Leaders in industry-specific Spanish and English Language training and experts in Spanish Immersion
Carnaval'Music'&'Spanish'Grammar' Learning(Spanish(can(be(fun,(especially(when(you(incorporate(hit(songs(“bombazos”(into(learning.(With( a(bit(of(planning,(it(is(also(easy(to(9e(in(grammar(or(vocabulary(that(you(are(currently(teaching(through( music.(This(famous(song(from(the(“queen(of(salsa”(Celia(Cruz(is(all(about(comparing(life(to(Carnaval.(I( have(paired(this(song(with(the(grammar(concept(of(“expressing(obliga9on”(through(Celia’s(uses(of(Hay+ que…(and(Tiene+que…(This(ac9vity(allows(students(to(connect(this(grammar(topic(to(expressions(of( emo9on(and(situa9ons(in(real(life(through(music.(( Here(is(a(framework(I(use(when(blending(music(and(grammar.(Use(this(framework,(adjust(it(to(fit(your( needs(and(be(sure(to(add(your(personal(crea9vity(also!(Have(fun(and(let(us(know(how(it(goes(by(sharing( your(student(projects(here(on(our(Facebook(page!((
Lesson'implementa7on' 1. Set:up:'Take(some(9me(to(set(the(scene(before(listening(to(the(song:'
• ¿Quién+es+el/la+ar8sta?(Share(about(the(songwriter/(ar9st((or(maybe(it’s(a(homework( assignment(the(day(before);(what(country(do(they(come(from,(what(was(their(path(to( celebrity,(etc?' • ¿Qué+clase+de+música+es?(Talk(about(the(genre(of(the(song.(' • ¿De+qué+se+trata+la+canción?(Have(your(students(read(the(9tle(and(make(some(predic9ons( regarding(what(the(song(is(about.(Write(down(these(predic9ons(on(your(board(and(discuss( them,(9e(in(some(of(the(vocabulary(built(around(the(themes(in(the(song(and(their( predic9ons.' • Perspec8vas.+Give(your(students(a(sneakUpeek(at(some(themes(of(the(song(that(may(be( relevant(to(your(students’(ages,(stages(and(situa9ons(in(life.(Then(create(some(discussion( around(how(life(experiences(throughout(the(world((and(9me)(may(look(similar(on(the( surface,(but(they(are(always(interpreted(through(the(lens(of(culture(&(situa9on.(Can(you( open(their(eyes(to(a(new(viewpoint?( 2.' Establish'connec7ons:'Build(in(9me(for(students(to(make(connec9ons(with(the(music.(Research( demonstrates(that(students(love(learning(and(learn(faster(when(they(can(connect(on(a(personal( level(with(subject(maYer.(Build(in(this(opportunity!(
• Connec7ons'with'the'country/ar7st:'See(what(connec9ons(students(can(make(to(the( musician:(have(they(visited(that(country?(Do(they(know(anyone(from(that(country?(What(do( they(know(about(that(country?( • Connec7ons'with'the'themes:'Have(students(had(experiences(with(the(par9cular(themes(in( the(songs?((