SPANISH 3
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
En resumen, Repaso de la lección, pp. 53–55
OBJECTIVES
 Review lesson content.
FOCUS AND MOTIVATE
PRACTICE AND APPLY.
 Repaso de la lección, Activities 2–4, pp. 54–55. Have students work with a partner to
complete these activities.
 Repaso de la lección, Activity 5, p. 55.
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Homework: RB pp. 55-62
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2
En resumen, Repaso de la lección, pp. 53–55
FOCUS AND MOTIVATE
PRACTICE AND APPLY.
 Work on the camping stories
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3
En resumen, Repaso de la lección, pp. 53–55
FOCUS AND MOTIVATE
PRACTICE AND APPLY.
 Work on the camping stories
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
En resumen, Repaso de la lección, pp. 53–55
FOCUS AND MOTIVATE
PRACTICE AND APPLY.
 Work on the camping stories: due mañana
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
En resumen, Repaso de la lección, pp. 53–55
FOCUS AND MOTIVATE
ASSESS
 Present stories
 sing
SPANISH 3
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
Lesson Opener, Presentación y práctica de vocabulario, pp. 56–60
OBJECTIVES
 Introduce lesson theme: Vamos a la playa.
 Culture: compare beach activities.
 Present and practice vocabulary: family relationships and beach activities.
 Check for recognition.
 Talk about what you did at the beach using the preterite tense.
 Talk about preferences for a future vacation.
BELL RINGER
 Presentación de vocabulario, p. 58. Have students identify the following people in
the photo: el bisabuelo, la bisabuela, el biznieto, la biznieta.
TEACH
 (10 min.) Presentación de vocabulario, pp. 58–59, paragraphs A–E. Have
students look at the photos as you read aloud the paragraphs..
PRACTICE AND APPLY
 Lesson 1 Opener, pp. 56–57. Discuss how the photo shows the blending of past
and present cultures in Mexico. Ask students to share other places they have
visited that show both past and present cultures.
 Asociaciones, Activity 1, p. 60. Have students work with a partner to complete
these activities.
 Para y piensa, p. 60. Have students complete the activity.
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Homework: RB: pp. 37-39
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9
Vocabulario en contexto, pp. 61–62
OBJECTIVES
 Understand family and vacation vocabulary in context.
 Check comprehension of the reading.
 Practice using vocabulary in context.
 Recycle: saber and conocer.
BELL RINGER
 Ask students if they, a friend, or a relative have created a personal blog. Discuss
information that people include on personal websites.
TEACH
 Read aloud the blog on p. 61. Draw a family tree on the board, and ask students
to help you complete it for Sandra’s family.
PRACTICE AND APPLY
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Review the preterite tense of verbs saber and conocer on p. 62 before
completing Activity 5 on p. 62. Ask students to work in pairs as they read aloud
and do the activity.
Para y piensa, p. 62. Have students respond to the questions in this exercise.
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Homework: Cuaderno, pp. 24–26
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Presentación y práctica de gramática 1, pp. 63–65
OBJECTIVES
 Present and practice regular and irregular verbs in the imperfect.
 Use the imperfect to describe some ongoing actions in the past.
 Compare some extreme sports in Mexico and the U.S.
 Culture: Learn about cliff diving and discuss extreme sports.
BELL RINGER
 Difference between preterite and imperfect?
TEACH
 Notes: p 63, The Imperfect
PRACTICE AND APPLY
 Un diario, Activity 7, p. 64.
 Mucha gente en la playa, Activity 8, p. 65.
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Homework: RB: pp.41-42
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
BELL RINGER
 Para y piensa, p. 65. Have students complete this exercise, utilizing the imperfect
tense.
PRACTICE AND APPLY
 White board conjugations
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Homework: Cuaderno, pp. 27–29
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
BELL RINGER
 What are the imperfect endings?
PRACTICE AND APPLY

BUZZ
Spanish 3
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
OBJECTIVES
 Practice the preterite and imperfect in context.
 Practice vocabulary for beach activities.
BELL RINGER
 Say aloud this sentence: I always liked to chew gum as I was playing basketball. Ask students to
identify the verbs in this statement, and to classify them recurring, ongoing, or unfinished.
TEACH
 P. 68 Notes Preterite vs. Imperfect
PRACTICE AND APPLY
 ¿Qué pasó?, Activity 12, p. 69. Read aloud the instructions, and have students work in pairs to
complete the activity.
 ¿Qué verbo?, Activity 13, p. 69. Read aloud the instructions. Ask volunteers to read aloud the
questions in this activity, inserting the appropriate verb forms.
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Para y piensa, p. 70. Have students complete the exercise and share their responses with a
partner.
 Homework: RB: pp. 44-45
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
PRACTICE AND APPLY
 Practice with preterite vs. imperfect
o Worksheets
o White boards
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Homework: worksheet (esquiando)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17
PRACTICE AND APPLY
 Conjuguemos
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
Todo junto, pp. 71–73
OBJECTIVES
 Practice using and integrating lesson grammar and vocabulary.
BELL RINGER
 Have students verbally recount to a partner what they did on a family vacation or during summer
break. Ask each partner to record a sentence that uses the past tense, and another that uses the
past progressive tense. Have partners work together to rewrite these sentences en español.
TEACH
 Review the concept of cause and effect. Ask students to name words that signal cause and
effect, such as because/porque, as a result/consecuentemente, due to/debido a, and so/tan.
 Draw a two-column chart on the board. Head one column “Santiago” and the other column
“Jorge.” Ask students to name details that Sandra admires about each of these young men. Write
the details in the appropriate columns.
PRACTICE AND APPLY
 Comprensión del diálogo, Activity 17, p. 72.
ASSESS AND RETEACH
 Homework: Cuaderno, pp. 30-32
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
Check la tarea
quiz: preterite vs. imperfect
SPANISH 3
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
Begin your research for the Day of the Dead ofrenda
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Work on lyrics for the concert
Work on the Day of the dead ofrenda
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Work on the Day of the dead ofrenda
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Work on lyrics for the concert
Work on the Day of the dead ofrenda
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
Work on lyrics for the concert
Work on the Day of the dead ofrenda
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
Bake cookies
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Decorate cookies
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31
Work on the Day of the dead ofrenda
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Present the Day of the dead ofrenda
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
concert