clear Key Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK Point to the Word 1 image. 1. One word to learn this week is clear. Say it with me: clear. Clear means “without any clouds.” On a clear day, the sun is out and the sky is all blue. 2. En español, clear quiere decir “despejado, sin nubes en el cielo.” Cuando decimos que el cielo está despejado, quiere decir que hace soly el cielo está azul. 3. Now let’s look at a picture that shows a clear day. Look at the sky in this picture. Do you see any clouds in the sky? No, there is not one cloud. It is a clear day.   PARTNER TALK 4. On one side of your paper, draw a clear day. Then turn over your paper and draw a day that is not clear. When you are done, show your pictures to your partner. Your partner will say clear or not clear to tell which picture you are showing him or her. 5. There are many fun things you can do on a clear day. Take turns telling your partner some things you like to do on a clear day. Use this sentence: I like a clear day because I can __________. (Examples include: take a walk, fly a kite, ride my bike) 6. Now let’s say clear together three more times: clear, clear, clear. clear

cozy Key Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK Point to the Word 2 image. 1. Another word to learn this week is cozy. Say it with me: cozy. Cozy means “warm and comfortable.” A nice, thick sweater feels cozy on a cold day. 2. En español, cozy quiere decir “acogedor y abrigador.” Un suéter grueso es acogedor y abrigador cuando hace frío. 3. Now let’s look at the picture. The two sisters are in bed. The bed looks soft and comfortable. The covers are nice and warm. The girls feel cozy in their bed.   PARTNER TALK 4. Take turns with your partner naming as many cozy places as you can. Tell why you think each is cozy. 5. People aren’t the only ones who like to be cozy. Animals like to be cozy, too. Think about a pet you have or would like to have. Tell your partner what you can do to make a cozy spot for that kind of animal. 6. Now let’s say cozy together three more times: cozy, cozy, cozy. cozy

experience Key Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK Point to the Word 3 image. 1. Another word to learn this week is experience. Say it with me: experience. An experience is something that someone has done or something that happened to someone. A vacation or a special visit can be a fun experience. 2. En español, experience quiere decir “experiencia.” Una experiencia es algo que te ha pasado. Unas vacaciones divertidas son una experiencia inolvidable. 3. Experience in English and experiencia in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.   PARTNER TALK 4. Now let’s look at a picture that shows people having an experience. Look at the two friends in the picture. They are having fun in the snow. Later they will remember how much fun this experience was. They might tell others about their experience. 5. Tell your partner about a fun experience you have had in school. 6. Some experiences are fun. Some are funny or sad or surprising. Choose a kind of experience. Tell your partner about the experience. Tell what would happen during this kind of experience. Tell how the person who has the experience might feel. (For example, a child might tell about the experience of going to a new school and say that it could feel scary at first.) 7. Now let’s say experience together three more times: experience, experience, experience. experience

hibernate Key Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK Point to the Word 4 image. 1. Another word to learn this week is hibernate. Say it with me: hibernate. To hibernate means “to spend the winter resting.” Some wild animals hibernate during the winter. They rest in a cave, den, or underground area. When they hibernate, they do not need much food. This is a good thing because some animals have trouble finding food in winter. 2. En español, to hibernate quiere decir “hibernar, invernar.” Algunos animals salvajes hibernan durante el invierno. Descansan en sus cuevas o guaridas. Cuando hibernan, no necesitan mucha alimentación. 3. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the word hibernate. The mouse in this picture hibernates. He is resting in a nest underground. He will not come out until the weather gets warm. Then he will go look for food.   MOVEMENT 4. We will pretend to be mice in our underground nest. We will sit down on the floor and curl up. Then we will close our eyes and pretend to hibernate. (Children may pretend to go to sleep in their chairs if there is not enough room on the floor.) 5. We will pretend to be ground squirrels that hibernate. Let’s go to sleep and hibernate during the winter. (Lead children in pretending to sleep.) Now pretend it is spring. We do not need to hibernate in the spring. Let’s wake up. (Lead children in pretending to wake up.) Let’s go look for food. (Lead children in moving about the room, pretending to be squirrels looking for food.) 6. Now let’s say hibernate together three more times: hibernate, hibernate, hibernate. hibernate

