Muñecas Quitapenas Worry Dolls KS2 Spanish Half Term Plan

All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to KS2 or KS3 on the topic of describing physical characteristics of ourselves and others. Students will learn about the Guatemalan tradition of worry dolls. They will learn how to describe eye colour, hair colour and height in Spanish. They will make their own worry dolls and describe them in Spanish.

Included:

1. Detailed medium term plan
2. Muñecas Quitapenas PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities, dialogues etc.
3. Muñecas Quitapenas Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; worry dolls reading comprehension; class surveys of hair and eye colour; writing templates with word banks.
4. End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.

Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; main activities; plenary and consolidation activities.

The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.

The Muñecas Quitapenas topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.

The five games are:

1. Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
2. Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
3. What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
4. Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
5. Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.

Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!

¡Muchas Gracias!