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9-12: Partes Del Cuerpo (Beginning and Advanced Vocabulary for the Parts of the body)
by Teresa Payne / Learn NC
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to verbally identify the body parts in Spanish and be able to answer questions about them.
Teacher planning
Time required for lesson
90 minutes
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Materials/resources
large plastic or cardboard skeleton
plastic or rubber body parts
handout with vocabulary list or picture of body with labeled body parts
Technology resources
computer with internet access (optional)
Pre-activities
Students must already understand basic classroom directions and question words.
Activities
1. Students will repeat names of parts of body in unison as teacher points to those areas on the skeleton. Teacher will pause periodically to check for understanding and to ask questions such as: ¿Qué is esto?,” “¿Cuántos brazos tiene?, ¿Tiene orejas?, etc.
2. Next, students will answer questions individually.
3. Take out plastic body parts. Toss one to each student to identify in Spanish. After each student has at least one body part, teacher calls for all of the certain part: Necesito todas las orejas. All students with that part will toss it into a bucket or bag in the middle of the room. Repeat until all body parts have been returned.
4. Give handout with vocabulary . Go over aloud with students repeating as they read words.
5. Play “Simon Says” with vocabulary.
Assessment
1. Students will be able to identify body parts and answer questions about them during class activities. The teacher will give immediate verbal feedback.
2. There will be a vocabulary quiz later. This quiz will consist of a list of the body parts in English which is given to each student. Then, as the teacher calls out the word in Spanish the students match the Spanish word to the English word on the answer sheet.
Supplemental information
Comments
This lesson can be adapted to any language or other levels by limiting or expanding vocabulary, written work, difficulty of questions, etc.
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