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This fall I will be teaching my younger students a solar system unit in Spanish. I LOVE doing these units as it gives them extra vocabulary that we wouldn't fit in otherwise. It also lets us explore a theme in depth. I am still in the process of putting the finishing touches on this unit, but here are the basics: vocabulary, resources, and ideas.
Vocabulary and Grammatical Concepts:
Here is a free printable to use with all the vocabulary for this unit:
Teaching the Solar System is a great way to incorporate the ordinal numbers {first, second, third, etc.} when you teach/review the order of the planets. You can also teach vocabulary related to size {small, big} and distance {close to, far from, in between}. During this unit I plan to also review the verb "estar" because it relates to location.
Here are several children's books that we will be reading:
-A cute story of a little boy and a martian that he meets on the moon. Written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.Cómo atrapar una estrella
-Another adorable book by Oliver Jeffers on how to catch a star.El Universo (Mi Pequeno Enciclopedia)
-A simple informational book on the universe. I LOVE this series of books!Llevé a la Luna A Pasear
-A story about taking the moon for a walk.
Other resources:
Giant Magnetic Solar System
- This set can be used throughout the unit for various activities. One idea? Use it to teach the ordinal numbers in Spanish while putting the planets in order.Show relative distance between the planets- This is great to reinforce words like cerca, lejos, entre.
Galaxy Game
Simple Exercise to label the planets in Spanish
Idiomatic Expressions to teach with the word "LUNA"
El Sistem Solar Unit-on Teachers pay Teachers
Yo Tengo...Quien Tiene Solar System Game
Planets Lapbook in Spanish and English
El Sistema Solar posters
Enjoy teaching about the Solar System! If you have any other ideas I would love to hear them!
Thanks Debbie :-)
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all the resources you gave us. This made it easier to prepare for my Solar System unit in Spanish. I teach Dual Immersion, so it is hard to find resources in Spanish. discoveryeducation.com also has videos on the Solar System in Spanish.
Lizbeth Carrillo
Debbie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the resources. I will help me greatly with my planning on the Solar System Unit. It is always so hard to find Spanish resources. I also have found videos on the Solar System on discoveryeducation.com.
Liz Carrillo
You're welcome!
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