Jessie Worger

B.A.S.E Camp Lesson Plan

Days:
Tues, 9, 16, 23, 30, 7, 14, 21, 28
Thurs: 11, 18, 25, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
SPANISH CLASSES
Tues 9th : Greetings
Introduce common Spanish greetings
Have pages printed out and have them repeat the words and definition (Poster
Greetings)
o Hola, me llamo, Como estas?, Estoy bien, y t? Cmo te llamas? Me
gusta., Mucho gusto, Buenas Maanas, Buenas Noches
Have partners practice with each other the different greetings
Have partner come up to the front and practice sayings
Hello, Good Evening Game (Move the sun or moon in different positions above
your head, then have a child do it, then you can make it competitive)
Worksheet with greetings that we all do together (Greetings worksheet)
Tues 16th: Greetings and Family
Review Greetings
o Have students walk around and greet each other
o Do the Good Evening Game
Introduce Spanish vocabulary for Family
o Show Poster
o Have them repeat vocab words
Read story about a family that introduces culture
Fill out their own family tree and share with class
Break into pairs with white boards. One person has to draw a member of their
family and the other has to guess what family member it is.
Materials needed: *Moon/Sun Picture *Poster of Family Vocab *Spanish Book
*Family tree blank copy *White Board and Markers
Tues 23rd: Animals and Pets
Review Greetings and family
o Have one kid at a time draw different vocab words and kids have to name
them.
Introduce new vocabulary
o Una Rana, un perro, un gato, un caballo, un pez, una tortuga, un raton, un
conejito, una serpiente, animal, una mascota, yo tengo
o Play animal bingo, then play animal memory
o Animal charades
o Play find that animal have kids choose an animal then make that sound
to find their partner

Play duck duck goose using animal noises then the person has to say the animals
name in order to start the chasing.

Tues 30th- Colors

Review animal vocabulary
o Show animal chart
o Play animal bingo
Introduce Color Vocabulary
o Hold up different objects and say names
o Color Song
o Red is Rojo
Green is Verde
Blue Azul
Blue Azul
Yellow Amarillo
Purple is Morado
Y hay mas
Vamonos
White is Blanco
Black is Negro
Gray is Gris
Gray is Gris
Orange Anaranjado
Pink is Rosado
Brown Cafe
Es el fin
Color by Number Worksheets
Color fishing games
o Students have to use magnets to pick up different colored fish and then
they same that color
Pass a ball around and the kids have to say the color, pass different colored balls
around
Tues 7th- Numbers
Review Family and Color vocab
o Sing color song
o Have kid get into different number of groups and act out different family
members/pets and the other kids have to guess what is what
Learn numbers
o Recite 1 through 20
o Hold up numbers and the written name underneath
o Teach phrases like I have one dog/one sister/two cats
Do a puzzle scramble in pairs with numbers, colors, family, and greeting vocab
Play around the world with UNO cards and have kids yell out the number in
Spanish

Tues 14th: Descriptions

Review
o Do the puzzle scramble again
o Sing the color song
o Have the kids fill out a questionnaire about each others families
o Play around the world for number vocab
Introduce vocab words; Alta, baja, gordo, Delgado, rubio, Moreno, atltica,
simptica, divertida,
Play people bingo
o Make bingo cards with describing words like rubio o alto and kids
have to walk around room to find classmates with matching qualities and
have them sign that square
Play Youre up, Stand up All the students stand up and I say describing words,
if these words do not describe a student they sit down and last one standing is the
person being described.
Como eres Tu worksheet
Tuesday 21st: Holidays/Culture
Review
o Play the fly swatter game with different vocabulary words
o Sing color song and count to 20 in Spanish
o Play description/animal Bingo
1. Explain to students that the purpose of this lesson is to learn about another
culture. Learning about another cultures traditions is the best way to become
more tolerant. Ask students if they understand the term tolerance. Ask them for
related words or synonyms. If they are confused, explain the concept to
them.(Tolerance = The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting
the beliefs or practices of others.)

2. Ask the students what they think of and how they might define the words
"holiday," "celebrate," and "tradition." Place the words on the board in a
chart form and give space for student responses. Students will likely list specific
holidays, things to celebrate, and traditions. Distribute the Vocabulary handout
located within the Resource Carousel and discuss the definitions with students.
3. Engage students in a discussion of Halloween. One holiday that students will
likely mention is Halloween, a holiday that has become a controversial holiday in
many communities. Discuss what students in the class do to observe Halloween.
Do they dress up and trick-or-treat in their neighborhoods? Do they go to parties?
Quite a few students may not observe the holiday. Discuss the reasons for not
celebrating the holiday, including religious objections.
4. Discuss the history of Halloween. Explain that in ancient Celtic times (in the
region that is now England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland), Halloween was
regarded as a time when the spirits of those that had died the previous year
returned to earth. The living put on masks to seek protection by hiding from the
spirits. Halloween, October 31, is also called "All Hallows' Eve."

