Spanish 1 · Week 21 · Q3 Mis decisiones
Más difícil de lo que parece
Students predict in Spanish how long they can hold their arms out, test it, and compare: "es más difícil de lo que parece".
- Students will
- Students use numbers, "segundos", "minutos", and "puedo" to predict and report how long they can hold a position, and compare with "más ___ de lo que parece".
- SEL skill
- Compare a prediction about yourself with real evidence and say honestly when something is hard
- What it looks like
- Students compare what they expected with what their body told them and practice saying honestly when something is hard.
- Content focus
- Numbers for time, "puedo", and "más ___ de lo que parece"
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
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What you get
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Standards
- WL.CM2.N: Communication Standard 2, Interpersonal Communication (Novice range)
- WL.CM6.N: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Novice
More self-awareness activities for Spanish 1
- ¿Cómo estás de verdad? Self-awarenessStudents learn greetings and practice giving an honest answer instead of an automatic "bien".
- Mi nombre, mi historia Self-awarenessStudents introduce themselves and share one true story about their name.
- Las emociones tienen nombre Self-awareness"Estar" for feelings teaches that a feeling is a state, not who you are.
- Mis fortalezas Self-awarenessStudents describe themselves with "ser" and name strengths a classmate sees in them.
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