Level+1+Activities



Level 1 Activities

Unit 1: It's nice to meet you!
 * El Bienvenido (file attached) [[file:Bienvenido.doc]] Students do the bienvenido activity daily. It can be adapted to any language.
 * Speed Dating / Talking Circles: Students talk to each other, changing partners quickly.
 * Voki: Online program where students create an avatar and talk into the computer.
 * Youtube: Lays Anuncios dias de semana: Go to youtube and search for this title. Preview for appropriateness. Have the students count how many times they hear the day of the week.
 * Youtube: "Cuenta" song for counting [] May be available in French
 * Youtube: "Lunes, martes, miercoles..." song []
 * Comic Strips: In class or online ([|www.toondoo.com], [|www.xtranormal.com], [|www.comeeko.com], [|www.stripcreator.com], [|www.stripgenerator.com], [|www.makebeliefscomix.com])
 * Use puppets to dialogue.

Unit 2: Who am I
 * Bonito song: Jarabe de Palo [] Count the number of times he says bonito. Extend with students make shirts or put their adjective on the shirt
 * Guess who game in pairs
 * Como soy? Who am I? (instructions here)
 * Put pictures of celebrities on the board. (1) Describe them and have students figure out who is being described. (2) Have students describe.
 * [[file:Los adjetivos con los Griffin.doc]]
 * [[file:describe celebs.doc]]
 * [[file:GuessWho.doc]]
 * Voki: Online program where students create an avatar and talk into the computer.

Unit 3: Likes & Dislike
 * Charades for activities
 * Smiley face / Frowny face on front/back of a paper (plate). Students show whether they like or dislike something by showing the right side.
 * Take a poll and graph likes & dislikes
 * Scavenger hunt: Put likes and dislikes on paper and have students find someone who does that.

Unit 4: School

Unit 5: Family

Unit 6: Hanging out/Invitations

Unit 7: Let's go to a restaurant
 * Hamburger song (spanish): []

Unit 8: Let's go shopping