The logical sequence of concepts generally unfolds in the following order:

1. Basics and Vocabulary

• Alphabet and Pronunciation: Learning how the vowels and specific letters (like ñ and rr) sound.

• Greetings and Introductions: Essential phrases for saying hello, goodbye, and asking how someone is doing.

• Numbers, Dates, and Time: Counting, saying the days of the week, and telling time.

2. Nouns and Basic Modifiers

• Gender and Nouns: Understanding that nouns are either masculine or feminine (e.g., el libro, la mesa).

• Articles: Definite (el, la, los, las) and indefinite (un, una, unos, unas) articles.

• Adjective Agreement: Matching adjectives to nouns in both gender and number (e.g., las chicas altas).

3. Basic Verbs and Conjugations

• Subject Pronouns: Words like yo (I), tú (you), él (he), nosotros (we).

• Present Tense Regular Verbs: Conjugating verbs ending in -ar, -er, and -ir.

• Common Irregular Verbs: Learning essential verbs that do not follow standard conjugation rules (e.g., ir - to go, tener - to have).

4. Sentence Structures and Descriptive Grammar

• Ser vs. Estar: Knowing when to use the two "to be" verbs (used for permanent traits vs. temporary states or locations).

• The Verb Gustar: How to express "I like" (me gusta) and other indirect object constructions.

• Reflexive Verbs: Using verbs to talk about daily routines and personal care (e.g., lavarse - to wash oneself).

• Question Words: Learning words like quién (who), qué (what), and dónde (where) to form questions

Objectives

● By the end of this lesson, the students will have reviewed and used, written and orally, the subject

pronouns in singular and plural and how to conjugate them with regular verbs and ser and estar.

Activity Summary

• Through an illustrated presentation, the students will learn the subject pronouns. Then, they will play two

games to review and remember them. Finally, they will practice them orally by creating a series of sentences.

Warm-up

• Before starting this lesson, use the Activator - Pronombres Personales as a warm-up activity.

Activity 1 - Introduction – Subject pronouns presentation

a. The teacher hands out Handout 1 for the students to take notes. Then, he/she will project and

discuss the presentation Subject Pronouns in Spanish so the students familiarize themselves with

all the subject pronouns. Through the presentation, the students will be completing the subject

pronouns table on the Handout 1 part 1.

b. After the presentation, the students (individually or in pairs) will answer the questions on the

Handout 1 part 2. Students are meant to deduce the answers by themselves, as they are very easy

once they have reviewed the presentation. Then, answers are compared with the rest of the class.

• Online Practice LINK          Printable Practice Cards for Memory Game LINK

• Exit ticket LINK

Day #1 (Wednesday) A brief over view and welcome to our class, expectations and getting to know each other. BINGO LINK

Day #2 (Thursday /Friday) Once again getting students to interact and get to know each other. SPEED MEETING LINK

Day #3: (Monday) Students are (hopefully) getting more comfortable with each other.  Schedule changes are still happening too. 

• Students will be given the opportunity to choose their seat now that they have made a few friends.

• Participation and its importance to learning Spanish will be addressed.  Our participation board will be introduced as well.

• My (this) website will be shared.  My office hours/availability to help as well as classroom management expectations will be shared.

• The End of year Project will be introduced and samples will be shown. LINK to RUBRIC

• EXIT TICKET: Students will fill out a STUDENT INPUT form so I can get to now them too!

Day #4: (Tuesday/Wednesday) Distribution of student notebooks (my gift) for their Spanish notes.  Introduction of Personal Pronouns (Subject Pronouns) LINK    LINK  LINK   Masculine vs. Feminine words, Basic Adjectives (Vocabulary) LINK , the importance of accent marks. 

