Vamos+a+Sudamérica

¡Vamos a Sudamérica!

__Level:__** Grade 6 Social Studies Content, appropriate for grades 6 & 7


 * __Language:__** Spanish

Please send comments to bdaniels@wolcottps.org
 * __Author:__** Bianca Daniels, Tyrell Middle School, Wolcott, CT

Can you identify animals and plants indigenous to South America?
 * __Guiding Questions:__** Can you locate and name the countries,capitals and geographic locations/physical features of South America?

This unit relates directly to the Connecticut Department of Education Grade 6 Social Studies Framework. Students will be able to locate and name the countries, capitals and physical features of South America. They will learn Señora Griffin’s countries and capitals song from YouTube. They will be able to label a blank map and state where a country is located in relation to another country using the vocabulary for directions ( norte, sur, este and oeste ). The prepositions of location cerca de and lejos de will be introduced. They will learn physical features vocabulary of the countries ( mountain, river, lake, coast, high planes, desert and rain forest ), via various SMART Board lessons and they will be able to comment on the weather in those areas as well, which calls on previously learned vocabulary. The teacher will introduce the students to a variety of animals and plants indigenous to the respective regions of South America and they will be able to categorize them according to geographic location. By the end of the unit, students will be able to choose an animal (assume the identity of that animal), state their age, tell what country and city they are from, state where the country is in relation to other countries and tell where their city is in relation to that country, describe themselves physically, and describe what the weather is like in that country/region.