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6. Los números 1-12

6. Los números 1-12 Numbers 1-12 The primary classroom gives plenty of opportunities for speaking Spanish whilst doing number work.

The language for numbers takes time to learn and needs plenty of practice. The numbers 1-31 are introduced in two stages: 1-12 here, after which pupils learn to say their ages; and 13-31 in section 9, after which they will learn how to say the date, when their birthdays are, and how many brothers and sisters they have.

The words for simple arithmetic operations are also introduced in this section so that mathematical activities can be developed.

For pupils older than 12, you can teach extra numbers using the video from section 9.

VIDEO section 6 ANIMATION: The opening sequence shows animated numbers 1-6 appearing on screen.

The numbers 1-6 are then heard over a variety of different images: Turning cartwheels in the sports hall.

Children skipping in the playground count the numbers 1-6.

Platforms 1, 2 and 3 at the railway station.

Dinosaur trail: Children count the dinosaur footprints.

ANIMATION: The dinosaur counts his steps as he walks across the hillside.

Numbers game: Children in the sports hall run to form groups as the teacher calls out different numbers.

NEW WORDS AND PHRASES

7 8 9 10 11 12 -

1 - uno 2 - dos 3 - tres 4 - cuatro 5 - cinco 6 - seis

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y

x

por

STOP HERE if you are just teaching 1-6

siete ocho nueve diez once doce

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ANIMATION: Animated

numbers 7-12 appear.

Children skipping in the playground count the numbers 1-12.

NUMBERS SONG : The numbers 1-12.

Numbers game: Two teams of children are each numbered 1-12. The teacher holds a handkerchief and calls out a number. The two pupils who have been given that number race to be the first to grab the handkerchief.

ANIMATION: Three simple sums appear. There is a pause before the answer is given which allows pupils enough time to call out the correct figure themselves.

2 + 2 = ? ... 4 2 x 3 = ? ... 6 6 - 2 =? ... 4 The numbers 1-12 are repeated.

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Your pupils may find it easier to focus at first just on the numbers 1 to 6. The video is arranged to facilitate this option.

Scenes from video section 6: “Doce”

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Scenes from video section 6: “Tres.”

6. Los números 1-12 ❑ Play “lotto” Before the game starts, each pupil draws a grid as they would for “noughts and crosses”. They fill in the grid with their own choice of numbers from 1-12 without repeating any. You call out the numbers in Spanish and they cross them off their grids. The first pupil to have crossed off all their numbers calls out “¡Yo!”

Activities Before watching video section 6, it is a good idea to have a brief “warm up” session to remind pupils of the Spanish words and phrases they already know. Play one or two of the games from earlier sections.

You could also talk with pupils about why it is useful to be able to count in Spanish. Ask them to think of situations when they might need to use numbers.

❑ Play “hide the number” 1 This game works best if you use the OHP. Alternatively, you could attach flashcards to the board and ask pupils to shut their eyes when you remove a card.

Place transparencies on the OHP so that several numbers can be seen at the same time. Point to the different numbers and ask the class to name them. Now remove one of the transparencies.

Point to the numbers again. The class calls out the numbers including the “missing”one. See how much of the sequence the class can remember as each visual prompt disappears.

❑ Watch video section 6 “Los números 1-12”. ❑ Echoing: Make flashcards to represent each number, or use coloured transparencies on the OHP. Say the number as you show each card.

Pupils echo the number. ❑ Give each pupil a flashcard representing a number. When you call out “5”, for example, all the pupils with the card number 5 hold it up for everyone else to see, and so on.

❑ Play “swap numbers” Pupils arrange their chairs in a circle. Give everybody a numbered flashcard, making sure that there are several children holding each number. When you call out “10” for example, the pupils with the card showing “10” swap places. As they do so, you run for an empty chair. The pupil left without a chair becomes the caller.

❑ Play “jump to the number” Divide the class into two teams. Each team has an identical set of numbered cards. When you call out a number, the pupils holding that particular card try to be the first to jump up and call out the number.

❑ Play “hide the number” 2 Place the transparencies on the OHP. Pupils name the numbers they can see. This time, when you remove a transparency, rearrange the order in which the remaining numbers are displayed on the OHP. The class has to say which number has disappeared. ❑ Working in pairs: When pupils are familiar with the numbers, they can play “noughts and crosses”. Each pair draws a grid and puts a number in each square. They must say the number before marking it with a “O” or a “X”.

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6. Los números 1-12 ❑ Working in pairs: Activity sheet This is a version of “Battleships”that revises colours as well as practising numbers. Each pupil has a copy of the “dinosaur footprints” activity sheet. First they crayon six different colours in each of the circles running down the left hand side of the grid. They then cut out the dinosaur footprints and position them on the grid without showing their partner.

Pupil A calls out a grid reference by colour and number. If there is any part of a dinosaur footprint in that square, pupil B says “sí“. If the square is blank he/she says “no”.

