Unit 2: Spanish numbers and ages

Counting to twelve and saying how old you are in Spanish.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Count to 12 in Spanish, focusing on good pronunciation.
  • Recognise and sound out phonemes for letters ‘u’ and ‘z’, ‘ñ’.
  • Identify the structure for saying how old they are and modify the sentence using different number words.
  • Begin to recognise the verb ‘to have’ in first person present (Tengo).
  • Explain what a cognate is and suggest examples.
  • Apply and describe different detective skills: using logic, context and knowledge of language.
  • Compare Christmas traditions from Spain with other countries.

Suggested prior learning

Unit 1: Spanish greetings with puppets

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Counting to six

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Lesson 2: Ten little fingers

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Lesson 3: How many?

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Lesson 4: How old are you?

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Lesson 5: Asking questions

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Lesson 6: Festivities in Spain

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Key skills

Language comprehension

  • Listening
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Key knowledge

Phonics

  • To become
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Key vocabulary

uno

dos

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Spanish phonics videos

Explore the phonics videos used in this unit.
Recognising and pronouncing the letter ‘u’ in Spanish
Recognising and pronouncing the letters ‘c’/‘z’ in Spanish
Recognising and pronouncing the ‘ñ’ sound in Spanish
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Knowledge organiser: Spanish – Numbers and ages

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Vocabulary display: Spanish numbers and ages

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Translations: Spanish numbers and ages

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Cross-curricular opportunities

Mathematics

Number – addition and subtraction: Solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value, and more complex addition and subtraction.

Number and place value (KS1): Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words.

 

English

Writing – composition: Draft and write by: Composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures.

 

Music: Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory.

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Unit 3: Shapes and colours in Spanish

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