As students embark on learning Spanish words and Spanish phrases, they will need specific tools to understand the teacher, especially regarding common classroom commands and questions. The chart below includes many of the more common expressions that a teacher will use regularly. The list can easily be tailored to accommodate for specific classrooms and situations. The following storyboard activity requires the student to think about what these expressions mean, and the situations in which they might be used.
Have students create a storyboard with individual cells portraying a need that targets one of the common classroom expressions. Students will then associate and write the correct expression for the created scenes. Assuming these expressions are part of a student’s initial exposure to Spanish, other vocabulary in the model is limited. However, if students are more advanced, they can include more dialogue or narrative.
| Classroom Expressions — Teacher | |
|---|---|
| Siéntense OR Siéntate | Sit down |
| Levanten OR Levanta la mano | Raise your hand |
| Saquen OR Saca (la tarea, un lápiz, el libro, etc.) |
Take out (your homework, a pencil, the book, etc.) |
| Un voluntario para… | A volunteer to… |
| Trata | Try |
| ¿Listos? | Ready? |
| Cierren OR Cierra (la puerta, la ventana, los libros) |
Close (the door, the window, your books) |
| Abran OR Abre (la puerta, la ventana, los libros) |
Open (the door, the window, your books) |
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)