1. alert Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 1 image.
1. One word to learn this week is alert. Say it with me: alert. Alert means “paying close attention and being ready to act.” If you know your friend will call, you might be alert for the sound of the phone ringing.
2. En español, alert quiere decir “alerta, atento.” Si sabes que va a llamar tu amigo, seguramente estarás alerta para escuchar el teléfono cuando suene.
3. Alert in English and alerta 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 shows the word alert. Look at this boy and his father. The boy is alert. He is pointing to something he noticed. What do you think he noticed?
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5. Talk to your partner about when you need to be alert. (Examples include: during a test, when you’re walking near a street, when you’re playing around a lot of other children) Show your partner how an alert person looks.
6. Sometimes, we have to be alert to keep ourselves safe. For example, when I am driving my car, I have to be alert and pay attention to the car in front of me. I have to be ready to stop if the car in front of me stops. Talk with your partner about how you stay alert to keep yourself safe. (Examples include being alert when you cross the street and being alert to listen for directions during a fire drill.)
7. Now let’s say alert together three more times: alert, alert, alert.
alert

2. celebration Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 2 image.
1. Another word to learn this week is celebration. Say it with me: celebration. A celebration is a party or special event on a holiday or other special day. Our country has a special celebration with parties and fireworks on the Fourth of July. That is the day the United States became a country.
2. En español, celebration quiere decir “celebración.” Una celebración es una fiesta o evento especial para conmemorar un día importante. Nuestro país celebra el Cuatro de Julio con fiestas y fuegos artificiales. Esa celebración es para conmemorar la fecha en que los Estados Unidos se hizo nación.
3. Celebration in English and celebración in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
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4. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the word celebration. We see a family having a celebration. They are doing special things. They are eating a pretty cake. Maybe the celebration is for the girl’s birthday.
5. Pretend our class is going to have a celebration. Plan the celebration with your partner. Think of lots of special things we could do.
6. Different families and communities have different kinds of celebrations. Choose a holiday that both your partner and you know about. Talk about how each of you celebrates the holiday. What is the same about your celebrations? What is different about your celebrations?
7. Now let’s say celebration together three more times: celebration, celebration, celebration.
celebration

3. job Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK Point to the Word 3 image.
1. Another word to learn this week is job. Say it with me: job. A job is the work that someone does for money. My job is to be a teacher.
2. En español, job quiere decir “empleo o trabajo.” Una persona realiza un trabajo y recibe a cambio dinero. Mi trabajo es dar clases.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the word job. We see a woman doing her job. Her job is to give people their food in a restaurant. She does it almost every day. She gets money for doing her job.
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4. I will act out jobs. You will do what I do. Then tell me what the job is. (Act out jobs such as cook, trash collector, and carpenter.)
5. I will name jobs. Raise your hand if you think you would like that job. We will make a list of how many people like each job. (Make a simple chart on the board. Identify familiar jobs such as doctor, teacher, mail carrier, and truck driver.)
6. Now let’s say job together three more times: job, job, job.
job

4. precise Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 4 image.
1. Another word to learn this week is precise. Say it with me: precise. Precise means “very careful and exact.” When people make a cake, they have to be very precise. They need to put in the exact amount of things the recipe says. If they do not, the cake may not be good.
2. En español, precise quiere decir “preciso, exacto.” Tienes que ser preciso al hacer un pastel. Hay que agregar los ingredientes en la cantidad exacta que indica la receta. Si no, el pastel no saldrá bien.
3. Precise in English and preciso in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
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4. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the word precise. The girl is coloring in a coloring book. She colors very carefully. She colors inside of the lines. She does not hurry. Her work is very precise.
5. I am going to give you some directions. I want you to be precise when you follow them. Take three little steps. Raise your hand. Put your hand down. Take one big step. Hop one time. Did you do exactly what I asked? Were you precise?
6. I am going to ask you to copy something I draw on the board. I want you to be precise. Make your drawing as much like mine as you can. (Draw something simple such as a smiley face.)
7. Now let’s say precise together three more times: precise, precise, precise.
precise

5. repair Key Words Unit 6 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 5 image.
1. Another word to learn this week is repair. Say it with me: repair. To repair means “to fix something.” If the heater in our school didn’t work, we would have to get someone to repair it.
2. En español, to repair quiere decir “reparar, arreglar algo.” Si el calentador deja de funcionar, alguien vendrá a repararlo.
3. Repair in English and reparar in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
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4. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the word repair. Look at the boot. (Point to the boot.) See the bottom of the boot. It is coming loose. The man has to sew it back together. He will repair the boot.
5. You and your partner will take turns. One child will name something that can break. The other child will tell how someone could repair the broken thing. (For example, if a dish broke, someone could glue it back together.)
6. Pretend you are a person whose job is to repair something. Make a sign showing what you repair and how you do it. Tell your partner about your sign.
7. Now let’s say repair together three more times: repair, repair, repair.
repair

6. to you Function Words & Phrases Unit 6 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, we use the phrase to you to tell about giving something to another person. Say it with me: to you. (Pick up an item and hand it to a child.) I want to give this to you.
2. En español, to you quiere decir “a ti.” (Tome un objeto y déselo a uno de los niños.) Quiero darte esto a ti.
3. This picture shows the phrase to you. The girl has a gift. Her parents bought her this present because it is her birthday. Her parents and her brother give it to her, saying, “We wanted to give this to you.” Then they started singing, “Happy birthday to you.”
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4. (Give each pair of children two books.) You and your partner will give each other a book. Hand the book to your partner. Say: “I want to give this book to you.”
5. Draw a picture of a gift you would like to give to someone. Write “to you” on the gift. (Provide a model for children to copy.) Tell your partner about your picture.
6. Repeat the phrase times with me: to you, to you, to you.
to you

7. for you Function Words & Phrases Unit 6 ● Week 3 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, we use the phrase for you to talk about doing something to help another person. Say it with me: for you. I would like to make a snack for you.
2. En español, for you quiere decir “para ti.” Se usa para hablar de algo que quieres hacer por otra persona. Quiero preparar algo de comer para ti.
3. This picture shows the phrase for you. The boy is doing something to help his Dad. The boy tells his Dad, “I can wash the car for you.”
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4. Draw a picture you think your partner will like. Give it to your partner. Tell your partner, using the sentence frame: I made a picture of a __________ for you.
5. You and your partner will pretend to be a parent and child. The child will ask, “What can I do for you?” The parent will name a job the child can do. The child will act out doing the job and say, “I __________ for you.”
6. Repeat the phrase times with me: for you, for you, for you.
for you

8. store Basic Words Unit 6 ● 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.
store

9. taxicab Basic Words Unit 6 ● 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.
taxicab

10. walk sign Basic Words Unit 6 ● 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.
walk sign

11. park bench Basic Words Unit 6 ● 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.
park bench

12. vendors Basic Words Unit 6 ● 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.
vendors

13. sidewalk Basic Words Unit 6 ● 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.
sidewalk

14. Basic Words Unit 6 ● 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.