Los Tres Cerditos

207 The Three Pigs

208 Portrait of The Artist As a Young Pig

Episode 37 (Also listed as #207) The Three Pigs

Synopsis- When the oldest little pig, Carmen, decides her two siblings (Salvador, the middle brother, and María, the baby sister) are causing too much trouble, she tricks them into going outside to play. Both of them decide to build their own houses. Meanwhile, el lobo is hungry. Coming upon María’s house of straw, he tries to be polite, but his allergies cause him to sneeze her house down. Terrified, she runs to Salvador’s house, which is made of leaves and flowers. His house is also no match for el lobo’s allergies. Both flee to Carmen’s house. When Carmen realizes that el lobo means no harm and is only hungry, she invites him in. Unfortunately, trying to be nice, Carmen offers him flowers, with predictable results.

Focus Vocabulary: la casa (house), rosado(a) (pink)

Episode 38 (Also #208) Portrait of The Artist As a Young Pig

Synopsis- Mamá Osa takes on the role of teacher once again. In this art class the group creates images from felt cut outs, draws freehand, and makes sculptures from crepe paper. Armadillo, María (the youngest pig), and el Lobo have great fun. Salvador (the brother pig) dreams of becoming a great (and rich) artist. Consequently, he is vastly disappointed when Papá Oso likes Maria’s art the best at the end of the class.

Focus Vocabulary:el círculo (the circle), el triángulo (the triangle), el óvalo (oval),el cuadrado (square),el corazón (heart), el rectángulo (rectangle), el diamante (diamond).

Characters/Personajes: • Los Tres Cerditos

• Perro • Armadillo • Ratoncito • Niña

• Papá Oso • Mamá Osa • Mosca • Lobo

Salsa Video Lessons-Grade 3

Los Tres Cerditos

209 Is This Your Birthday?

210 Till Mama Bear Sings

Episode 209Is This Your Birthday?

Synopsis - María and Salvador decide that today is Carmen’s tenth birthday and wake her up early. Unfortunately, it’s the wrong day! Then, when the right day comes, they realize at the last minute that they have forgotten to bake her a cake and buy her a gift. So they run out to get her a present. On the way home (with cake and gift) they jump on the Red Train (el Tren Rojo), Meanwhile, Carmen has become tired of waiting and jumps on the Old Train (el Tren Viejo) to find her brother and sister. Of course, there is a train wreck and the cake and gift go flying. In the end, however, all is well as Carmen celebrates her birthday with friends and family,

Focus Vocabulary: El hermano (brother), La hermana (sister), El cumpleaños (birthday)

Episode 40 (#210) 210 Till Mama Bear Sings

Synopsis - After being hit on the head by a falling cookie jar, Carmen believes that she is an opera star in the grand opera, complete with a villain- el Lobo, of course. She believes that el Lobo has stolen her cookies and sets off to find him. On the way, she meets Ratoncito, who is dancing a ballet in the forest, and Armadillo, who is a bull fighter, practicing in the town. In the final scene, Mamá Osa (the fat lady…) arrives in full operatic gear to save the day.

Focus Vocabulary: Las galletas (cookies), La boca (mouth)

CHARACTERS/ PERSONAJES: Armadillo, Lobo (Wolf), Monstruo

(Monster), Niña (Girl), Ratoncito (Little Rat), Mamá Osa (Mama Bear), Gatita

(Little Cat), Sal, Mosca (Name of Sock puppet), Reynaldo (Name of red fish)

Salsa Video Lessons-Grade 3

Los Tres Cerditos

211 The Pig Who Cried Bandit

212 Quiz Show: The Showdown!

Episode 41 (#211) The Pig Who Cried Bandit

Synopsis - The Three Bandits (Los Tres Banditos) strike again, riding through the countryside looking for someone to dance with them. Everyone they meet hears the dreaded command, “Dance!” Carmen runs to tell the Sheriff (Papá Oso), but by the time he gets there, the bandits are gone. This happens several times and the Sheriff decides that Carmen is making the whole thing up. So Carmen takes on the bandits herself. In the end, Papá Oso comes to the rescue in a most unusual way.

Focus Vocabulary: La música (music), blanco/a (white- masc., fem.)

