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Grade 4 · Unit 3 · Mi Región y TradicionesDe Compras
De Compras
Shopping
The market grows into a mall: numbers to 1,000, wants versus needs, clothing sizes, and the fine art of the polite bargain.
Unit objectives
- Use numbers to 1,000 for realistic prices
- Shop for clothing: size, color, price, fit
- Distinguish necesito from quiero
- Complete a budget challenge in Spanish
Can-Do targets
- I can shop for clothes asking about size and price.
- I can say what I need versus what I want.
- I can stay inside a budget in Spanish.
Vocabulary scope
doscientos… mil, la talla, me queda bien/mal, necesito, quiero, la oferta, gastar, ahorrar, la tienda de ropa
How this unit builds
Grade 2 market + Grade 1 clothing + big numbers = transactional Spanish at full realism, with the needs/wants distinction adding depth.
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 números grandes — to 1,000
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Lesson 2En la tienda — clothes shopping
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Lesson 3¿Necesito o quiero? — the difference
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Lesson 4El desafío — budget challenge
Cultural connection
El regateo — the friendly bargain
In market culture, bargaining is a respectful conversation, not a battle. Students learn when haggling is welcome (the mercado) and when it isn’t (the department store).