Spanish Unit OverviewConstructivist units created during the TL3C SUM16 Institute. Various grade-levels and topics.
In the academic year 2016-2017 teachers participating in TL3C Workshops developed Unit/Lesson plans to use with Dual Language Immersion classrooms.
Jardin de Ninos/Kindergarten
Colaboradores de la Comunidad/Community Helpers
In this unit, students will learn what the locations are within their community, how they are used, and the community workers present. Essential Questions: Who and what is in my community? Click for PDF of Unit/Lesson Plan.
Jardin de Ninos/Kindergarten
Plantas/Plants
In this unit, students will learn about the relationship between organisms and their environments. Click for PDF of Unit/Lesson Plan.
1st Grado/Grade
Sumar y Restar hasta 20/Adding and Subtracting up to 20
In this unit, students will learn and apply effective strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems, which includes the students using symbols to represent various problem situations. Students will justify their reasoning for their strategy use. Click for PDF of Unit/Lesson Plan.
1st Grado/Grade
Brassica y Funciones de Partes de una Planta/Brassica and Functions of Parts of a Plant
In this unit, students will plant brassica seeds and record their observations on how the seed grows into an adult plant. As students observe the changes the brassica plant is going through, students will also learn how each part of the plant has a special job (function). Click for PDF of Unit/Lesson Plan.
1st Grado/Grade
Animales/Animals
In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of living things. Click for PDF of Unit/Lesson Plan.
2nd Grado/Grade
Ciclo de la vida de una Mariposa (Monarca)/Life Cycle of a Butterfly
In this unit, students will learn, investigate and observe the life cycle of a butterfly. At the end of the unit, students will be grouped in diverse language levels to summarize the life cycle of a butterfly and their own observations. Click for PDF of Unit/Lesson Plan.
4th Grado/Grade
Clima/Weather
In this unit, students will develop cognitive recognition of the weather and climate. Students will learn about the differences between both. Students will learn about the different changes on earth and the sky due to weather. Students will engage in project-based lessons that will help them think like meteorologists. It will help students understand the different tools used to measure the weather and its changes. Click for PDF of Unit/Lesson Plan.