Story 1.1.2: Tiny the Elephant

Structures:

• New Structures
• había [un(a)]- There was/were (a)
• quería - wanted
• fue a - went to
• Recent Structures
• se llamaba - him/erself called s/he (he called himself)
• era - (S/he) was
• tenía - had

PQA:

• Hay un(a):
• Write "hay un(a)" on the board, translate, and add action (cover eye and point to something)
• Have students stand up and tell them "Hay un(a) chic@."
• After this is done a few times, ask it as a question: "¿Hay un(a) chic@?" and students reply with "Sí" or "No."  Model correct answer in a complete sentence.
• Expand to ask ¿Qué hay? and have students respond with "chic@" or "Hay un(a) chic@."  Model correct response.
• Expand to other easy objects (cognates/basic words) with props or pictures (dog, cat, elephant, banana, etc., first asking yes or no questions and progressing to open-ended questions.
• Quiere:
• Write on board: ¿Qué quieres?/Quiero________./Quiere_______.
• Translate with the class on the board and add actions (palms up wiggling fingers)
•  ¿Qué / quier/es? = What/want/you? (What do you want?)
• Quier/o________. = Want/I _______. (I want...)
• Quier/e_______. = Wants/ s/he ______. (S/he wants...)
• Add chant to "¿Qué quieres?"
• Chant the question two times, and point to a student.  Ask "¿Qué quieres?"
• Student responds: "Quiero...."
• Report to the class: "(name) quiere...."
• Class responds
• Va a:
• Write on board: ¿Adónde vas?/Voy a_____./Va a______.
• Watch Señor Wooly's "¿Adónde vas?" video.
• Translate with class on board and add actions (sweep hand away with a "V")
• ¿Adónde vas? = To where go you?
• Voy a_____. = I go to...
• Va a______. = S/he goes to...
• Sing (like Señor Wooly video) "¿Adónde vas? ¿Adónde, adónde vas?"
• Chant the question two times, and point to a student.  Ask "¿Adóne vas?"
• Student responds: "Voy a..." (prompts: "Voy a WalMart/McDonald's/Disneylandia."
• Report to the class: "(name) va a..."
• Class responds

Story:

Había un elefante.  El elefante se llamaba Tiny.  Tiny era un elefante muy, muy grande.  Había un problema.  Tenía dos bikinis azules, pero quería un bikini rosado.  No tenía un bikini rosado.  Era un problema grande.
There was an elephant.  The elephant called himself Tiny. Tiny was an elephant that was very, very big.  There was a problem.  He had two blue bikinis, but he wanted a pink bikini.  He didn't have a pink bikini.  It was a big problem.

Tiny fue a Alaska.  En Alaska, había un gato.  El gato se llamaba Whiskers y era un gato pequeño.  Whiskers no tenía un bikini porque no había bikinis en Alaska.  Tiny quería un bikini.  Había un problema.
Tiny went to Alaska.  In Alaska, there was a cat.  The cat called himself Whiskers and was a little cat.  Whiskers didn't have a bikini because there weren't bikinis in Alaska.  Tiny wanted a bikini.  There was a problem.

Fue a California.  En California, había un perro que se llamaba Clifford.  Clifford era un perro grande y rojo.  Clifford tenía bikinis, pero no tenía bikinis rosadas.  Tenía bikinis negras.  Tiny quería un bikini rosado.  Había un problema.
He went to California.  In California, there was a dog that calls himself Clifford.  Clifford was a big, red dog.  Clifford had bikinis, but he didn't have pink bikinis.  He had black bikinis.  Tiny wanted a pink bikini.  There was a problem.

Fue a Hawaii.  En Hawaii, había una chica que se llamaba Suzie.  Suzie era baja, pero muy bonita.  Tenía muchos bikinis.  Tenía bikinis negros, azules, rojos, y rosados.  Tiny quería un bikini rosado.  No había un problema.  El fin.
He went to Hawaii.  In Hawaii, there was a girl that called herself Suzie.  Suzie was short, but very pretty.  She had many bikinis.  She had black, blue, red, and pink bikinis.  Tiny wanted a pink bikini.  There was not a problem.  The end.