Unit 1: Spanish greetings with puppets
Greeting people and making introductions in Spanish using puppets.
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Unit 1: Spanish greetings with puppets
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Form short phrases to say hello and introduce themselves.
- Follow a sequence of phonemes and begin to notice key phonemes in Spanish words.
- Recognise and respond to different greetings.
- Use actions to show their understanding of different feelings phrases.
- Join in with and perform a finger rhyme.
- Begin to relate written captions to the words that they hear.
Suggested prior learning
This is the first unit in the Kapow Primary Spanish scheme.Lessons
Lesson 1: Introductions
- To greet someone and make an introduction in Spanish.
Lesson 2: Saying goodbye
- To listen and recognise key phonemes ‘o’ and ‘a’.
Lesson 3: Greetings day and night
- To recognise different greetings in Spanish.
Lesson 4: How are you?
- To be able to find out how someone is feeling in Spanish.
Lesson 5: Learning a finger rhyme
- To listen and join in with a Spanish finger puppet rhyme.
Lesson 6: Puppet parade
- To rehearse and perform from memory a rhyme with Spanish greetings.
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Key knowledge
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Knowledge organiser: Spanish – Y3 Greetings with puppets
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit "Unit 1: Spanish greetings with puppets".

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Vocabulary display: Spanish greetings with puppets
A display version of the key vocabulary from the unit 'Spanish greetings with puppets'.

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Translations: Spanish greetings with puppets
Translations of key texts and transcripts from resources in this unit.