1. technique Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 1 image.
1. One word in the selection is technique. Say it with me: technique. A technique is a method or way of doing something. The painter used a special technique to create her lifelike paintings.
2. En español, technique quiere decir “un método o forma de hacer algo, una técnica.” El artista usaba una técnica especial para crear sus cuadros realistas.
3. Technique in English and técnica in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
4. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the word technique. (Point to the photographer.) This photographer has a technique for photographing leaves. His method allows him to show what leaves look like close up.
PARTNER TALK
5. What is something you do very well? Tell a partner about your technique for doing this thing.
6. Choose an athlete, musician, or artist you admire. Tell your partner what techniques this person uses to make him or her especially good at what he or she does.
7. Now let’s say technique together three more times: technique, technique, technique.
technique

2. foolishness Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 2 image.
1. Another word in the selection is foolishness. Say it with me: foolishness. Foolishness is an action or behavior that is silly or doesn’t show good judgment. Eating only candy shows foolishness, but eating healthful foods shows common sense and good judgment.
2. En español, foolishness quiere decir “acción o comportamiento que no demuestra juicio, tontería.” Comer sólo dulces es una tontería, pero comer alimentos saludables demuestra que tienes juicio.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the word foolishness. (Point to the girl making a face.) This girl is making a silly face. Her foolishness made her mother laugh.
PARTNER TALK
4. Imagine that it is very cold outside. What are some things that would show the foolishness of people outside in the cold? (Examples include: not wearing warm clothes, going swimming)
5. With a partner, complete this sentence: If you know you have a test the next day, it would be foolishness to ____________.
6. Now let’s say foolishness together three more times: foolishness, foolishness, foolishness.
foolishness

3. inspire Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 3 image.
1. One word in the selection is inspire. Say it with me: inspire. To inspire means “to bring something about or to move to action.” Seeing you read a book might inspire your little brother or sister to pick up a book.
2. En español, to inspire quiere decir “causar que algo ocurra o que alguien actúe de cierta manera, inspirar.” Verte leer un libro puede inspirar a tu hermanito o hermanita a hacer lo mismo.
3. To inspire in English and inspirar in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
4. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the word inspire. (Point to the snowflakes.) Snowflake Bentley’s snowflake photographs inspired, or influenced and motivated, others to take pictures of snowflakes.
PARTNER TALK
5. Tell a partner about some people who inspire you. What do these people make you want to do?
6. With your partner, make a list of things that inspire you to try your best in school. Share your list with the class. (Examples include: wanting to make parents proud; wanting to go to college; wanting to get a good job)
7. Now let’s say inspire together three more times: inspire, inspire, inspire.
inspire

4. evaporate Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 4 image.
1. Another word in the selection is evaporate. Say it with me: evaporate. To evaporate means “to change from a solid or liquid into a gas.” The hot sun will make the dew on the grass evaporate.
2. En español, to evaporate quiere decir “cambiar de un estado sólido o líquido a gas, evaporar.” El sol caliente hará que el rocío sobre el pasto se evapore.
3. To evaporate in English and evaporar in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
4. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the word evaporate. (Point to the boat.) This boat was once floating in water, but over a long period of time the water evaporated, or turned to gas. The boat is now sitting on dry land.
MOVEMENT
5. Imagine you are measuring the water level in a lake. Hold your hand level with your desk. Now show me with your hand where the water level in the lake would be if water evaporated. Would it be higher or lower than your desk? (lower)
6. Draw a picture of wet grass early in the morning. Now draw a picture of it later on a sunny day. What caused the grass to dry out? (the sun)
7. Now let’s say evaporate together three more times: evaporate, evaporate, evaporate.
evaporate

5. magnify Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 5 image.
1. One word in the selection is magnify. Say it with me: magnify. To magnify means “to make something appear larger.” A microscope will magnify a very small thing and make it appear larger.
2. En español, to magnify quiere decir “hacer que algo se vea más grande de lo que es, aumentar, ampliar.” Un microscopio te permite ver una imagen ampliada de algo muy pequeño.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the word magnify. (Point to the magnifying glass.) This person is using a lens to magnify the pattern. Notice that the pattern looks larger through the lens.
PARTNER TALK
4. With your partner, make a list of some tiny things that you might need to magnify in order to see them more clearly. (Examples include: small print; cells; parts of an insect)
5. Now choose one of the objects on your list. Work with your partner to draw a picture of what the object would look like if you could magnify it. Share your drawing with the class. Tell us what you magnified.
6. Now let’s say magnify together three more times: magnify, magnify, magnify.
magnify

6. annual Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 6 image.
1. Another word in the selection is annual. Say it with me: annual. Annual means “related to or determined by the year.” The annual snowfall for an area is the average amount of snow the area receives in a year.
2. En español, annual quiere decir “que ocurre cada año, anual.” La cantidad de nieve annual de un lugar es el promedio de la cantidad de nieve que cae en un año.
3. Annual in English and anual in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
4. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the word annual. (Point to the cars covered in snow.) This part of the country receives a large annual amount of snow.
PARTNER TALK
5. With your partner, make a list of annual holidays. On what day do we celebrate each holiday?
6. Work with your partner. Decide whether each of these things is an annual event.
soccer practice
a Fourth of July picnic (annual)
a meeting held every Tuesday
your birthday (annual)
7. Now let’s say annual together three more times: annual, annual, annual.
annual

