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Grade 2 · Unit 8 · Mi Escuela y Mi ComunidadMi Pueblo
Mi Pueblo
My Town
Zooming out from school to town: the places of community life and what happens in each — plus está for saying where things are.
Unit objectives
- Name eight town places
- Say where things are: El parque está cerca
- Describe what happens at each place
Can-Do targets
- I can name the places in my town.
- I can say if something is near or far.
- I can say what people do at each place.
Vocabulary scope
el parque, la tienda, el cine, la iglesia, el hospital, el restaurante, la calle, la plaza, está cerca, está lejos
How this unit builds
School places from Unit 2 scale up to the whole town; está cerca/lejos plants the location grammar Grade 4 directions will harvest.
Planned lessons
What this unit will contain
Lessons are produced in the same fully interactive format as Kindergarten — flashcards with audio, games, listening tasks, and take-home activities — and will unlock here as they are finished.
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Lesson 1Los lugares — around town
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Lesson 2¿Dónde está? — near and far
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Lesson 3Mi plaza — design your plaza
Cultural connection
La plaza — the town’s living room
Nearly every town in the Spanish-speaking world is built around a plaza — fountain, benches, church, and everyone strolling on Sunday evening. Students design their own plaza.