Learning objective
- To translate sentences to find out about Ancient Maya cities.
Success criteria
- I can identify cognates and use context to
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Read
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Cross-curricular links
History
Pupils should be taught about:
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall: A range of adjectives to describe people, places and things: Spanish, Year 4, Pets in Spanish and Spanish, Year 5, A trip across Spain. Phrases for giving opinions: En mi opinion – in my opinion. A range of reading strategies, including identifying cognates, use of…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Knowledge organiser to support with new vocabulary and provide a visual aid for the name of each landmark; should use the Activity: Mystery landmarks: support version; could underline/highlight the words from each category in a different colour on the text in the Wrapping up.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should, in the Main event, use a code to label each word based on how they deduced its meaning, e.g. ‘F’ for a familiar word, ‘X’ for words they deduced from the context, ‘C’ for cognates and ‘G’ for words they deduced by applying their knowledge of grammar; should write the English translation for each of the words in the Wrapping up.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: deducing the meaning of
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Vocabulary
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el campo de pelota
the ball court
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el mercado
the market
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 23rd July, 2024
