8/9/2019 Teaching Guide - Agacharse - BrickHouse Education - TG9781598352306

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Objectives Identify similarities; animal habitats, traits and behavior; rhyming words;

use picture and context clues

Materials posterboard; crayons or colored pencils; scissors, glue; wildlife magazines

30 minutes, Days 13

Build Background

Activate Prior Knowledge Have the class stand in a circle. Tell children tocrouch down. Explain:Ahora se estn agachando. Los animales se agachan tambin. Tellchildren to pretend that they are cats and crouch down on all fours. Say:Ahora la

gatita quiere dormirse. Guide children to cover their eyes with their paws. Say:Ahora

la gatita se est despertando. Ella ve un ratn!Have the class get up and pretend to chase

the mouse. Ask:Qu estbamos haciendo cuando nos agachamos?(dormimos)Qu hicimos

despus de agacharnos?(buscamos un ratn) Los animales se agachan cuando estn descansando

o esperando algo. Por qu se agachan ustedes?(para buscar un juguete debajo de la cama, para

escondernos, para gatear, etc.)

Introduce the Focus Skill: Similarities Tell children:Algunos animales separecen y hacen las mismas cosas. Open the book to pp. 45. Show the pictures of the

cat and leopard to the class. Ask:Se parecen estos dos animales? (s) En qu? (Tienen

bigotes, pelo y orejas puntiagudas.) Then read the text below each picture and ask: Enqu ms se parecen estos animales? (Ellos estn listos para cazar y se pueden agachar.) Turn to

pp. 1415. Guide children to point out the similarities: (Ambos tienen ojos oscuros y son

peludos. Ambos quieren explorar.)

Acquire New Vocabulary Introduce the vocabulary words to the class:agacharse, cazar, trotar, mangosta, curiosear,impresionar, cortejar.Write them on the board and review denitions. Then give children the following example of a sentence

frame: Si el caballo se cansa de ___, l puede descansar. (trotar) Ask children to write sentence frames for four of the vocabulary words with

a partner. Partners will take turns writing the sentence frame and guessing the word. If children have difculty, tell them to refer to

the pictures and text in the book for ideas. When partners are nished, have them share their sentence frames with the class and ask

volunteers to ll in the blanks.

Read and Respond Display the book. Read the title and author name aloud as you track the print. Tell children: Los poemas soncomo la msica. Siguen un comps. Necesitamos mantener el ritmo para que suene bien. Read p. 4 aloud to model correct pronunciation and rhythm

Tap your desk lightly as you read so children can hear the beat. Then assign subsequent pages to each member of the class. Have each

child read his/her page aloud. Pause after reading each page and ask volunteers to use picture and context clues to guess where the

animal lives. For instance, after reading p. 16, a child might say:El lmur vive cerca del agua. Discuss animal habitats as a class.

60 minutes, Days 45

Curricular Enrichment: Science Tell children that they will nd the similarities between certain animals.Distribute posterboard, crayons or colored pencils, scissors, glue, and wildlife magazines to the class. Assign the following pairs

of animals to small groups: gato/leopardo, perro/lobo, caballo/cebra, ardilla/ardilla listada, lmur/mono,

rana/sapo. Tell children to nd one picture of each animal in a magazine, cut them out, and glue them to the top of the

posterboard. Tell groups to list the similarities between the animals below the pictures. For example, for caballo/cebra,similarities may include: se alimentan de hierba, tienen pezuas, tienen melenas, trotan.You may want to provide access to a computer

for children to conduct additional research on animals. When groups have nished, have them share their posterboards.

Discuss animals and their similarities as a class.

Home Connection (Teacher, you may want to photocopythis activity for children to complete with a family member.)

Discuss with your child what he/she learned this week. Ask

him/her to tell you one fact he/she learned about an animal.

Ask:Qu podemos hacer que los animales hacen tambin? (agacharnos,

saltar, trepar, etc.) Have your child demonstrate some of these

physical activities when you go to the park or during playtime.

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NATIONAL STANDARDS

Language Arts: K-12.1, K-12.3, K-12.4, K-12.5, K-12.6, K-12.7, K-12.8, K-12.11, K-12.12

Mathematics: Numbers PK-2.1; Algebra PK-2.1, PK-2.4; Geometry PK-2.2, PK-2.4;

Connections PK-12.3

Science: K-4.1, K-4.2, K-4.3

Social Studies/Geography: K-12.1, K-12.2, K-12.3

Technology: K-12.112.6

Music: K-4.8

Physical Education: K-12.1, K-12.2, K-12.5, K-12.6, K-12.7