Level 9 - Garden
About this level
This level is all about play. It features traditional and improvised games children can play outside as well as in. Early on, the children learn a Let's Play routine to introduce each new activity. Numbers, colours, and animals are reviewed - along with new animal vocabulary. Writing skills are consolidated further, and the children are given more opportunities to be flexible with their Spanish, as they continue to explore how the language works.
Learning outcomes in this level
| Learning outcomes | Activities |
|---|---|
| I can sing along to a song | |
| I can issue basic commands | |
| I can praise someone | |
| I can ask how many of something there are | |
| I can count to five | |
| I can tell someone my name | |
| I can say hello | |
| I can turn known nouns from singular to plural | |
| I can count to twenty | |
| I can name and count various animals | |
| I can recognise various animals in written form | |
| I can copy a dialogue | |
| I can count things | |
| I can describe my pets | |
| I can identify unique sounds in the language | |
| I can answer observation questions | |
| I can count to ten | |
| I can name various colours | |
| I can say what I like doing |
Activities in this level
| Activity | Time required |
|---|---|
| 1. Watch the episode (Garden) | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 2. Let's play! | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 3. Look! | 5 - 10 minutes |
| 4. Guess how many | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 5. From singular to plural | 20 - 25 minutes |
| 6. Skip to twenty | 5 - 10 minutes |
| 7. Count the animals | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 8. Animal word search | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 9. Dino and Lupi sketch | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 10. Pet photos | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 11. 'Me gusta' song | 5 - 10 minutes |
| 12. Rolling the R | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 13. Spanish culture montage | 10 - 15 minutes |
| 14. Hopscotch | 25 - 30 minutes |
| 15. Mime the activity | 25 - 30 minutes |
| 16. Review 'El jardín' | 15 - 20 minutes |
Key language in this level
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Cuántas hay? | ¿kwantass ay? | How many are there? | |
| Adiós | adeeoss | Goodbye | |
| Amarillo | ahmahreeyoh | Yellow | |
| Azul | ahthool | Blue | |
| Blanco | blankoh | White | |
| Caballo | kabayoh | Horse | |
| Catorce | katortheh | Fourteen | |
| Cerdo | therhdoh | Pig | |
| Cinco | theenkoh | Five | |
| Cuatro | kwahtroh | Four | |
| Diecinueve | dee-ethee-nwehveh | Nineteen | |
| Dieciocho | dee-ethee-otchoh | Eighteen | |
| Dieciséis | dee-ethee-seheess | Sixteen | |
| Diecisiete | dee-ethee-see-ehteh | Seventeen | |
| Diez | dee-eth | Ten | |
| Doce | dotheh | Twelve | |
| Dos | doss | Two | |
| Dos caballos | doss kabayoss | Two horses | |
| Dos elefantes | doss eleefantess | Two elephants | |
| Dos ovejas | doss oveh-hass | Two sheep | |
| El columpio | el koluumpeeyoh | The swing | |
| El libro | el leebroh | The book | |
| Gato | gahtoh | Cat | |
| Gol | goll | Goal | |
| Gorro | gorroh | Cap | |
| Hola | ohlah | Hello | |
| Llueve | yueveh | It's raining | |
| Los columpios | loss koloompeeyoss | The swings | |
| Los libros | loss leebross | The books | |
| Me duele | meh dweleh | It hurts | |
| Me gusta | meh goostah | I like it | |
| Me gusta bailar | meh goostah bylahr | I like dancing | |
| Me gusta cantar | meh goostah kantahr | I like singing | |
| Me gusta jugar | meh goostah huugahr | I like playing | |
| Me gusta jugar al fútbol | meh goostah huugahr al fuutboll | I like playing football | |
| Me gusta nadar | meh goostah nadahr | I like swimming | |
| Me gusta pintar | meh goostah peentahr | I like painting | |
| Me llamo ____ | meh yammoh ____ | My name is ____ | |
| Mi caballo | mee kabahyoh | My horse | |
| Mi gato | mee gahtoh | My cat | |
| Mi perro | mee pehr-roh | My dog | |
| Mi perro es pequeño | mee pehr-roh ess pehkenyoh | My dog is small | |
| Mi perro se llama ____ | mee pehr-roh seh yammah ____ | My dog's name is ____ | |
| Mira | meerah | Look | |
| Muy bien | mwee beeyenn | Great | |
| Muy bien | mwee beeyenn | Very well | |
| Muy bien | mwee beeyenn | Well done | |
| Negro | nehgroh | Black | |
| Nueve | noowehbeh | Nine | |
| Ocho | ohchoh | Eight | |
| Once | ontheh | Eleven | |
| Oveja | obeh-hah | Sheep | |
| Perro | pehr-roh | Dog | |
| Pizarra | peethahr-rah | Blackboard | |
| Quince | keentheh | Fifteen | |
| Rojo | rohoh | Red | |
| Rosa | rohsah | Pink | |
| Seis | seheess | Six | |
| Siete | seeyehteh | Seven | |
| Soy ____ | soy ____ | I am ____ | |
| Tortilla | tohrteeyah | Spanish omelette | |
| Trece | trehtheh | Thirteen | |
| Tres | tress | Three | |
| Un caballo | oon kahbahyoh | A horse | |
| Un elefante | oon elefahnteh | An elephant | |
| Una oveja | oonah obeh-hah | A sheep | |
| Uno | oonoh | One | |
| Vaca | bakkah | Cow | |
| Vamos a jugar | bamoss ah hoogahr | Let's play | |
| Veinte | beh-eenteh | Twenty | |
| Verde | behrdeh | Green |