National Geographic Science - Spanish Sampler - Grade K
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Teach Vocabulary, continued Repeat for the words luna llena , using the following Elaboration Prompts: Section 3 Big Idea Card (back) The Moon & & PDF Earth Science Day and Night Stars • The Sun • Close and Far Away • The Moon • Things in the Sky The shape of the moon is big and round, Big and round, big and round. •Ask: ¿Cómo se ve una luna llena ? (a round, white or gray ball in the sky) ¿Qué creen que significa la palabra llena en luna llena ? (Possible answer: A full moon looks like a full circle.) Explain how the moon can also appear in shapes that are parts of a circle. Then invite students to tell how the luna llena and Tierra look alike and how they look different from each other. The shape of the moon is big and round, Display this card near a Word Wall or in the Science Center so that students can practice these words and make them part of their everyday language. Refer students to the word list when they are reading, writing, or engaging in a science activity. From here on Earth. 3 Sing Day and Night Song Sung to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus" NGSL_BIC_K_D&N_4b.indd 1 1/8/10 11:04:17 AM Display the back of the Section 3 Big Idea Card. Tell students you are going to teach them a song to help them remember the different shapes of the moon, including the luna llena . Read the title The Moon. Then read the lines of the song and note the pattern. Say: Vamos a cantar esta canción con la melodía de The Wheels on the Bus. Escuchémosla primero. Sing with Me Download and play the recorded song once. Play it a second time and encourage students to sing along. 4 Teach Variations to Song Name Date Section 3 Science Vocabulary Earth full moon Write the correct word below each drawing. Learning Master 16, or at myNGconnect.com full moon Point out that the words grande and redondo are underlined and that they describe the first small photo at the bottom of the card. Encourage students to replace the underlined words with the phrase semicírculo, which describes the second photo. Then sing the song through together. Repeat with the phrase delgado y curvo for the third photo. Earth Circle the word that makes the sentence true. 1. A full moon has the shape of a (circle, banana). 2. Our home is (Earth, the moon). © NGSP & HB 3. A full moon is (dim, bright) in the night sky. Learning Master NGSL_LM_Grade K_EARTH.indd 16 16 Day and Night 6/30/09 9:54:27 AM Day and Night T13l