Suggested Activities:

- Songs related to daily routines and the Water

Cycle. This is the way I wash my hands in the
morning
-Experiments: To water a plant to see what happens
to work with the different water states and explain
the procedures.


Thematic Unit:
Water around
us
Curricular Contents
La importancia del agua para los seres
vivos. Ecosistemas acuticos.
Las relaciones entre crecimiento,
desarrollo, nutricin y cuidado del cuerpo.
Propiedades y ciclo del agua. Las
posibilidades de acceso al agua dulce.
LANGUAGE CONTENTS (K5. 1st. 2nd)
ORALIDAD: La narracin de sucesos
cotidianos. La descripcin de personas,
animales y objetos.
LECTURA: Los cuentos con ilustraciones.
ESCRITURA: Los enunciados a partir de
acciones.
Functions
-Performing and describing actions.
-Expressing abilities.
-Telling about daily routines expressing
frequency.
-Naming objects and characters in context.
Exponents
-Daily habits: every morning/afternoon I wash
my hands/brush my teeth/ get a shower/take
a bath.
-We drink/play/use/need water
Vocabulary
-Toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb,
shampoo, bathroom, kitchen
-Sea animals: dolphin, whale, seal, fish, shark,
etc.
- Ocean, sea, river, lake, creek

LANGUAGE CONTENTS (3rd. 4
th
)
ORALIDAD: La comunicacin oral de diferentes temticas
empleando vocabulario especfico. La memorizacin de canciones.
LECTURA: Las letras de las canciones. Los textos de divulgacin
cientfica con soporte icnico.
ESCRITURA: Las fichas temticas con explicaciones.
Functions
-Communicating ideas using connectors (and, but,because)
-Explaining procedures and how something happened (cause-effect)
Exponents
-We need/drink/use water to do the laundry/wash dishes/travel
-Water is always changing/moving
-First the water evaporates, secondly/then/finally
-When the clouds are full of water
Vocabulary
- Ocean, sea, river, lake, creek, clouds.
-Water states: solid, liquid, gas/ -Water cycle
-Solar energy, condensation, precipitation, evaporation

LANGUAGE CONTENTS (5th. 6th)
ORALIDAD: Los temas cientficos con
soporte audiovisual. Las opiniones. La
exposicin con apoyo de esquemas y
grficos.
LECTURA: La comprensin global del texto.
Informacin implcita y explcita.
ESCRITURA: La explicacin de temticas
estudiadas.
Functions
-Arguing and giving opinion based on facts.
-Talking about future intentions and
predictions.
Exponents
- In my opinion/I think.../I believe
-I agree/disagree/ dont agree.
-We should/shouldnt leave the tap running
-We will/wont
Vocabulary
- Ocean, sea, river, lake, creek, clouds.
-Water availability/waste, use, conservation,
preservation, fresh water, water
crisis/scarcity.

OBJECTIVES:
K5. 1st. 2nd
-To promote the descriptions of daily activities
related to water.
-To enhance descriptions of different animals
and their habitat.

OBJECTIVES:
3ro y 4to-
-To make the students talk about the
different uses of water.
- To make the students describe and analyze
with the students the water cycle and how it
affects the living things.

5to y 6to-
-To promote awareness and give advice
about the correct use of water.
-To encourage the exchange of opinions and
predictions about the current water crisis in
our planet.
-Water in the world: to explore the world map and
compare oceans, continents (size, depth)
-To analyze posters and pictures that illustrate different
routines, procedures, etc.