Explain that in the Roman Catholic religion, November 1st is known as All
Saints' Day. It is a "holy day of obligation" (a day on which Catholics are required
to attend mass). It is a day that honors the saints whose birth or death
anniversaries are not known. The following day, All Souls' Day, honors all others
who have died. In England, it was once the custom to give money and food to the
poor on All Souls' Day. This led to the custom of children begging for treats on
Halloween.

5. Tell the students that in Mexico, November 1st and 2nd are known as "El
Da de los Muertos" or "Los Das de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead). During
this annual event, which is a blend of Spanish Catholic traditions and native
beliefs in Mexico, people create altars to honor departed relatives. Families gather
items such as marigolds, the relative's favorite food, and pictures of the person.
They take these items to the graveyard and have a picnic or party on the grave.
This tradition is thought to make death less frightening, because it shows that you
will be remembered after you have died. It also helps to console the living people
who miss the deceased individual.
Make Papel Picados

Papel picado is a popular Mexican art form that is widely displayed during the Day of
the Dead to decorate altars that honor the deceased. You can see an example on the right.
Papel picado is the Spanish phrase for perforated paper , referring to the detailed
designs that are traditionally hand-cut onto brightly-colored tissue paper.
This type of perforated paper shows up on many different occasions, such as weddings,
Easter and Christmas, in addition to Day of the Dead. They are hung as decorations,
similar to the way streamers are popular party decorations in the US. However, papel
picado differs from streamers in that they consist of larger, single sheets of tissue paper
containing detailed, decorative imagery that are strung together to form a chain.

tissue paper (I cut store bought sheets into 4 pieces -- each about 8x10 inches)
scissors,
string
scotch tape

Instructions:

Fold tissue paper a number of times.

It should be folded edge to edge, not corner to corner.

For younger children, don't fold too many times or it will be difficult for them to
cut.

Cut shapes from the paper, but don't cut off any corners (we want the rectangular
shape of the tissue paper to remain).

Unfold

Edges may be straight, scalloped, zig-zagged or fringed.

Fold over the top 1/4 inch of the papel cortado over a long piece of string and tape
to make a pocket

Add additional sheets (we used all green, but they're usually done in different
colors) to form a long decorative streamer

Tues 28th: Halloween

Review a Venn Diagram with holidays that the U.S and Hispanic countries have
differently
Review Day of the Dead
Read a story in Spanish about Halloween
Pass out Spanish Halloween worksheets
Thurs 11th: GAK/Exploring matter
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sf10.sci.ps.psci.soliqgas.lpshakeit/
gooey-gak/
Materials (1 teaspoon borax, 1 cup water,
o Borax Powder
o Water
o White Glue
o Spoons
o Cups
o Food Coloring (optional)
Thurs 18th: Making Ice Cream/ Learning about States of Matter
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/downloads/ed_1ssIceCream.pdf
Materials
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Thurs 25: Once Upon A Time Story Writing
Tongue Twisters
She sells seashells on the seashore.
Flash message. Flash message.
Mix a box of mixed biscuits with a boxed biscuit mixer.

A proper copper coffee pot.

I saw Esau sitting on a seesaw. Esau, he saw me.

Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.
Lovely lemon liniment.
Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles stick.

Read a short story

o Talk about what students liked about the story
o What did the author do to make the story enjoyable
o Pass around an unusual object
o Have students write a short story about the object and then share their
stories
Play Pictionary
o Use SIGHT words for students to draw

Thurs 2nd: The Science Behind Autumn

Changing leaves
Falling Leaves
Tree Types
Fall Cross Word puzzle

Thurs 9th: Energy Transfer through balls

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/bouncingballs.html
Do the tennis ball/basketball experiment
o Ask the kids what happened
o Explain Kinetic and Potential Energy
Make Bouncy Balls
1 T. white glue
1/2 tsp. borax powder (can be found in the laundry detergent aisle of most
grocery/department stores)
food coloring
3 T. cornstarch
4 T. warm water
in one cup, combine the warm water, cornstarch and borax. In another cup or
bowl, put the glue.

Next, add several drops of food coloring to the white glue and stir well.

Give your water/borax/cornstarch mixture a good stir to combine all the

ingredients (the cornstarch has a tendency to settle on the bottom).Then pour
the water mixture into the colored glue.

Stir and you'll see it immediately start to clump together. Stir a bit more until
you have one big, slimy glob.

