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University of Costa Rica/ MEP/ TCU-501

Fourth Grade

I: Individual, G: Groups, R: Rows, P: Pairs, W: Whole class, C: Circle Hmwk:

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L: Listening, S: Speaking, R: Reading

VL: Verbal Linguistic, Inter: Interpersonal, Intra: Intrapersonal, LM: Logical Mathematical,

VS: Visual Spatial, N: Naturalistic, B: Bodily, M: Musical

UNIT 5: HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS IN MY REGION

Contents: Holidays and celebrations in my region, Food and beverages for holidays

and celebrations, Music and dances Transversal theme: Human Rights for Democracy and Peace

Functions:

1. Asking for and giving information about different topics 2. Interacting appropriately in the classroom setting. 3. Identifying main points. Describing and explaining a topic

Activity 1

Truth or Dare

Function: Asking for and giving information about Costa Rican

Holidays

Content: Holidays in my community, typical foods and beverages

during the holidays, typical civic acts

Arrangement: C

Skills: L, S

MI: VL, B

Time: 45’

Materials: The Truth or Dare Wheel (attached in the document as

Handout 1) and Cards (attached in the document as Handout 2)

Procedure:

1. Everybody sits in a circle 2. Each student gets a chance to spin the Truth or Dare Wheel. 3. The Holiday in which the arrow lands, is the topic for the

challenges. 4. Student chooses truth or dare. If he or she chooses Truth, he

or she must answer the question on the truth card for that holiday. If he or she chooses dare, then he or she must perform the feat on the dare card.

5. Whoever passes through all of the holidays completing all of the challenges wins.


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UNIT 6: COSTA RICAN IDENTITY

UNIT 5: HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS IN MY REGION

Contents: General information about Costa Rica, Costa Rica’s democratic manifestations, my province, the most visited places in my province Transversal theme: Human Rights for Democracy and Peace

Functions:

1. Asking for and living information about Costa Rica. 2. Expressing opinions about different topics.

Activity 1

This is My Town

Function: Asking for and giving information about provinces and

their most known places.

Content: Landmarks, names of parks, museums, etc. Phrases such

as “My province is…” and “People like to visit…”

Arrangement: C

Skills: L, S

MI: VL

Time: 35’

Materials: This is My town Map (attached in the document as

Handout 3) and landmark cards (attached in the document as

Handout 4)

Procedure:

1. Students make groups according to the province they’re from. 2. Each group goes to the front, names their province, and hangs

the map on the wall. 3. Using the landmark cards with Velcro, they stick the most

important landmarks in the map and talk about them: where they’re located, what you can do there, why it is so popular, etc.


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UNIT 7: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Contents: Natural resources in my province, Pollution in my province, Ways of preventing pollution in Costa Rica. Transversal theme: Environmental culture for sustainable development

Functions:

1. Asking for and giving information about the importance of natural resources 2. Talking about pollution. 3. Discussing issues on the prevention of pollution.

Activity 1

Recycle all of things!

Function: Discussing recycling as a way to prevent pollution

Content: Different types of waste, different types of bins.

Arrangement: I

Skills: L, S

MI: VL, B

Time: 10’

Materials: Recycling bins (example on Handout 5), toy trash

(attached in the document as Handout 6)

Procedure:

1. Bins are placed in order of size, starting with the biggest one. 2. One of the students, per turn, goes to the front and grabs a

pile of trash. 3. He or she takes 10 steps away from the bin. 4. Students select a piece of toy trash, describe which type it is

and throw it in the corresponding bin 5. If the student scores, he repeats the sentence “(this type of

trash, ie. Paper) goes into the (color) bin”. The student may throw the next piece of toy trash until he or she finishes with the pile and then gets a reward, or fails.

6. If the student fails, another student may come and try. 7. A final prize is given to the one who scored the most. 8. This activity can be used as an introduction to the subject of

environment and recycling.


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Handout 1: Truth or Dare Wheel


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Handout 2: Truth or Dare Cards


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Handout 3: Silent map of Costa Rica


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Handout 4: Landmark cards


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Handout 5: Recycling Bins


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Handout 6: Toy Trash


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