Spanish 4 and AP · Week 8 · Identidades y familias
Si yo fuera un adulto que me cuida
Using "si" clauses, students imagine a day in a caring adult's shoes and write what they would feel and need.
- Students will
- Students use "si" clauses ("si" plus past subjunctive, conditional) to imagine a day in a caring adult's shoes.
- SEL skill
- Imagine what a caring adult feels and needs and describe it with empathy
- What it looks like
- Students practice perspective-taking by imagining what a caring adult feels and needs.
- Content focus
- "Si" clauses ("si" + past subjunctive, conditional)
- Format
- Think write pair share
Social awareness
Social awareness is trying to see through someone else's eyes and caring about how they feel, especially when their background differs from yours. More social 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.CM6.I: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Families and Communities
More social awareness activities for Spanish 4 and AP
- Las etiquetas Social awarenessStudents analyze labels like Latino, Hispano, and Chicano and practice asking people how they identify.
- Las familias de hoy Social awarenessStudents compare family structures in Mexico, Argentina, and the Coachella Valley and honor the many shapes a family takes.
- La educación en dos países Social awarenessComparing schools in Chile and California, students consider how students elsewhere experience pressure and support.
- Arte y protesta Social awarenessAnalyzing Guernica and Chicano poster art, students explain what artists wanted viewers to feel and to change.
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