Day #5: (Thursday/Friday) Reviewing the Personal Pronouns / Subject Pronouns.  Time to complete your Basic Adjectives Assignment from the previous class, the signed syllabus is due into the drawer.  Playing Adjective BINGO! Adjective sheet Handout    BLANK BINGO game Template

Day #6:  (Monday) Reviewing materials from the previous week: Personal Pronouns, definite/indefinite articles and basic adjectives.  The Spanish alphabet Introduced  LINK to class presentation   This is the handout from class today LINK    This is the practice sheet from class LINK    This is the video of the Alphabet used in class LINK   Another LINK for a song.

Day #7:  (Tuesday/Wednesday) Introducing fun-facts about Spanish Speaking countries. LINK to class presentation. VIDEO of Country information from class LINK  More information about Spanish Speaking Countries.  LINK to presentation Sharing student knowledge about Spanish Speaking Countries, talking about family origins and starting an in-class mini-project.  LINK to handouts, students will work in pairs (one one of the countries) and present their knowledge in small groups next week.

Day #8:  (Thursday/Friday) Students will have the class period for reviewing the previous materials with an in-class game (BLAST!) and have time to complete their mini-projects that are due on Monday.

Day #9 (Monday) I will be out today.  This class period will be used to complete the country mini-projects assigned the previous class.  They are due onto the drawer by the end of class today.  You are also to practice your personal pronouns and Adjectives. LINK to the handout.  This is also due at the end of class today.

Day #10 (Tuesday/Wednesday) We will be sharing the mini country project today in class, small groups.  We will be reviewing the personal/subject pronouns and playing BLAST to review our adjectives.  There is a QUIZ next class on BOTH the Personal Pronouns and the Adjectives.

Day #11 (Thursday/Friday) Quiz on the personal pronouns and basic adjectives.  Today we will be starting our new vocabulary. LINK

MONDAY was a holiday (Labor Day) therefore we have a shorter week this week.

Personal Pronoun / Subject Pronoun SONGS!     LINK        LINK

Day #12:  (Tuesday/Wednesday) We will discuss the results of the test from last week and make-up/retake opportunities are this week before school and after school.  After this week, the tests will be returned and the retake opportunity will have passed.  Today I am checking in the vocabulary added to your notebooks to make sure you have it available to you for future use.  It is my hope that students are studying their vocabulary every day for a minimum of 15 minutes.  In class today:  Reviewing Subject/Personal Pronouns and learning about the verb SER.  

Presentation used in class LINK        For your notes LINK.   

Day #13: (Thursday) ***Due to the College Fair tonight we have a Minimum Day Schedule today. This means shorter classes and I see all class periods today.  We will be practicing the verb SER.  In class practice today LINK  and doing some QUIZLET practice PERSONAL PRONOUNS LINK   THE VERB SER LINK

Day #14: (Friday/ Monday). In class time to help you study for the QUIZ.  

Blooket for SER LINK.    Blooket for Personal Pronouns/Subject Pronouns LINK      Blooket for Combining SER with Pronouns LINK.             

  QUIZ on the verb SER and Pronouns at the end of class.  

Irregular Schedule last week: Monday of this week is a continuation of last Friday's class.

Day #15: (Tuesday/Thursday) Reviewing the verb SER today.  Putting some sentences together.  Learning question words and reviewing our articles today.  Question Words Presentation from Class LINK    A simple dialog broken down and partners will work together. LINK

A very brief look at two verbs that we will go more in depth with soon...  TENER and ESTAR

Day #16: (Wednesday/Friday) Working with our "Simple Dialog" assignment LINK continued from last class.  We will be also working with our Preliminary Vocabulary Blooket LINK

No School on Monday due to the holiday.

Day #17: (Tuesday / Wednesday)  Today you will be putting our vocabulary and simple grammar concepts into practice.  A Ch.1 Packet will be distributed to the class.  It contains notes and exercises.  It is due at the end of class today.  LINK We will correct it together in our next class.  It will be a teaching tool as we go through the corrections and individual questions can be addressed.

Day #18: (Thursday / Friday)  We will correct the practice packet today.  We will also be taking a very easy department quiz as a check in...PLEEEEASE don't stress about it.  HOMECOMING RALLY on Friday!

