Spanish 2 · Week 1 · Mi escuela, mi rutina
¿Quién soy este año?
Students reintroduce themselves with stem changing verbs and write one thing they want from this year.
- Students will
- Students reintroduce themselves with stem changing verbs "empezar", "poder", and "querer".
- SEL skill
- Name one strength and one hope in a sentence about yourself
- What it looks like
- Students name what they hope for this year and notice what they already bring to it.
- Content focus
- Stem changing verbs in the present ("empezar", "poder", "querer")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means recognizing your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths and noticing how they influence what you do. More self-awareness 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.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
Fits these textbook chapters
- Auténtico 2, Para empezar
- Realidades 2, Para empezar
- Realidades 2, Capítulo 1A: ¿Qué haces en la escuela?
- Senderos 2, Lección preliminar
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More self-awareness activities for Spanish 2
- Tan fuerte como tú Self-awarenessStudents compare their activities without comparing their worth, using "tan como" to see strengths side by side.
- Lo que soy y cómo estoy Self-awareness"Ser" and "estar" show students that a hard day, "estoy triste", is a state and not who they are, "soy fuerte".
- ¿Adónde fuiste ayer? Self-awarenessStudents tell where they went yesterday with "fui" and name one moment when they felt good.
- Cuando era niño Self-awarenessStudents describe what they were like as children in the imperfect and notice which parts of that child still live in them.
RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.