To
integrate with their history unit on Egipto
(Egypt), el segundo (2º) grado has learned some Spanish vocabulary related to this study. We began by
viewing a PowerPoint that introduced us to the geography of Egipto. To understand the country’s coordinates on a mapa (map), we first learned about the brújula (compass) and the puntos cardinales (cardinal points):
norte – north
sur- south
este – east
oeste – west
noreste – northeast
sureste - southeast
noroeste – northwest
suroeste - southwest
Afterwards, using a large floor mapa, the students were invited to locate and determine the
whereabouts of Egipto and its
neighbors. Upon asking, ¿Dónde esta….?
(Where is…?), the students were able to respond as follows…
Egipto está noreste de África. – Egypt is northeast of Africa.
Sudán está sur de Egipto. – Sudan is south of Egypt.
Libia está oeste de Egipto. – Libya is west of Egypt.
Arabia Saudí está al este de Egipto. – Saudi Arabia is east of Egypt
El mar Mediterráneo está al norte de Egipto. – The Mediterranean Sea is north of Egypt.
El
mar Rojo está al este de Egipto. – The
Red Sea is east of Egypt.
The second graders were having so much fun determining the
location of Egipto’s neighbors that
they asked for more opportunities to find other countries. So, to honor their request, each was asked to find a given country’s name…in Spanish
¿Dónde está Islandia (Iceland)?
¿Dónde está Brasil?
¿Dónde está Irán?
¿Dónde está El Salvador?
We also
learned how to read latitud
(latitude) and longitud (longitude)
on el mapa. The students were
provided with activities to showcase their knowledge and they were truly
remarkable!
Then, the
students learned vocabulary for artifacts and places pertaining to ancient
Egypt. As always, many games were played to reinforce the learning. Go ahead and ask them what these translate to:
río Nilo
desierto Sahara
camello
hipopótamo azul
momia
pirámides
Gran Esfinge
jeroglíficos
mascaras
cartucho
dios
diosa
faraón
artefactos
crucigrama (crossword puzzle)
bananagrams
matching vocabulary to illustration
matamoscas (fly swatters)
Bingo
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