Submitted by Julie Black Morales

Language: Spanish Unit Cultural Theme or Academic Content Area: Science, Social Studies Target Audience: Traditional Elementary Year of Instruction: 3 Proficiency Level: Novice Low

Standards: Communication:    1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Cultures:    2.2 Connections:    3.1 Comparisons:    4.1 Communities:    5.1

Unit Timeframe:

A minimum of 8 to 10 one-hour lessons.

Unit Overview:

Students will extend and refine their knowledge of the geography of South America and learn about several of its amazing animals.

General Unit References and Resources:

Arnold,Lobel. Sapo y Sepo. New York, Scholastic 1970.

Burnie, Davic. el pájaro y su nido. Mexico, Santillana S.A., 1994.

Whalley, Paul. de la oruga a la mariposa. Mexico, Santillana S.A., 1996.

Cole, Joanna. el autobús mágico-los hábitos de los animales. New York, Scholastic Inc., 1995.

Guarino, Deborah. ¿Tu mamá es una llama?. New York, Scholastic Inc., 1993.

Parker, Steve. los mamíferos. Mexico, Santillana S.S., 1994.

Ada, Alma Flor. La Lagarija y el Sol. New York, Bantam Doubleday, 1997.

Bogart, Jo Ellen. Sara vio una Gaucamaya azul. New York, Scholastic Inc., 1991. Comes with audio cassette.

http://www.kokone.com

http://icarito.com

http://web.jet.es/simonmarti/
great site for animals in spanish

http://www.zetamultimedia.com/
multimedia games for young kids on line

http://data.georgetown.edu/departments/spanport/links.htm
pictures of animals &endash; names in spanish / some actually have sounds

http://animales.esfera.cl/
list of animals in spanish and in english

http://www.geocities.com/ferreteria/
great site with spanish for young kids Easy

http://orbita.starmedia.com/~animalia/index.htm
Animales /

http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/bio/html/zoo_papel/home.html
good one /ART projects in Spanish for little kids very cute

http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/bio/html/especies/animal/animales.html
can look for specific animals

http://icarito.tercera.cl/enc-virtual/c-nat/equilibrio2.html
mundo de los animales.

http://kokone.com.mx/mundo/comic/arbol.html
short animated stories about nature /agua, los animales.

http://www.quia.com/dir/spanish/
beginning Spanish lesson to help new students that come into your program.

http://www.latinworld.com/special/kids.html

Links or files for unit content:     A new window will open for each lesson.

Lesson 01
Lesson 02 Make a Map of South America
Lesson 03 - ¿Dónde Está El Río ?
Lesson 04 Los Animales de Sudamerica
Lesson 05 ¿Español y Qué más?
Lesson 06 ìComo Son Los Amimalesî