WQ # 11: Sing a Spanish Song

 

Description

The teacher is now in the partner country, one thing he likes specially is that every week he will attend the kid’s choir for observation. This is a great experience because he can learn new songs and teach his students in the United States when he comes back. Every week, they sing different songs on different themes. They have practiced family songs, food songs, etc. For the next week, the theme would be animals. The teacher is so excited because he loves animals and he knows that his students in the home country love animals also.

Task

You should learn the rhythm of an animal song from the provided website. Practice the song several times. Learn more animal names and the sounds produced by the animals in Spanish. Create your own song involving five farm animals by applying the rhythm. Record your singing of your new song on a tape and give it to the native speaker of Spanish for a review.

Process

1. Visit the provided websites and listen to the songs. Practice for several times and learn the song.

Resources:
http://www.hevanet.com/dshivers/juegos/granja1.html

2. Visit the provided websites for farm animals. Try to remember at least five 5 names of animals.

Resources:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languagebooks/spanish/animals/farm.shtml

3. Visit the website of sounds of animals. Compare the similarity and differences of sounds in English and Spanish.

Resources:
http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/animals/spanish.html

4. Create a new song, using new words of farm animals to replace the original ones. Make corresponding changes of sounds.

5. Record your singing of your created song on a tape. Give a copy of the tape and a copy of the verse for a review from a native speaker, and keep the verses in the professional portfolio.

Conclusion

Thank you very much for your enthusiasm for this activity. With the efforts of you, your students will have a better chance of learning Spanish songs and Spanish language.

ACTFL Standards

Communication
Communicate in Languages Other Than English
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Cultures

Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied

Connections

Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures ss

Comparisons

Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
Communities
Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

Sunshine State Standards

Communication-Standard 2 (FL.A.2.1)

The student understands and interprets written and spoken language on a variety of topics.

Connections-Standard 2 (FL.C.2.1)

The student acquires information and perspectives that are available only through the foreign language and within the target language.

Experiences-Standard 1 (FL.E.1.2)

The student uses the language within and beyond the school setting.

Evaluation

Your new song will be evaluated according to the following criteria.