Episode 42 (#212) Quiz Show: The Showdown!

Synopsis - This final quiz show pits the reigning champions, los Tres Chivos, against los Tres Cerditos, the three pigs. At the beginning, it looks like the goats will win easily, but the pigs stage a late rally, answering question after question, until the competition is tied. The final question pits the two best eaters- Carmen and Big Goat- against each other. Carmen defeats Big Goat and the three pigs win by the narrowest of margins- one point!

Focus Vocabulary: El pajáro (bird) , Las galletas (cookies), El triángulo (triangle), La boca (mouth)

CHARACTERS/ PERSONAJES: Armadillo, Lobo (Wolf), Monstruo

(Monster), Niña (Girl), Ratoncito (Little Rat), Mamá Osa (Mama Bear), Gatita

Activities/Actividades

Shapes:Review the names of the shapes using the flashcards -

El círculo, el triángulo, el cuadrado, el corazón, el óvalo, el rectángulo, el diamante.

Family members: Review vocabulary - el papa, la mama, la abuela, el abuelo, el bebé (la bebé), la hermana, el hermano.

Review foods: el pastel, la manzana, el pan, la hamburguesa, las bananas, las uvas, el pasrtel de cumpleaños, el maíz, la pizza, las papas fritas, el queso, el tomate, la leche, el helado, las galletas,

Feelings: Review vocabulary – triste, enojado ( enojada), content (contenta), cansado (cansada),

Nouns (Sustantivos) Review vocabulary – la piñata, el libro, el lapis, el niño, la niña,los amigos, el papel, el tren, los zapatos.

Animals– Review vocabulary: el pájaro, el perro, el lobo, el gato, el oso, el chivo, el ratón, el pez,

Colors– Review vocabulary: rojo, verde, azul, Amarillo, morado, blanco, negro, anaranjado. Have students color correct number of flowers as per directions.

Numbers-Introduce 10-100: diez (10), veinte (20), treinta (30), cuarenta(40), cincuenta (50), sesenta (60), setenta(70), ochenta (80), noventa (90), cien (100).

Listen to song Cien, Cien, Cien, Muy bien.

Worksheet– Days of the Week ( Días de la Semana) and Months of the Year ( Los Meses del Año) Write out in order the days and the months ( Note that they are written in lower case in Spanish)

Family Tree (Arbol de la Familia) Students can create their family tree.

Write the name and relationship of their family members on an apple. Glue to the tree.

Invite a Native Speaker to come read the story of Los Tres Cerditos in Spanish.

From Jack and the Cornstalk packet:

Numbers: Review counting with your students by saying: Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco. Vamos a contar. Uno, dos, tres, . . . Let the class practice counting to veinte (twenty) as you show the cards. 11-once, 12-doce, 13-trece, 14-catorce, 15-quince, 16-diez y seis, 17-diez y siete, 18-diez y ocho, 19-diez y nueve, 20-veinte

Cut out Number flashcards – First cut down center line. Fold down center line (between words and numbers). Glue on inside blank side. Cut out cards. Place in baggie

TPR Hold Up ActivityHave students cut up flashcards and place in a baggie. Each student has in front of him numbers. Student touches number or holds up number named by the teacher.

BingoStudents randomly place flashcards on the Bingo Board. Teacher calls vocabulary words and students place a marker on the correct word. Student might come up and select a number, calling out the word in Spanish to the class (without showing the number to the class)

TPR Partner ActivityEach student has in front of him or her numbers. Student tells partner what she or he has. (can be a card game)

Go Fish Card Game Each student has his or her own set of numbers. The student sets are combined to form a set/deck of numbers. Students then play Go Fish.

Seven – Up Seven students go the front of the class, each holding up a different number ( 10-100). The remaining students put their heads down, thumbs up. Each student with a NUMBER puts down another student’s thumb. The teacher calls Siete Arriba (7 Up) and the 7 students get up and try to guess the number of the child that selected him/her.,¿Es once, doce, trece, catorce, quince, diez y seis, diez y siete? Lead students respond with Sí, No

Matemáticas.Have students count by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s. Work with a partner, taking turns saying the numbers in sequence.