Take the glob out of the liquid and begin rolling it between the palms of your
hands to form a ball. It'll be sticky at first, so keep a paper towel handy to wipe
off your hands occasionally. Soon a rubbery ball will form. (We found that just
using our palms seemed to work better than using our whole hands and
fingers.)

Once the stickiness is gone and you have a nice smooth ball, that's it! You can
bounce away!

Thurs 16th: Living Healthy

http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables/700-kidshealthy-dinner-fun-nutrition-worksheet-draw-activity
Talk about portion sizes and the health pyramid
Do the Whats on your plate worksheet
Do a 5 senses activity
o Use jelly beans, have one person guess the flavor with their eyes closed
o Have different objects and have kids blind folded and touch them and try
to guess what it is
Thurs 23rd- Learning about Boats and water displacement

Play will it sink or float with different items

Procedures:
1. Fill a container with water.
2. Take two pieces of aluminum foil put a penny in the middle of one and tightly
form it into a ball; lay the other piece flat and put a penny in the middle of it.
How are the two pieces of foil alike? How are they different? (Comparison
Question)
What do you think will happen when the flat sheet & penny is placed in the
water? (Action Question)
What do you think will happen when the ball of foil with the penny is placed in the
water? (Action Question)
3. Place the flat sheet with the penny on the surface of the water.
What do you observe? (Attention Focusing)
Why do you think this happened? (How and Why Question/Reasoning Question)
4. Place the ball with the penny in the water.
What do you observe? (Attention Focusing)
Why do you think this happened? (How and Why Question/Reasoning Question)

5. Take the flat sheet and penny out of the water and bend the edges up to form a
boat. Be sure to seal the edges tightly so it does not leak.
6. Gently place the boat in the water.
What happens to the foil boat? (Attention Focusing)
Why do you think this happens? (How and Why Question/Reasoning Question)
7. It is now time to add cargo to your boat.
How many pennies do you think your boat can hold before sinking?(Measuring
Question)
8. Slowly add weight (pennies) to your boat a little at a time.
9. Keep adding additional weight until you sink your boat.
How does the amount of pennies your boat held before sinking compare to your
prediction?(Comparison Question)
10. Use another piece of foil to build another boat.
Can you build a boat that will hold more weight (pennies)?
What will you do differently and why? (Problem Posing)
Should the boat be wider? Taller? Longer? (Problem Posing)
11. Float your second boat in the water.
12. Add pennies slowly until your boat sinks.
How many pennies did your boat hold before sinking? (Measuring Question)
How does the amount of pennies compare to your first boat? (Comparison
Question)
What can you determine about the size and shape of objects in water and whether
they float or sink?(Reasoning Question)
Explanation:
The flat piece of aluminum and the balled up aluminum have the same weight. However,
the ball takes up a smaller space than the flat sheet. When the ball is put into the water,
the ball pushes less water out of its way than does the pan. The amount of water pushed
aside or displaced by an object equals the amount of force that the water pushes
upward on the object. If there is not enough upward force by the water, then the object
will sink. For the aluminum ball, there was not enough upward force by the water so it
sank. The larger flat sheet floated because it pushed aside more water and there was
enough upward force to cause it to float.
Even though large ships are heavy, their shape displaces large amounts of water and the
upward force from the water keeps them afloat. They also have hollow compartments
filled with air, which increases their buoyancy.

http://www.kids-fun-science.com/easy-science-experiment.html
Materials

Tin foil

Bowl

Scissors

Pennies

Water
Directions

1. Cut a piece of tin foil 5 x 6 inches.

2. Fold up the sides of the boat so it will not sink and hold a cargo of pennies.
3. Place the boat in the bowl of water. Begin adding pennies for the boat's cargo.
4. See how many pennies your boat can carry before it sinks.
5. Have some friends over and try this experiment with them. See which one of you can
create the boat that will carry the greatest amount of cargo.
6. Be sure to dry the pennies before you begin adding them as cargo because remember
water has weight!
7. Have the person who created the boat begin adding pennies to their boat while another
person counts the number of pennies as they are added to the boat.
8. Try different ways to distribute the weight of the pennies on your barge so you can
carry the maximum number.
Science behind the experiment
There are two primary forces acting on this science experiment. The first force is gravity.
Gravity is trying to pull the tin foil and pennies downward. The force of buoyancy is
pushing the boat toward the surface.
The gravitational force is determined by the weight of the tin foil and the weight of the
pennies in the boat. The force of buoyancy is the weight of the water displaced by the
boat.
Your boat will continue to float as long as the force of buoyancy is greater than the force
of gravity and you do not overload the boat so it will tip over or leak

Thurs 30th- Halloween

Mad Libs Interactive Halloween story

Have kids have certain parts where they make noises during the story
Play Halloween Bingo
Have a Halloween Fashion show
Use dress up clothes and toilet paper to create Halloween costumes