Introduction

Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1 Communities: 5.1 ||
 * ==Established Goals (National Standards):== ||
 * Culture: 2.1, 2.2


 * ==Essential Questions:== ||
 * * Do Spanish-speakers use the same letter sounds and alphabets as English-speakers?
 * Where in the world do people speak Spanish? ||


 * ==Desired Understandings:== ||
 * ===Students will understand that...===
 * Spanish-speakers use a similar alphabet as English-speakers with the addition of letters: **ll, ñ,** and **rr.**
 * Spanish-speakers use accent marks to show stress on a syllable or to distinguish between two words that are spelled the same.
 * Twenty countries around the world speak Spanish as their national language. Additionally, there are large numbers of Spanish-speaking people in countries such as the U.S. and Canada. ||


 * ==Key Knowledge and Skills:== ||
 * ===Students will know that...===
 * names in Spanish-speaking countries are different from names in English-speaking countries.
 * Spanish is the official language in twenty different countries around the world.
 * the letters of the Spanish alphabet have one sound with the exception of //c// and // g // which have a hard and a soft sound.
 * the letter //h// is silent; //j// makes the English //h// sound; //ll// makes the English //y// sound; //ñ// makes the English //n-y (//as in "onion") sound; and //rr// is a rolled r sound.

Students will be able to...

 * identify Spanish-speaking countries on a map.
 * recognize that Spanish and English are two different languages that have many similarities.

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__**Ideas to Get Started:**__
**Attention Getting Technique:** __Abrir, Cerrar__ Abrir, Cerrar, Abrir, Cerrar (Open hands and close hands) Manos cruzados, (cross arms) Boca cerrada (hand across mouth) Pon atencion! (Point to head)

Vocabulary on Quizlet cards to be presented in subsequent lessons:
(These flashcards can also be used for review. There are almost 200 terms divided into two sets of flashcards. There is also a feature with which you can click an audio icon and hear the term pronounced.) [|Elem. Span. Vocab. 1] [|Elem. Span. Vocab. 2]

Introductory Activities:






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Alphabet Song: media type="file" key="04 Alfabeto.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Alphabet Song Video:

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Alphabet and Vowels Video: media type="custom" key="23537048" [|Spanish Alphabet Activity]