Picture a small flat, a piso, in Valencia. Name three things you would put in the bedroom. Keep them in your head for a moment.
Today we learn eight Spanish furniture words with el or la, we place each one in a room, and we close the year's big word list together.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name eight pieces of furniture in Spanish, each with el or la
- Say which room each piece belongs in, using the labels on the board
- Pick one word from this whole year that you will use first
Collect three bedroom items from a few volunteers in English only. Do not translate yet; the flashcards reveal the Spanish. Sketch or display three simple room labels on the board and leave them up for the whole lesson: el dormitorio (bedroom), el salón (living room), la cocina (kitchen). Mention that many Spanish flats are compact, so furniture has to earn its place. This is the final lesson of the year, so keep the tone warm and proud of the journey. Board work runs to about 47 minutes; after the wrap, pupils move to the printed Activity Book page at their desks for the remaining 12–13 minutes (that page is not a board step).
We will see the English first on each card. Listen to the Spanish, then say the full word with el or la together. Listen again and repeat, then try it from memory before we check the back. Notice the accent on sofá and the long ending of estantería.
Whole class on the IWB. You control every flip. For each card: play the audio, class repeats twice (once all together, once by table), then invite a choral try from memory before you reveal the Spanish side. Insist on the article every time: mesa is not the answer, la mesa is. Celebrate the first full la estantería; that ending is a mouthful and they earned it. Link any bedroom items from the hook when they appear. Full respellings if audio fails: la mesa (lah MEH-sah), la silla (lah SEE-yah), la cama (lah KAH-mah), el sofá (el so-FAH), el armario (el ar-MAH-ryoh), la lámpara (lah LAHM-pah-rah), el escritorio (el es-kree-TOH-ryoh), la estantería (lah es-tahn-teh-REE-ah).
We spin the wheel on the board. When it lands, say the full Spanish furniture word with el or la together.
Then point to the room label it belongs in: el dormitorio, el salón or la cocina, and say the link aloud (for example la cama — el dormitorio).
Run spin-the-wheel on the IWB as a whole-class game. You spin; the class does not touch the board. When the wheel stops, the class says the full Spanish form with the article before anyone moves on. Wrong article? Smile, model once, class echo; no one sits down on a mistake in the last lesson of the year.
Straight after each say, run the oral ¿dónde va? placement: point to the three room labels left up from the hook. Class points and chorally says the link, e.g. la cama — el dormitorio. Aim for four to six spins covering different rooms: el sofá — el salón, la mesa — la cocina, el escritorio — el dormitorio, la lámpara — any sensible room. Leave one model line written up for the copy task: la cama — el dormitorio (bedroom).
Look at the model on the board: la cama — el dormitorio (bedroom).
Open your copy and write four furniture words with el or la. Beside each one write the room it belongs in, using the board labels (el dormitorio, el salón, la cocina) or the English room name. Take care with accents on sofá, lámpara and estantería.
Pause the board. Keep the full eight-word list with articles and stress marks pinned on the IWB, plus the worked example la cama — el dormitorio (bedroom) and the three room labels. Everyone writes; this is the only three minutes where every pupil's pen is moving. Walk the room and check the article is in front of every word and that a room sits beside each one. English room names are acceptable if a pupil is unsure of the Spanish label. Do not collect these.
You will get a bingo card. Listen for the Spanish furniture word with el or la. When you hear one that is on your card, mark that square. First full line calls out, then reads the line back in Spanish.
How to Play Bingo:
Option 1: Students on Devices (Digital Version)
- Use the digital version where your teacher view of the lesson displays the cards that are being called out.
- Play the pronunciation sound of each word and the children mark it off their unique digital bingo card.
- Each student has a randomised bingo card so winners will vary!
Option 2: Print Out the Bingo Cards
- Print out the Bingo Cards from the attachment above, cut out the cards, and give one to each student.
- You call out the vocabulary words and students mark off their sheets.
- First student to complete a line (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) calls "Bingo!" and wins.
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