with clear understanding.
Essential Questions:  Comparisons - How do I determine the most effective language learning style for me?
Assessment:  

Activities

  1. Take Jose's Superfast Taxi to the grocery store and the paint store. See how quickly you can match the Spanish and English words for foods and colors. Practice and see how fast you can improve your speed. "Remember....the meter is running!" ~ Jose

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Foreign Language Standards - Beginning Level

STANDARD I
Students comprehend the foreign language through listening to a variety of sources.
Benchmark A: Students obtain meaning from diverse listening sources.
Recognize memorized common expressions.
Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in context in simple survival situations.
Recognize cultural cues.
Recognize different intonation and stress.
Benchmark B: Students demonstrate comprehension of diverse auditory prompts.
Write appropriate responses.
Recall suitable rejoinders.
Respond kinesthetically.

STANDARD 2
Students speak in the foreign language for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Benchmark A: Students communicate in the foreign language in a variety of situations.
Express personal responses to oral, written, or visual prompts in predictable, familiar structures.
Report personal narrative accounts.
Report factual information gathered from a variety of sources in familiar, predictable situations.
Describe, using level-appropriate vocabulary.
List and recall.
Express personal opinions, likes, and dislikes on familiar topics with learned phrases.
Imitate and incorporate culturally appropriate non-verbal behaviors in familiar speaking situations.
Imitate appropriate social register.
Benchmark B: Students speak using a level-appropriate vocabulary, grammar, usage, and sentence structure.
Use basic pronunciation and intonation patterns.
Demonstrate some accuracy in oral situations when reproducing memorized words, phrases, and sentences.

STANDARD 3
Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a foreign language.
Benchmark A: Students use comprehension skills to understand text.
Employ word recognition skills, reading strategies, and resources to decode.
Increase vocabulary to ensure understanding.
Infer meaning of unfamiliar words in familiar situations.
Benchmark B: Students use information gained from reading.
Create a product.
Anticipate the outcome of highly predictable text.
Make interdisciplinary connections from the ideas presented in the text.

STANDARD 4
Students write in the foreign language for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Benchmark A: Students use a variety of modes.
Write personal responses to oral, written, or visual prompts, using familiar, memorized vocabulary.
Write to provide and/or obtain information in familiar, predictable situations.
Report factual information gathered from familiar sources to predictable settings.
Benchmark B: Students use a process approach to written communications.
Identify purpose and audience.
Use a variety of planning strategies.
Revise content through multiple drafts.
Self- and peer-edit.
Create a final product.
Benchmark C. Students write using level-appropriate vocabulary, grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Use correct grammar.
Reproduce correct register-level usage.
Reproduce a variety of sentence types and structures.
Reproduce correct punctuation and capitalization.

STANDARD 5
Students acquire and use knowledge of culture while developing foreign language skills.
Benchmark A: Students use the foreign language and culturally appropriate behavior patterns to convey meaning.
Identify everyday cultural characteristics.
Identify culturally appropriate gestures and expressions in personal interaction.
Recognize components of the foreign cultures’ social patterns.
Benchmark B: Students access cultural information available only in the target language.
Use foreign information via technology.
Use library materials in foreign language (e.g. periodicals, literature, reference, tapes, videos, etc.)
Identify signs and symbols in foreign cultures.
Benchmark C. Students analyze social, political, economic, and/or historical aspects of the foreign cultures.
Identify similarities and differences among cultures.
Identify geographical locations relevant to the language.

Parents

Benefits of Knowing a Second Language
Colorado children need second language fluency in order to be competitive in the 21st century.  Students of foreign language score statistically higher on standardized tests conducted in English.  Students who average 4 or more years of foreign language study scored higher on the verbal section of the SAT than those who had studied 4 or more years on any other subject area. (1992 report consistent with College Board profiles of previous years.)  Students of foreign languages have access to great number of career possibilities and develop a deeper understanding of their own language and other cultures.  Children who receive second language instruction are more creative and better at solving complex problems.  Coloradans fluent in other languages enhance U.S. economic competitiveness abroad, improve global communication, and maintain national, political and security interest.

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