Activity name ‘Yo fui al Mercado y compré’ – I went to Market and boughtYear group 3Previous knowledge of language required

Knowledge of fruits in Spanish known.

y – andLearning objective To know the names of fruits in SpanishStructures used Repetition

Using a known game format

Target vocabulary Yo fui al Mercado y compré’

Una manzana – appleUna naranja – orangeUna pera- pearUn plátano – bananaUna fresa – strawberryUn kiwi - kiwiUna piña – pineappleUn limón – lemonUna lima – limeUn melón – melonUn mango – mango

Time required Minimum 5 minutes to play the game – to as long as you needResources required Pictures of fruits

Fruit name flash cards

Activity description

Teacher Pupil Resources/classroom management

Introduction – activity overview and discussion of objectives

Who has played the game ‘I went to the market and bought’? How does it work? Today we

Responses welcomes from the children.

No resources needed.

will re-cap the names of fruits in the context of this game.

Step 1 Reinforcement of existing knowledge

Which fruits do you remember in Spanish? Re-cap known fruits by holding up picture of the fruit.

Children to match & stick the word flashcard next to the corresponding fruit.

Fruits picturesName labels.

Step 2 – introduction of new vocabulary and syntax

‘Yo fui al Mercado y compré’

Discuss with children what this means.

Practise the sentence with the addition of a fruit on the end. Holding up a picture of the fruit, children respond by repeating the sentence with the name of the fruit:

Yo fui al Mercado y compré un melon

Fruits pictures & name labels.

Step 3 - activity Set up the game – children to sit in a circle. Teacher starts by repeating the sentence ‘Yo fui al Mercado y compré’

Help & confirm responses in target language.

Children are adding to the market shopping list each time.

Children may select a flashcard to have in front of them to support. Moving towards removing a flashcard each time to enhance memory & confidence.

Children to sit in a circle waiting for their turn (may have a flashcard in front if necessary). They need to listen carefully & pay attention to the previous responses.

Start: Yo fui al Mercado y compré un melon

1: Yo fui al Mercado y compré un melon y un limon

Continue until all children have

responded or the correct chain of fruits is broken.

If the chain is broken start the next round with the first person not to participate. Fruits should be changed at this point.

Step 4 - review Depending on the success of the game you could try it out by playing a game with no flashcards.

You could also include a wider range of fruits.

Step 5 – wrap up activity, homework, target setting

Children to make a list of all fruits they have in their home. Can they add to the list if they have other fruits?

Attach resources here which are required : flashcards/ video or audio links/ worksheets etc.

una manzanauna naranjauna peraun plátanouna fresaun kiwi

una piñaun limónuna limaun melónun mango