Animals

Comparisons: 4.1 ||
 * ==Established Goals (National Standards):== ||
 * Communication: 1.1,1.2


 * ==Essential Questions:== ||
 * * What suffix do you attach to Spanish nouns to express that the person, place, thing is small in size (diminuitive)? ||


 * ==Desired Understandings:== ||
 * ===Students will understand that...===
 * to express a noun as a diminuitive you usually drop the -o off of the end of masculine nouns and add //-ito// and drop the -a off of feminine nouns and add ---//ita// (el gatito= little kitty, kitten; el perrito= puppy) ||

el burro= donkey el caballo= horse el cerdo= pig el conejo= rabbit la gallina= chicken el gallo= rooster el gato= cat el perro= dog la vaca= cow ¿Qué animal es?= What animal is it? ¿Qué dice el/la_?= What does the say?
 * ==Key Knowledge and Skills:== ||
 * ===Students will know that...===

Students will be able to...

 * recognize new words for animals in Spanish.
 * identify animals using Spanish words.
 * respond to and ask the questions, "What animal is it?" and "What does it say?" in Spanish.
 * recognize when a noun is diminuitive.

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=Lesson Activities and Assessment Resources:= __ Espa ____ ñol Para Ti __ Lessons 28-29 and accompanying DVD lessons

[|Animals Word and Picture List]

[|Animals Word and Picture Game]

"Animales, Animales" media type="file" key="07 Animales - Animals.m4a" width="300" height="50" "Animales, Animales"- Lyrics in English and Spanish

media type="custom" key="23552420" [|Mi Tio Tiene Una Granja] (Lyrics in English added to bottom of slides) media type="file" key="21 Mi tío tiene una granja.mp3" width="240" height="20"