Lesson 7 – How is Colombia Organized? (Lunes 9 de marzo)
🏛️🇨🇴 TEMA 7: HOW IS COLOMBIA ORGANIZED? 🇨🇴🏛️
🎯🎯 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 🎯🎯
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Students will recognize how Colombia is organized into regions and departments, developing meaningful learning and collaborative work through simple English vocabulary related to national organization.
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🧠💬 ACTIVATION OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE 💬🧠
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The teacher asks guiding questions such as:
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Do you live in Colombia?
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Do you know your city or department?
Students share answers freely, connecting their daily life with the organization of the country.
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🎥📺 VIDEO EXPLICATIVO 📺🎥
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📘🗺️ CONCEPTUALIZATION 🗺️📘
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Colombia is organized into departments and regions.
Departments help organize cities and towns. Regions group departments with similar characteristics.
This organization helps the country work better.
Basic vocabulary:
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Department 🏙️
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Region 🌎
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City 🏘️
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Colombia 🇨🇴
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Organization 🏛️
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🎨✂️ CLASS ACTIVITIES ✂️🎨
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🔹 ACTIVITY 1: MY PLACE IN COLOMBIA
Students say the name of their city or department. The teacher helps them say simple sentences like:
👉 I live in…
🔹 ACTIVITY 2: COLOR THE REGIONS
Students color different regions of Colombia on a simple map using different colors.
🔹 ACTIVITY 3: TEAM ORGANIZATION GAME
In groups, students match department names with region colors, promoting collaboration.
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🔁✨ CLOSURE ✨🔁
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Students repeat key words such as department and region. The teacher reinforces that organization helps people live better together.
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🏠✏️ HOMEWORK ✏️🏠
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Students draw a small map of Colombia and mark one department they know.
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💖🌟 MOTIVATIONAL PHRASE 🌟💖
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🇨🇴 Knowing our country helps us take care of it. 💛
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📊📝 EVALUATION RUBRIC 📝📊
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| CRITERIA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Homework Delivery | Rarely delivers homework and shows little responsibility. | Sometimes delivers homework, incomplete or late. | Delivers homework with basic effort. | Delivers homework on time and well done. | Always delivers homework on time with excellent effort and creativity. |
| Punctuality | Frequently arrives late and is not ready to work. | Sometimes arrives late. | Usually arrives on time. | Almost always punctual and organized. | Always punctual and ready to learn. |
| Discipline | Does not follow classroom rules and interrupts activities. | Needs frequent reminders. | Generally follows rules. | Shows good behavior and respect. | Demonstrates excellent behavior and self-control. |
| Proper Use of School Uniform | Does not wear uniform properly. | Uniform often incomplete or untidy. | Uniform acceptable. | Uniform clean and well presented. | Uniform always neat and correctly worn. |
| Knowledge Appropriation | Shows little understanding of organization concepts. | Understands with much help. | Recognizes departments and regions. | Correctly identifies basic organization. | Confidently explains how Colombia is organized. |
| Teamwork | Does not cooperate. | Participates with difficulty. | Participates when guided. | Works well with classmates. | Actively supports the group. |
