Spanish Colors

Subject: 
Language arts
Topic: 
World Language Basic Vocabulary
Grade Level: 
Grades 3-5
Overview: 

For this activity, students will learn the Spanish words for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Students will complete a coloring activity. After the individual coloring worksheets, students will complete a group activity using the new vocabulary.

Lesson Plan: 

Objectives:
*Introduce Spanish vocabulary
*Team-building exercise; learning to work productively together
*Coloring; using creativity and art-expression

Time: 30-60minutes (depending on age group)

Materials:
* Crayons (variety of colors; enough for all students)
*Coloring worksheets (enough for all students)
*List of vocabulary (for instructor)
* Vocabulary flash-cards (color-coded to hang about the classroom)

Procedure:
1. Introduce the lesson (“Today, we are going to learn words for colors from another langauage….”
2. Go through the words, have the students repeat the new vocabulary in unison.
3. Distribute coloring worksheets to the students. Each student will get one coloring worksheet (depending on the number of students, and how you decided to run the rest of the lesson).
4. Give the students adequate time to fill in their worksheets.
5. Then, have the students find a team of three by grouping up with students with different coloring sheets (one student from each team will have the fruit coloring sheet, one will have the construction sheet, and one will have the nature coloring worksheet—each with two of the six colors).
6. In groups students will fill out the written group exercise to practice the vocabulary and work on cooperation and teamwork skills.

Vocabulary:
English Spanish Pronunciation
Red Rojo Row-ho
Orange Anaranjado An-or-an-hah-do
Yellow Amarillo Am-are-ee-yo
Green Verde Ver-day
Blue Azul Az-ool
Purple Morado More-awed-oh

Evaluation:
Use the following three-point scale
Three—student actively participates in repeating new vocabulary as it is introduced; student uses accurate colors on coloring worksheet for determined areas, and colors surrounding areas creatively; actively seeks out group, and cooperates with peers to complete assignment; asks for assistance when needed.
Two—student actively participates in repeating new vocabulary as it is introduced; student uses accurate colors on coloring worksheet for determined areas, but does not color surrounding areas; cooperates with peers to complete assignment; asks for assistance when needed.
One—student silently participates in learning new vocabulary as it is introduced; student attempts to use accurate colors on coloring worksheet for determined areas; student is not cooperative with her/his peers.
Zero—no effort is given by the student.

Class Time Needed: 
1 hour