retreat Key Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK Point to the Word 5 image. 1. Another word to learn this week is retreat. Say it with me: retreat. A retreat is a place to rest or relax. Sometimes people have a cozy room that is a retreat for them. Your bedroom may be your retreat where you can get away from noise to read and think. 2. En español, retreat quiere decir “refugio.” Un refugio es un lugar para descansar. Un cuarto acogedor puede servir de refugio. Tu cuarto puede ser un refugio. Ahí puedes refugiarte del ruido. Puedes leer y pensar a solas. 3. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the word retreat. This picture shows a cave. A cave is a good place for a bear to rest for the winter, where no one will bother the animal. The cave is a good retreat for the bear.   MOVEMENT 4. I will give each of you time to find a retreat in the classroom. Maybe you will choose the book center. Maybe you will choose a corner. Maybe you will take a chair to a place where it is quiet. When you find your retreat, I will give you a few minutes to relax quietly. 5. Please stand up. I will name some things. If the place I name would be a good retreat, nod your head “yes.” If it would not be a good retreat, shake your head “no.” in a garden on a playground in the library on a school bus 6. Now say retreat three more times with me: retreat, retreat, retreat. retreat

all Function Words & Phrases Unit 7 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK 1. In English, we use the word all when we mean everyone or everything. Say it with me: all. All my friends came to my party. 2. En español, all quiere decir “todos.” Todos mis amigos asistieron a mi fiesta. 3. This picture shows the word all. All the children are on the merry-go-round. They are all sitting together.   CHORAL RESPONSE 4. I am going to name some things. Raise your hand if you like the thing I say. If everyone raises their hand, that means we all like it. We’ll say: We all like __________. candy playing with friends watching movies pepperoni pizza 5. Now I’m going to say a poem. Repeat each line after me. We ate all our breakfast. We ate up every bite. We put on all our clothes. Each piece was on just right. We played with all our friends. Everyone had fun. We did all our homework, and now our day is done. 6. Repeat the word three times with me: all, all, all. all

none Function Words & Phrases Unit 7 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK 1. In English, none means “not one, or not any.” Say it with me: none. We ate all the crackers. Now there are none. 2. En español, none quiere decir “ni uno, ninguno.” Nos comimos todas las galletas. Ya no queda ni una. No quedó ninguna. 3. This picture shows the word none. Look at the classroom. Where are all the children? None of them are in the classroom. They must be outside.   CHORAL RESPONSE 4. Help me make a grocery list. I’m going to ask you if we have something. Say: “We have none.” Then I’ll put the item on the list. (Write each item on the board.) Do we have eggs? Do we have milk? Do we have bread? Do we have fruit? 5. Now finish each sentence I start by saying the word none. The monkey ate all the bananas. Now there are __________. We picked up all the trash. Now there is __________. We used all the paper. Now we have __________. 6. Repeat the word three times with me: none, none, none. none

squeak Basic Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 ROUTINE 1. Display the card. 2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate. 3. Have children say the word three times. squeak

chomp Basic Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 ROUTINE 1. Display the card. 2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate. 3. Have children say the word three times. chomp

groan Basic Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 ROUTINE 1. Display the card. 2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate. 3. Have children say the word three times. groan

sneeze Basic Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 ROUTINE 1. Display the card. 2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate. 3. Have children say the word three times. sneeze

snore Basic Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 ROUTINE 1. Display the card. 2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate. 3. Have children say the word three times. snore

tweet Basic Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 ROUTINE 1. Display the card. 2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate. 3. Have children say the word three times. tweet

Basic Words Unit 7 ● Week 3 ROUTINE Explain how these six words fit into a group, or category. During independent work time, have children write sentences for each word.