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Grade 5 · Unit 2 · PuentesGeografía Hispana
Geografía Hispana
Hispanic Geography
All 21 Spanish-speaking countries: capitals, landscapes, flags, and one chosen country per student for a year-long expert relationship.
Unit objectives
- Locate all 21 Spanish-speaking countries on a map
- Match capitals, flags, and famous features
- Adopt one country as their year-long specialty
- Give a two-minute country introduction
Can-Do targets
- I can find every Spanish-speaking country on a map.
- I can name capitals and famous features.
- I can introduce my chosen country to the class.
Vocabulary scope
el país, la capital, la bandera, la frontera, el continente, la isla, la costa, el idioma, queda en, famoso por
How this unit builds
The mental map every later culture unit pins to; the adopted country returns in Grade 8’s Culturas Globales as a full research project.
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 1El mapa — the 21 countries
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Lesson 2Capitales y banderas — matching
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Lesson 3Mi país — adoption day
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Lesson 4El tour — country introductions
Cultural connection
Twenty-one flavors of Spanish
Spanish isn’t one thing: a Cuban güagüa is a Mexican camión is a Spanish autobús. Students discover accent and word differences as riches, not obstacles.