7. no better than Function Words & Phrases Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, no better than is another way to say “equal to” or “the same as.” It is usually said to describe two things that are equally poor rather than equally good. Say it with me: no better than. If you cheat on a test, you are no better than a thief because you are stealing someone else’s work.
2. En español, no better than quiere decir “igual a.” Esta expresión se usa para describir dos cosas que son de calidad inferior. Si copias a un compañero en un examen, eres igual a un ladrón porque le estás robando el trabajo a otra persona.
3. These sandcastles are no better than buckets of sand. The girl has not yet added details to make them look more like castles.
PARTNER TALK
4. Work with a partner to complete these sentences.
A cookie is no better than candy because ____________.
Ignoring someone is no better than making fun of him or her because ____________.
A very hot day is no better than a very cold day because ____________.
5. Tell a partner about a time when you had to choose between two things you did not want to do. Explain why one option was no better than the other.
6. Repeat the phrase three times with me: no better than, no better than, no better than.
no better than

8. kept a record Function Words & Phrases Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, the phrase kept a record means “wrote down and saved.” Say it with me: kept a record. Last year, I kept a record of all my students’ grades. I wrote down the grades and saved them all year. This year, I keep a record of your grades.
2. En español, kept a record quiere decir “escribir algo y conservarlo; llevar el registro de algo.” El año pasado llevé el registro de las calificaciones de todos mis estudiantes. Anoté las calificaciones y las guardé todo el año. Este año llevo el registro de todas sus calificaciones.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the meaning of kept a record. This boy marked information on a weather chart. His class kept a record of the weather every day for a month. They wrote the weather for each day on the chart. They saved the information.
CHORAL RESPONSE
4. What are some things that our class could keep a record of? Let’s make a list. (List ideas students have. Read the completed list together.) Now let’s choose one thing to keep a record of for one week. What information should we write down and save? Do you think we will be glad we kept this record?
5. I keep many records in school and wish I had kept a record of the books I have read. What record have you kept? How long did you keep it? What record do you wish you had kept? Complete these sentences: I kept a record of ____________. I wrote down ____________ for ____________. I wish I had kept a record of ____________.
6. Now let’s say kept a record together three more times: kept a record, kept a record, kept a record.
kept a record

9. gave away Function Words & Phrases Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, we use the phrase gave away when we talk about something we gave to someone because we wanted that person to have it. Say it with me: gave away. I gave some books away to the library. The books were mine because I owned them. Now the library owns the books.
2. En español, gave away quiere decir “darle algo a alguien porque queremos que esa persona lo tenga; regalar, donar.” Doné unos libros a la biblioteca. Los libros eran míos porque me pertenecían. Ahora los libros le pertenecen a la biblioteca.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the meaning of gave away. These students gave away some clothes. They once wore the clothes, but they don’t wear them anymore. That’s why they gave the clothes away. They thought other people might need them.
PARTNER TALK
4. The students in the photo gave clothes away that they didn’t wear. They wanted other people to have them. People give away other things they own that they want someone to have. There are many things that people can give away. Work with your partner to name things that people sometimes give away. (Examples might be toys, magazines, tools.) Then tell your partner why you think people gave those things away.
5. People give things away because they don’t use them anymore. Sometimes they give things away because they want to share. I made bread and gave some away to my neighbor. Think about something that you gave away. What did you give away? Why did you give it away? Use this sentence frame to tell your partner: I gave ____________ away to ____________ because ____________.
6. Repeat the phrase three times with me: gave away, gave away, gave away.
gave away

10. gather in a book Function Words & Phrases Unit 6 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. To gather in a book is to collect a group of things and display them in a book so that people can look at them. Say it with me: gather in a book. Photographs are often gathered in a book.
2. En español, to gather in a book quiere decir “reunir objetos en un libro para que otros puedan apreciarlos.” Las fotografías están reunidas en un libro.
3. The grandfather in this picture has gathered stamps in a book. He is showing his stamp collection to his grandson. Since he gathered his collection in a book, it is easy to share his collection with his grandson because the stamps are gathered in one place.
PARTNER TALK
4. A scrapbook is one way people gather things in books. A scrapbook may include photographs, postcards, stickers, and quotes from family, friends, or famous people. What things would you gather in a book to make a scrapbook of your favorite memories? Tell a partner.
5. With your partner, make a list of as many things as you can think of that can be gathered in a book. Share your list with the class. (Examples include: stamps, stickers, photographs, quotations, baseball cards, paintings, drawings, coins)
6. Repeat the phrase three times with me: gather in a book, gather in a book, gather in a book.
gather in a book

11. snowflake Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 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.
snowflake

12. crystals Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 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.
crystals

13. sleigh Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 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.
sleigh

14. raindrop Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 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.
raindrop

15. mittens Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 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.
mittens

16. snowstorm Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 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.
snowstorm

17. Basic Words Unit 6 ● Week 4 ROUTINE
Explain how these six words fit into a group, or category. During independent work time, have children write sentences for each word.