Lesson Plan: El Tiempo Context: This 60-minute lesson was taught for 8 th 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. Equipment and Materials White Board and Dry Erase Markers El Tiempo vocabulary notes from yesterday Powerpoint, white sceen, projector Weather report map of Mexico Bravo! Level 1, Unidad 4, Lección 3, p. 45-46: interpersonal speaking activity worksheets Crossword puzzles 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 Present New Material - I project the map of Mexico onto the screen and point. I do a mini weather report, introducing Qué tiempo hace en (ciudad)? y En (ciudad), (weather description). With each answer, I ask students to repeat after me. How did I say, In (whatever city), the weather is (this)? Ss answer En (ciudad), (weather description) I ask students Qué tiempo hace en (ciudad)? using different cities and students answer by raising their hands. After each student response, the class repeats the answer.
Transition Ahora, ustedes van a hacer algo similar a esto en parejas. (Now, you are going to do something similar to this in partners.) Practice Methods and Organization - For now I want you to work with the person sitting next to you. - You will be asking each other what the weather is like in certain places around the world - Cómo se dice what s the weather like in? o Students volunteer answers, class repetition of Qué tiempo hace en - I tell students it s a little like Guess Who the other person has your answer and you have theirs you don t want them to get the information easily so they must ask in Spanish. - Comprehension check: students explain the directions to their partner, then volunteer to explain the directions again to the whole class - I give each column of students a different sheet, A or B, and students Transition Now since we ve practiced speaking about the weather, let s make sure we keep working on spelling and meanings. Practice Methods and Organization - Students work on the crossword puzzle until the end of class, and if they don t finish, it is homework. 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.
Weather map of México for the date that the lesson was taught: