55 minute Lesson Plan

Jesus Hidalgo, Karson Shipp, Tony Valencia Jr.

October 21st, 2015
Spanish/ Grade 9
El clima en el mundo
Objective: Students will be able to understand how to use single words or phrases by verbally
describing the weather in various places.
Common Core Standard: IC.NL.1
Interpersonal Communication (IC)
Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, written, or signed conversations to share
information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
Apply and extend previous knowledge of single words and phrases that correlate to the weather.

The student communicates with words/characters and phrases to express basic needs on familiar
topics that have been highly practiced and memorized. The learner controls the accuracy within
the memorized and practiced context and can be understood by one accustomed to dealing with
language learners.
Anticipatory Set:
Think to when we went over salutations and greetings. Now we will be going over
greetings and how to say My name is in the target language. Teachers will instruct students
to write this information down on a piece of paper then will assess their understanding. Next, the
students will receive a reference sheet with a list of weather phrases for their use as we go over
the terms. As part of the anticipatory set, the teacher will ask students about their favorite season
or weather. After, teachers will demonstrate and introduce some descriptive words for the
weather.

Go over terms using Ask-pause-call. Students will use the correct term for a given season and
environment that the teachers will ask. Today we are going to learn how to describe the weather

Segue into lesson: Today we are going to learn single words and phrases that will help us to
describe the weather around the world.

*Aligned Information:
Students will be shown a series of slides containing different weather features that correspond
to their designated season. The four different seasons will be broken down to a variety of
different phrases or sayings that correlate to that distinct season. For example: During the
summer, we would say hace calor, which means its hot. During the winter, we would say
hace frio, which means it is cold. This would go on for the four seasons of the year. In
addition, vocabulary words pertaining to clothing will also be presented. The vocabulary words
are essentially articles of clothing that people usually wear during a specific season. For
example:
Articles of clothing for Winter: el gorro (winter hat), los pantalones (pants), la chaqueta (jacket),
los guantes (gloves), sudadera (sweatshirt)
Articles of clothing for Summer: la camiseta (shirt), los pantalones cortos (shorts), sandalia
(sandal), la falda (skirt), vestido de bao (swimsuit)
At the end of the content information presentation, teachers will ask for questions, comments,
and concerns. The four seasons and their descriptive words in Spanish are:
Primavera (Spring): Hace fresco, hace sol, hace poco calor, hace buen tiempo

Verano (Summer): Hace calor, hace sol, hay humedad, hace mal/buen tiempo
Otoo (Fall/Autumn): Hace fresco, hace viento, llueve, hay relampagos, hay llovizna, hay
nubes
Invierno (Winter): hace frio, nieva, hay niebla, hace mal/buen tiempo
These slides will contain vocabulary words that correlate with their appropriate season and have
different words and phrases that the students will say and repeat with the teacher. After the
teachers asks for questions, comments, and concerns, then he/she will orchestrate the interactive
activity.

El clima en el mundo (activity):

Students will participate in an interpersonal communication activity. Students have been
presented different ways of describing the weather with single words and phrases. Each student
has a reference sheet with different phrases that describe the weather as a guide. Students will be
paired up with their shoulder partners. There can be groups of two or three students. However,
there cant be groups of more tan three. Teachers will hand out slips of paper with a location and
a season. With their shoulder partner(s), they will describe what the weather is like in the country
or city they have selected in their specific season. They will also have to draw a picture depicting
the weather in that location. The person whos the oldest will go first. After they describe what
the weather is like to their partner(s), I will randomly select a name stick and the person who is
selected will have to describe what the weather is like in their city/country to the class. Teachers
will assess pronounciation, clarity and understanding of the weather phrases and provide
feedback.

Check for understanding (Popsicle sticks):

How will you find your partner?

Who will go first in the activity?
What are you supposed to draw?
How will I choose a student to describe the weather to me?
Can somebody summarize the expectations for this activity?
*Guided practice: The students will be given the following questions and they must take out a
half sheet of paper to answer them. They must complete this practice with their shoulder
partner(s). The teacher will answer the first question with the class to guide them. Students will
have 7 minutes to answer. Once finished, students will look up at the teacher to reaffirm that the
task is complete. After the questions are answered, the teacher will select random students to
share their answer with the class.
*Questions:
1. Cules son las cuatro estaciones? (What are the four seasons?)
2. Que tiempo hace durante el verano? (What is the weather like during summer?)
3. Que ropa nos ponemos durante el verano? (What clothes do we wear during the
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summer?)
Que tiempo hace durante el invierno? (What is the weather like during Winter?)
Que ropa nos ponemos durante el invierno? (What clothes do we wear during Winter?)
En cual estacin estamos? (What season are we in?)
A cual estacin es tu favorita? (What season is your favorite?)

*Check for understanding (Popsicle sticks):

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What must you take out?

Who are you completing this assignment with?
How long do you have to complete the activity?
What do you do when finished?

*Extended (Independent) practice: The students will be given a worksheet to complete outside
of class. This assignment consists of translating the single words or phrases regarding the
weather from Spanish to English. Then, the students must identify what season that single word

or phrase belongs to, and they will write it on the side. This worksheet is found on the back of
this packet.
Closure:
10 cent summary:
Students will summarize content in only 10 words. Students will be called on, at random to share
their summary.
*Materials/Resources

Pencils/Pens
Paper
Reference sheet
Popsicle sticks
Container with strips of papers
Screen & Projector
Homework sheet

Assessment:
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'Hace fresco' means:

Its cold
Its cloudy
Its hot
If the news said 'Hace fro, what would you grab on your way out?
Raincoat
Umbrella
Scarf and jacket
Sunglasses
Hace calor means its cold
True
False
Hace viento means:
Its windy
Its cold
Its sunny
Verano means:

a. Winter
b. Summer
c. Fall
d. Winter
6. Inviero means winter
a. True
b. False
7. Primavera means:
a. Spring
b. Summer
c. Winter
d. Fall
8. Hace sol
a. Its hot
b. Its sunny
c. Its cold
d. Its windy
9. Hace mal tiempo:
a. Its good weather
b. Its bad weather
10. Translate: In Arizona its hot during the summer.
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*Auditory signal: 1,2,3eyes on me.