Theme: Mexico
Subject: Math
Grade level: K- 2
Objective:
- The student shall use whole numbers to represent
numbers in more than one way, count and order, name and locate.
- The student shall become familiar with
two- and three-dimensional shapes by identifying shapes in real-world
contexts.
Materials and Resources:
- Spanish numbers 0-12 http://www.enchantedlearning.com:80/languages/spanish/Numbers.shtml
- Spanish number quiz http://www.enchantedlearning.com:80/languages/spanish/printouts/Numberquiz.shtml
- Write Spanish numbers quiz http://www.enchantedlearning.com:80/languages/spanish/printouts/Writenumbers.shtml
- Spanish numbers coloring book http://www.enchantedlearning.com:80/languagebooks/spanish/numbers/
- Spanish shapes coloring book http://www.enchantedlearning.com:80/languagebooks/spanish/shapes/
- Spanish shapes labeling quiz http://www.enchantedlearning.com:80/language/spanish/label/shapes/
- Play Tomo Todo, a Mexican math game. http://teacher.scholastic.com/hispanic/act7.htm
- Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three by Pat Mora, illus.
Barbara Lavalee
- Graph Club by Tom Snyder Software.
General Activities:
- Use Spanish numbers to graph favorite tortilla based meal
or snack using Graph Club software.
- Use EnchantedLearning.com to teach Spanish numbers and shapes.
- Read Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three.
- Play Tomo Todo, a Mexican math game.
- Write and illustrate a Spanish number book.
Discussion Questions:
- What is your favorite tortilla based meal
or snack?
- Where have you seen or heard Spanish numbers?
Culminating Activity:
- Share the Spanish number book with another
class.
- Teach another class how to play Tomo Todo.
Evaluation:
The student is aware of Spanish numbers and shapes.
The student can count to 10 in Spanish.
Related Works of Literature:
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