LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

COMPARISONS - The learner will develop insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing his/her own language(s) and culture(s) to others.

Objective 5.02

Develop an awareness of the structural patterns (e.g., gender agreement, adjective placement) in the target language and his/her own language(s).

Resources aligned to this objective

Food choice in our everyday lives
Focuses on everyday foods and how these foods relate to the food pyramid. Students will recognize food vocabulary in the target language (Spanish) and will make healthy food choices by creating thinking maps, a school menu in the target language, and exploring food choices from around the world.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Second Languages and Healthful Living Education)
By Gina Benson and Laura Epting.
Shared reading and writing with La Casa Adormecida
This lesson focuses on adjective placement and agreement in Spanish as found in the story La casa adormecida by Audrey Wood using shared reading and writing strategies.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Second Languages)
By Leslie Baldwin.