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In this lesson, students will learn the meaning of the Core Vocabulary used for SOMOS 1 Unit 4 and interpret it in context by reading short texts and answering questions.  

SOURCE: Garbanzo original content

In this lesson, students will read about a man that struggles to do well in college because he doesn't understand his college professors.

SOURCE: SOMOS 1 Unit 04 Flex on TPT

In this lesson, students will read about a boy that wants to be a florist but unforeseen events make him quickly change his mind.

SOURCE: Somos 1 Unit 4 Storybuilder Packet on TPT

In this lesson, students will read about a woman that wants to be a unicorn but challenges at college cause her to change her mind often. 

SOURCE: Somos 1 Unit 4 Flex on TPT

In this lesson, students will read a simplified news article about a soccer player that suffered a concussion and awoke from a coma speaking a different language.

SOURCE

This article from October 25, 2016, originally appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of EL MUNDO EN TUS MANOS.

In this lesson, students will interpret physical and personality descriptions.

They will also begin to understand how to compare current state of being (is) with desired state of being (wants to be) and future state of being (is going to be).

SOURCE: Fast Finishers bundle

In this lesson, students will read 9 short biographies about impactful Latina women.

SOURCE: El mes de la hispanidad  

In this lesson, students will read a simplified news article about how Spanish compares to other languages in terms of world-wide numbers of speakers and learners.

SOURCE: This article, from September 17, 2019, originally appeared in the 2019-2020 edition of El mundo en tus manos.

In this lesson, students will learn about a viral video of a little girl who corrects the Mexican Minister of Education.

SOURCE:  This article from November 15, 2016, originally appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of El mundo en tus manos.

In this lesson, students will read about a dinosaur that wants to be a comedian.  

SOURCE: This is the text El comediante from Somos 1 Unit 4 Flex 

Students will read a fictitious story about a T-Rex that wants to be a comic.

SOURCE: Lecturas diarias, Month 1

In this lesson, students read about an interesting language on the Canary Islands.

SOURCE:  Somos 1 Unit 4 Flex materials 

In this lesson, students read about an interesting language on the Canary Islands.

SOURCE: Somos 1 Unit 4 Flex materials 

In this lesson, students will learn how David Vásquez is preserving náhuatl, an indigenous language from Mexico.

SOURCE: This article from December 8, 2016, originally appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of El mundo en tus manos.

In this lesson, students will learn the meaning of the Core Vocabulary used for Somos 1 Unit 5 and interpret it in context by reading short texts and answering questions.

SOURCE: Garbanzo original content

Jalen has a girlfriend, a brother, and....a problem.

SOURCE: SOMOS 1 Unit 5

In this lesson, students will read a short story about a girl who can not find her glasses.

SOURCE: Spanish sub storyboards set #4

In this lesson, students will read a simplified story about a man's inability to find a girlfriend due to his lack of social skills.

SOURCE: Garbanzo original content

In this lesson, students will read a simplified news article the lives of bullfighters and the controversy surrounding bullfights.

SOURCE: SOMOS 1 Unit 5 expansion pack: La corrida de toros/bullfighting

In this lesson, students will learn why some people view bullfighting as an art.

SOURCE: La corrida de toros extension pack

In this lesson, students will read about the challenges facing people in Spain that want to be professional bullfighters. 

SOURCE: This lesson is from Somos 1 Unit 5 flex 

In this lesson, students will read about schools in Spain for young people that want to be bullfighters and how the controversy surrounding bullfighting is placing their dreams of being a professional bullfighter in jeopardy.

SOURCE: This article from October 20, 2016, originally appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of EL MUNDO EN TUS MANOS.

In this lesson, students will learn that officials banned and then later allowed bullfighting in Catalonia, Spain.

SOURCE:   This article from October 20, 2016, originally appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of El mundo en tus manos.

In this lesson, students will read about a bullfighting tradition in Spain that has been overruled.

SOURCE: This article from September 16, 2016, originally appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of EL MUNDO EN TUS MANOS.

In this lesson student will read a short story about a human girl who does not want to be a human girl.

SOURCE: Quiero ser diferente printable storybook

Students will read a short story about a butterfly on a journey to being content with who she is.

SOURCE: Las mariposas monarcas alternate Día de Muertos assignment

In this lesson, students read about a jealous penguin.

SOURCE: SOMOS 1 Unit 5 FLEX

In this lesson, students read about a boy that likes his brother's girlfriend.

SOURCE: SOMOS 1 Unit 5  . This is a storyline that comes from the Storybuilder® in Somos 1 Unit 5 Flex.

In this lesson, students will read about the legend related to two volcanos in Mexico.

SOURCE: Garbanzo original content; simplified from the Popo e Izta story in Somos 1 Unit 5

In this lesson, students will read the Mexican legend of an Aztec warrior and an Aztec princess.

SOURCE: This is the Popo e Izta story from Somos 1 Unit 5 Flex.

In this lesson, students will read about a brother that steals his brother's girlfriends.

SOURCE: SOMOS 1 Unit 5 Flex 

In this lesson students will learn about jaguars.

SOURCE: 5 animales peligrosos

In this lesson, students will read a simplified story about a girl with blue hands.

SOURCE: This story was created by Cynthia Hitz, who shares ideas, activities, and lessons for language teachers on her blog.

SOURCE: Felipe VI and 'de' for possession

Students will read a simple biography of Felipe VI.

In this lesson students will learn more about King Felipe VI of Spain

SOURCE: Felipe VI + de for possession

Students will read about the members of a fictitious family.

SOURCE: Fast Finishers bundle

In this lesson students will read someone's description of their family members.

SOURCE: Fast Finishers bundle

In this lesson, students will read a story about a girl who asks family members for money to buy clothing but in the end resolves her problem in an extreme manner.

SOURCE:Spanish sub storyboards set #4

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Learn about Monarch butterflies' migration to Michoacán.

SOURCE: Lecturas diarias and Mariposas monarcas 

Students will learn how a cold spell in Mexico affected migrated Monarch butterflies.

SOURCE: El mundo en tus manos April-May 2016 subscription

Students will learn basic facts about the Tomatina event that takes place in Buñol, Spain.

SOURCE: La Tomatina simple reading in Spanish

In this lesson, students will learn about the Salar de Uyuni, the salt flats from Bolivia.

SOURCE: Lecturas diarias BUNDLE