Now it is pupil B's turn to call out a grid reference and so on. The game ends when one pupil has lost all their footprints (or if time is up). The winner is the player with most footprints left.

❑ PE: Play the handkerchief game shown on the video. Divide the class into two teams with 12 pupils on each side. Each pupil is allocated a number. The teams stand facing each other with a reasonable amount of space between them.

You stand at the centre point between the teams and hold a handkerchief or scarf in front of you.

When you call out a number, the pupils who have been given that number, race to grab the handkerchief from you and return to their team. ❑ Numeracy: Whenever you need a pupil to count something out (e.g. books, pencils) encourage them to do it in Spanish. If there are twenty or thirty books, ask the pupil to count in groups of ten.

❑ Do a “Mexican wave” with the numbers 112. Pupils form a circle with their chairs. Beginning with “uno”, each pupil says the next number one after the other in rapid succession. As they speak they stand up and promptly sit down again as soon as they have said the number.

If the children normally sit in groups, the “wave” can take place round each of the class tables.

See which table completes the circuit first.

To vary the game, start the wave with different numbers.

❑ Numeracy: When pupils are familiar with the Spanish numbers 1-12, they can practise them every day in a whole range of ways: e.g.

■ counting backwards ■ counting forwards, starting from a number chosen at random ■ counting backwards, starting from a number chosen at random ■ counting forwards and backwards in multiples of two, three and four ie: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 3, 6, 9, 12 4, 8, 12

❑ Watch video section 6: “Los números 1-12” again for reinforcement. Encourage pupils to echo the numbers as they hear them pronounced on the video. They can also call out the answers to the sums and join in with the song.

CROSS CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

❑ PE: Any game which involves scoring with numbers 1-12 is a good opportunity to practise counting in Spanish. ❑ PE: Play “hopscotch”.

Pupils call out the numbers in Spanish. ❑ PE: Play the “groups” game shown on the video. Call out a number between 2 and 12. The children run to form groups of that number.

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6. Los números 1-12 ❑ Numeracy: Do simple sums in Spanish using the numbers 1-12.

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❑ Numeracy: Pupils can say the two times table from 1-6 in Spanish: 1 por 2 ... 2 2 por 2 ... 4 3 por 2 ... 6

Handwriting figures The video shows the numbers 1 - 12 as they generally appear in print.

4 por 2 ... 8 5 por 2 ... 10 6 por 2 ... 12

When Spanish people write figures by hand, they often add a horizontal line to the figure seven.

❑ Music: Pupils can sing the numbers song from the video.

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When pupils are familiar with the numbers 1-12, you could ask them to complete their first self assessment sheet. See chapter 15.

❑ Music: Pupils can compose their own tunes and chants for the numbers.

Los números C

U - no

F

dos

tres

C

U - no

F

dos

F

cin - co

cua - tro

G

seis

sie - te

cua - tro

sie - te

Am

D

G

cin - co

seis

sie - te

o - cho

cin -co

Dm

o - cho

G

seis

C

C

C

F

cin - co

tres

G

o - cho

Am

seis

G

sie - te

on - ce

Dm

C

G

G

o - cho

C

nue - ve diez

nue - ve diez

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D

on - ce

do - ce

do - ce

6. Los nĂşmeros 1-12

Talking point THE DINOSAUR TRAIL These are the dinosaurs whose footprints are found on the Dinosaur Trail in the Rioja.

Hypselosaurus The hypselosaurus was a tall crested reptile with a blunt head and a long tail. It measured 12 metres in length and weighed about 13 tonnes.

Its skin was covered with small armoured plates.

Psitacosaurus

Iguanodon

The psitacosaurus is also known as the “parrot lizard�, because of its oddly shaped head and sharp beak. It did not have many teeth, but used its beak instead to slice through tough leaves and branches. It was quite small, about 1.5 metres tall, and weighed 80 kilos.

The iguanodon was one of the first dinosaur discoveries to be recorded. Most of the skeletons and footprints found have been in groups which suggests that they roamed in herds. They were very big: 9 metres long, 5 metres tall, and weighing about 5 tonnes.

Sometimes the iguanodon walked on two feet, but because it was so heavy, it had hooves to support its weight when it moved on all fours.

Deinonychus

The ouranosaurus was a herbivore from the iguanodon family. It walked on two legs and had large limbs which did not allow it to move very fast. It measured 7 metres in length.

Another small dinosaur, the deinonychus, was a carnivore with a larger brain than most others.

It had a sharp claw on the on the toe of each foot which it used to attack its prey.

Its long stiff tail helped it to keep its balance when launching into a fight. The deinonychus was small and agile; it was 1.5 metres tall, about 3-4 metres in length and weighed between 70 and 80 kilos. Groups of them hunted together in packs, chasing and attacking larger dinosaurs.

Ouranosaurus

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Early Start Spanish “Tú y yo”

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