Spanish Week Week Commencing 17th October 2016

Geography Workshop Spain Learning Objectives: LO: I can locate Spain on a world map. LO: I can locate the two countries that neighbour Spain. LO: I can name and recall key facts about five Spanish cities.

Key Vocabulary Madrid – Capital City, Sierra de Madrid (mountain range), Bola del Mundo (a very high mountain) Sevilla – Rio Guadalquivir (a river), Canal de Alfonso XIII (man-made canal leading off the river to supply water to Sevilla). Santander – El Puerto (Very large port important for trade to the North of Spain) Valencia –La Albufera (Nature Reserve – fresh water lagoon for fish and protection of flora and fauna). Barcelona - Las Sardanas (traditional dance)

Activity: The children used Google Earth to locate Spain and also identified the two countries that neighbour it. They then learnt about five key cities in Spain and some of the geographical features that make them unique. The children recorded the new information they had acquired on a map of Spain.

Architecture and art workshop Barcelona Learning objectives: LO: I know Barcelona belongs to Spain. LO: I know Park Güell is one of the most important pieces of art created by the artist Gaudi. LO: I can recognise the architecture of Gaudi. Key vocabulary: mosaic-mosaico green- verde

tiles-azulejos

red- rojo

purple-morado pink- rosa

blue-azul black-negro

yellow-amarillo orange-naranja

white-blanco

Activity: The children explored the city of Barcelona. They looked at the artist Gaudi and the architecture he created in Barcelona. They then looked at and discussed lots of different pieces of architecture. The children then got the opportunity to create their own piece of art using the mosaic technique in the style of Gaudi.

Literature Workshop Madrid Learning Objectives: LO: I know Madrid is a city from Spain. LO: I know Gloria Fuertes is an important Spanish poet that write for children. LO: I can listen a Spanish poem and create a representation of it. Poem 1.

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Para dibujar un niño hay que hacerlo con cariño.

Continuemos el dibujo: redonda cara de queso.

(to draw a child you have to do it with care)

(Lets keep drawing, round face like a cheese)

Pintarle mucho flequillo,

Como es un niño de moda, bebe jarabe con soda.

(draw a big fringe)

(as he is a very fashionable boy he drinks fizzy

-que esté comiendo un barquillo;

drinks)

(eating a wafer)

Lleva pantalón vaquero con un hermoso agujero;

muchas pecas en la cara que se note que es un pillo;

(he is wearing jeans with a very big hole)

(lots of freckles on the face you can tell he is cheeky)

camiseta americana y una gorrita de pana.

- pillo rima con flequillo y quiere decir travieso -.

(with an American t-shirt and a velveteen cap)

(cheeky rhymes with fringe and means mischievous) 3. Las botas de futbolista - porque chutando es artista -. (He is wearing football boots – because shooting is ‘an art’ (has skill) Se ríe continuamente, porque es muy inteligente. (He laughs continually because he is very intelligent) Debajo del brazo un cuento por eso está tan contento. (under his hand he has a story that’s why he is so happy) Para dibujar un niño hay que hacerlo con cariño.(to draw a child you have to do it with care)

Activity: In this workshop we were travelling around the capital city of Spain, Madrid. We explored the city and stopped in ‘La Plaza Mayor’. Then we listened to a poem by Gloria Fuertes, an important Spanish poet. We then looked at the words and made a picture that matches.

Scarlett: ‘Madrid is Capital city of Spain’

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Biology Workshop Sevilla Learning objectives: LO: I know that Sevilla is a city in Spain. LO: I know that Parque Nacional de Doñana is a National Park near Sevilla. LO: I know that Iberian Lynx live there.

Key Vocabulary: animales (animals), Lince Iberico, plantas (plants), arboles (trees), cola (tail), patas (paws), piernas (legs), cabeza (head), orejas (ears), cuerpo (body), boca (mouth), ojos (eyes), garras (claws), bigotes (whiskers), pelaje (fur).

Activity: The children explored the city of Sevilla and the nearby Parque Nacional de Doñana. They discussed what the National Park is like and the animals that live there. Then they looked at the Iberian Lynx and named the parts of its body.

Imogen – ‘The Lynx is spotty’

Alex – ‘I’ve learnt that there is a wild creature in Sevilla called a Lynx’

Lacey ‘ Its legs are called Piernas in Spanish’

Prehistory Workshop Santander Learning Objectives: LO: I know Santander is located in Spain LO: I know Altamira was the first cave in which prehistoric cave paintings were discovered. LO: I know what prehistory means. Key Vocabulary Visit the Altamira Cave! ¡Visita la Cueva de Altamira! Cave Cueva Painting Pinture Horse Caballo Rock Roca

Activity: We explored the city of Santander, which was a very important commercial area for Spain in history. From this, we looked at the Cave of Altamira. We discovered the cave contains the first discovered paintings from the Palaeolithic age. This is a time in history known as prehistory, before written records began. The children completed a poster inviting people to visit the cave and included their own cave painting drawing.

Imogen: I drew a Deer because it was inside the cave. Archie: There was Buffalo’s in the cave a long time ago.

Spanish Food Workshop Valencia Learning Objectives: LO: I can locate Valencia on a Spanish map and identify some of the important places. LO: I can prepare a Spanish ‘pincho’ thinking carefully about presentation. Key vocabulary Tomate (tomatos), Jamon (Ham), Queso manchego (Cheese), Pan (Bread), Pimiento (Pepper), chorizo , aciete (Olive oil), aceitunas (Olives), pincho, Valencia. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencia, Barrio del Carmen, Plaza ayuntamiento

Activity: The children learnt that in Spain the chefs take a lot of care about how their food is presented. They had a range of typical Spanish ingredients available for them to choose from. They then had to arrange them into their own design. The Pinchos then held together using a cocktail stick.

Mia ‘This is sticky’ Drew ‘This is tricky’

Lily ‘This smells lovely’