1. Download the files suggested in the “Materiales Educativos Digitales” :

2. Print the first two pages for students for this session and the last one for the last session.

3. Tell students they are going to play a fun game.

4. Ask students to say the first 5 letters of the alphabet, then, the last 5 letters and the vowels.

5. Invite students to spell out their names and have fun with the alphabet.

4. Hand out the copy  of  the

toy alphabet (Toy substitution cypher) and go over it with students by calling the letter and having them tell you what object that is.

5. Hand out the other worksheet with the secret message and ask students to start decoding.

6. Invite students to compare their messages with other classmates and ask if they all got the same message.

7. Ask students to write a ‘secret’ message to a classmate using the same ‘toy alphabet’

8. Ask students to exchange their messages and write an answer.

9. Distribute page three of the suggested file.

10. Ask students to use the ‘Toy substitution Cypher’ you gave them last session.

11. Invite students to write ‘Hello’ in their notebooks by drawing the ‘toys’ from the code.

12. Ask students to work in groups of three to create their own substitution toy cipher.

13. Ask students to think of practical images for everybody to draw and remind them not to take so long.

14.  Ask students to ‘write’ a message for their classmates to decode and exchange papers with other classmates to practice decoding and writing messages.

1. Download the the image suggested in the “Materiales Educativos Digitales” and the second file print it and make copies in colored paper.

2. Tell students they are going to write messages using the images.

3. Ask students if they know any other alphabets or codes different from the latin one (our alphabet)

4. Hand the copies out to students.

5. Tell students in picture 1 dad and his son are talking and dad is telling something to his son because he left him a note to do something and he did it.

6. Ask students to write that message next to the picture

7. Ask students to exchange their work and read with other classmates wrote.

8. Display the worksheet in the classroom and invite students to read all the messages and see how different or similar those messages were.

9. Cut the shapes and give one to each student (they will need two, actually)

10. Ask students to write a nice message to a classmate (you can assign names and pair students up) asking for something they need and it is very important.

11. Help with vocabulary as needed.

12. Ask students to give the message to the person addressed and read it.

13. Tell students they now need to answer the message back.

14. Invite students to comment on what they were asked for and what the answer was.

1. Use the beam projector to show the activity suggested in the” Materiales Digitales Educativos”. (You can download  only if you register.)

2. Tell students they are going to practice writing notes for some people in their family.

3. Ask students what some reasons for writing a message/ leaving a message to somebody would be: asking for something? Not to forget to do something? Permission?

4. Show the activity and review the expressions recommended.

5. Invite students to copy in their notebooks the sentences to rewrite as well as the two examples given a) and b). If necessary, go over them and help with vocabulary as needed.

6. Monitor the activity and offer help as needed.

7. Ask students to work in pairs and exchange their notes to check if they used the same expressions or different ones.

8. Invite students to read their notes and help with corrections by writing them on the board.

9.  Write on the board, ? / ¡ / . / , and ask students to name them and to give you an example as well.

10. Tell students they are going to practice using ‘periods’ and ‘question marks’ with some sentences.

11. Distribute the worksheet and set a time limit for students to complete it.

12. Ask students to exchange their worksheets with another student and grade it.

13. Invite students to classify the sentences into two categories and discuss their reasons. Students may not notice we’re working with statements and questions so guide them until they discover.

14. Ask students to write three more sentences to add to the list of sentences on the worksheet.