- 120 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Bringing Spanish to Life provides an innovative and refreshing cross-curricular approach to teaching languages in primary schools, combining art, design and foreign languages with various aspects of the National Primary Curriculum such as Literacy, Numeracy and PE.
This unique practical resource comprises an engaging storyline about a day in the life of two Spanish children and gives an opportunity for learners to re-enact their day, using finger puppets, handmade crafts and exciting games to practise new language. Each of the 14 sections begins with a short accessible dialogue in Spanish and is followed by suggestions for using the new vocabulary in pairs, small groups or as a whole class.
The main story is accompanied by fun craft activities linked to the story (one for each section, ie 14 in total) for children to create in class using the templates and instructions provided. A wide range of further activities follows, consisting of lively games, songs and opportunities to communicate simple ideas. Language extensions are suggested, focussing on imaginative writing and reading ideas linked to the theme of each section.
Written to support the new foreign languages programme of study, the book also includes:
* Cross-curricular links to numerous subjects including Literacy, Numeracy, PE and ICT
* Classroom games and activities
* Photocopiable resources and templates for fun classroom activities and projects
* Language extension activities.
Bringing Spanish to Life can be read on three levels to suit a variety of classroom situations. First, the story can be told 'straight' with the whole class participating in the dialogues. Second, the story can be combined with the craft activities after each main section. 14 doing and making activities match the storyline and provide a colourful, eye catching display and learning focus in the classroom or for Open Days or Assemblies. Teachers can use as many or as few as they wish. The resultant crafts can be used for very effective classroom displays/open days/assemblies etc. Finally, the language extension activities can be used alongside the art/craft/design activities as desired. The aim of these activities is to extend the target language in a relevant context through a variety of methods such as songs, playlets, simple communicative exchanges, games with numbers etc.
Frequently asked questions
Information
Dialogue: | this introduces the two main characters, Daniela and Mateo López, and their dog Luna, to you the readers. English translations of all the dialogues are included at the back of the book. |
Language focus: | simple greetings and responses |
Creative art: | make a paper bunting |
Activity one: | practising questions and answers the fun way |
Activity two: | practising questions and answers with finger puppets |
Activity three: | greetings in a moving circle |
Activity four: | change your partner greetings |
Activity five: | sing a family name song |
1 ¡Bienvenido a la familia López!
Daniela: | ¡Hola! ¡Me llamo Daniela! ¿Cómo te llamas? |
Mateo: | ¡Hola! ¡Me llamo Mateo! ¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo ocho años. |
Daniela: | Yo tengo nueve años. Vivo en España con mi madre, mi abuelo y mi hermano. |
Mateo: | ¡Tu hermano, soy yo! ¡Y mi hermana, eres tú, Daniela! |
Daniela: | ¡Sí, soy tu hermana! Y éste es el perro Luna. |
Mateo: | ¿Qué tal? Estoy muy bien. Estamos de vacaciones. |
Daniela: | Y yo, estoy muy bien. Me encantan las vacaciones. ¡Bienvenido a la familia López! |
Creative art: make a paper bunting/hacer las banderas
Steps
¿Cómo se hace?
Language activities
Niño A (Child A) | Niño B (Child B) |
¡Hola! | ¡Hola! |
¿Cómo te llamas? | Me llamo … |
¿Cuántos años tienes? | Tengo … años. |
¿Qué tal? | Estoy muy bien, gracias. |
Activity one: practising questions and answers the fun way
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: getting started
- 1 ¡Bienvenido a la familia López! Welcome to the López family!
- 2 ¿Quéhora es? What time is it?
- 3 Me levanto I get up
- 4 El desayuno Breakfast
- 5 El picnic The picnic
- 6 ¡Feliz cumpleaños! Happy birthday!
- 7 Los animales Animals
- 8 En el bosque In the wood
- 9 El cobertizo The shed
- 10 Los insectos Insects
- 11 Los deportes Sport
- 12 ¿Quétiempo hace? What’s the weather like?
- 13 Propiedad perdida Lost property
- 14 ¡Buen provecho! Enjoy your meal!
- Curriculum links
- Mini-puppet theatre
- Translation of dialogues
- Plates