Jennifer Patterson Sample Lesson Plan Lesson Plan: El Tiempo Context: This 60-minute lesson was taught for 8 th grade Spanish I students on the second day of the Weather and Travel Unit. In the class before, students were introduced to the weather vocabulary and organized the weather conditions by writing where they go and what they do based on the weather. Lesson Objectives: • Students will be able to describe the weather on a map based on symbols. • Students will be able to ask what the weather is like in certain cities. Standards/Benchmarks Achieved: • Communication 1.1: Interpersonal Communication: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. • Communication 1.2: Interpretive Communication: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Equipment and Materials • White Board and Dry Erase Markers • El Tiempo vocabulary notes from yesterday • Powerpoint, white sceen, projector • Weather report map of Mexico • ¡Bravo! Level 1, Unidad 4, Lección 3, p. 45-46: interpersonal speaking activity worksheets • Crossword puzzles Introduction/Agenda/Opening Activity - Greet class (¡Hola clase! ¿Cómo están hoy?) - Go over the agenda for class that day on the whiteboard. Explain the topic for today (Hoy vamos a continuar aprendiendo el tiempo!). - Ask students, “¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?” 3 students raise hands to volunteer answers. After each response, all other students repeat. - We review El Tiempo vocabulary with Teacher-Students repetition while looking at our vocabulary sheets to get pronunciation and spelling in mind Present New Material - I project the map of Mexico onto the screen and point. I do a mini weather report, introducing “¿Qué tiempo hace en (ciudad)?” y “En (ciudad), (weather description)”. With each answer, I ask students to repeat after me. • How did I say, “In (whatever city), the weather is (this)? • Ss answer “En (ciudad), (weather description)” • I ask students “¿Qué tiempo hace en (ciudad)?” using different cities and students answer by raising their hands. • After each student response, the class repeats the answer.