Day #19: (Monday) Today you will receive a list of numbers.  We will be focusing on the numbers 0-30 this week.  We will also be working with telling time and talking about our age and the date.   LINK to Telling Time Presentation for class today.   LINK to numbers handout from class. 

Day #20 (Tuesday / Wednesday) Completing our Telling time notes from Monday.   More time telling practice together in class LINK Reviewing our numbers 0-30.  Practicing number 1-20 game LINK    

Day #21 (Thursday / Friday) Practicing our numbers 0-30 continued.  Can anyone say them to me yet?  Simple Dialog #2 Assigned LINK.  Numbers 0-30 will be due/tested on Monday.

Day #22 (Monday): You will be tested on Simple Dialog #2 LINK and if you haven't tested on your numbers 0-30 yet, you will be doing that as well in class today. 

Day #23 (Tuesday/Wednesday): Today we will be reviewing telling time LINK and doing some in class practice LINK. Practice work is only through page 10, my notes are part of the pages as well.  Practice work is due at the end of the class period. There is a test on telling time next class!

Day #24 (Thursday/Friday): Correcting the class practice from the previous class.  Test on telling time. Progress Report #2 window is open today.

Day #25 (Monday) : Chapter 1 Vocabulary assignment LINK to list.  Students will need to recite #30-40, 50,60,70,80,90 and 100 in class. 

Day #26 (Tuesday/Wednesday) : Time to interact with the Chapter 1 vocabulary (BINGO), review of Chapter 1 materials.  Vocabulary assignment from Monday is due by the end of class today. Test to wrap up Chapter 1 next class.

Day #27 (Thursday/Friday) : Chapter 1 Test today. 

Day #28 (Monday) Chapter 1 Vocabulary test on Thursday/Friday LINK. Learning the verb TENER LINK and  Possessive Adjectives LINK 

Day #29 (Tuesday / Wednesday) Reviewing TENER and practicing materials LINK  Playing BLAST to help us review our vocabulary for the test next class.

Day #30 (Thursday / Friday)  Chapter 1 Vocabulary test.  Chapter 2 vocabulary LINK assignment due at the end of class on Monday.

MONDAY is an EVEN block day due to Friday being a non-student day.

Day 31 (Tuesday / Wednesday): Introduction of Día de los Muertos.  In class discussion.  Project Introduced (Due next week) LINK

Day 32 (Thursday/Friday): Día de los muertos continued, time to work on and complete projects.  Local celebration LINK   Photo LINK from Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  Video from 2024 Celebration LINK

Have a safe and enjoyable Halloween!

Día de los Muertos in multiple regions:

• Locals in Pomuch, Mexico, exhume and clean the bones of deceased loved ones annually for Day of the Dead, a tradition passed down generations. LINK

• Guatemalans attend a kite festival in Santiago Sacatepéquez to mark the Day of the Dead. Children and adults fly kites which hold messages LINK

• Michoacán (Pátzcuaro & Janitzio): Known for deeply spiritual, all-night candlelit vigils by the lake and in island cemeteries. Families gather around graves with flowers, food, and music, especially honoring children (angelitos) on November 1 and adults on November

• Oaxaca: Features massive street processions, sand-tapestry carpets (tapetes), and vibrant market activity. In towns like Mitla, traditions hold that souls reside locally, and community members ring bells and recite chants to guide them back.

• Yucatán: Celebrated as Hanal Pixán ("Food of the Souls"). Families prepare a massive, earth-baked tamale called pib and, in some rural areas, clean and bless the bones of ancestors.

• Mexico City: Famous for large-scale, high-energy public spectacles, including massive downtown parades featuring giant skeletal puppets, Catrina makeup, and floats

• Guatemala: Celebrated with Giant Kite Festivals (Barriletes Gigantes) in towns like Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepéquez. Colorful, hand-made kites are flown over cemeteries to communicate with and honor ancestors.

• El Salvador: Features La Calabiuza, where locals paint their faces like skeletons, carry glowing gourds, and parade through tonality-rich night festivals.