Heritage Spanish · Week 3 · Mi español: acentos, ortografía e historias
La sílaba tónica
Students learn accent rules step by step and treat mistakes as normal steps rather than proof they do not belong.
- Students will
- Students identify the stressed syllable and classify words as "agudas", "llanas", or "esdrújulas".
- SEL skill
- Treat a classification mistake as a normal step and name one move that keeps you going
- What it looks like
- Students treat mistakes as normal steps and keep going, which builds perseverance under stress.
- Content focus
- Stressed syllables: "palabras agudas", "llanas", "esdrújulas"
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Self-management
Self-management means guiding your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors so you can keep working toward a goal. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- WL.CM6.I: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM5.I: Communication Standard 5, Receptive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Language Comparisons
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
More self-management activities for Heritage Spanish
- Tilde sin vergüenza Self-managementStudents edit their own writing for accents with a calm checklist instead of shame.
- Intérprete de mi familia Self-managementStudents reflect on the pressure of interpreting for family and practice phrases that let them pause or ask for help.
- Leer en voz alta Self-managementStudents read a poem aloud and set a personal fluency goal, building confidence in academic Spanish.
- Mi ensayo personal Self-managementStudents draft a personal essay about their identity that could grow into a college application essay.
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