Lesson 1: Numbers 13 to 31
Using language detective skills to deduce the words for the numbers 13 to 31, applying knowledge of Spanish phonemes to say the numbers correctly.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall:
The vowel sounds b/v and c/z – these can be revised using the Pupil phonics videos, as needed.
- Numbers 1–12: uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once and doce.
- The days of the week: lunes - Monday, martes - Tuesday, miércoles - Wednesday, jueves - Thursday, viernes - Friday, sábado - Saturday, domingo - Sunday.
- How to ask and answer the following questions, giving basic information about themselves: ¿Cómo te llamas? - What is your name? Me llamo ... - My name is ...; ¿Cuántos años tienes? - How old are you? Tengo... años. - I am ... years old; ¿Dónde vives? - Where do you live? Vivo en ... - I live in.
Recalling numbers 1–12
Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Secret code, and ask the children to work in pairs to say the numbers 1 to 12, which they learnt in Spanish, Year 3, Numbers and ages.
After a few moments, reveal the numbers written in words, then practise chanting them as a class, counting forwards and then back.
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