Describing & Categorizing: Newcomer MLL Unit 1 Week 4 | Spanish L1 | Gr 6-8

Week 4 of the Newcomer Survival Kit moves newcomers from naming things to describing them. After identity (Week 1), school places (Week 2) and routines (Week 3), students learn the Size + Color + Noun formula, weather and clothing, cafeteria food and prices, the Rule of S, comparatives (-er / -est), irregular plurals ("Rule Breakers") and simple science words for a Scientist's Report. Built for ESL/MLL teachers with L1 Spanish students below WIDA ELP 2.0. Instructions are in English, with Spanish glosses and cognate markers on the vocabulary sheets and "Spanish tip" boxes for adjective order, plurals and comparatives. A 5-day lesson in 60-minute blocks. The Teacher Guide shows how to teach it in 4 days. Partner activities: Describe & Find cut-cards, the Classroom Cafeteria, Rule Breakers Memory cut-cards, and the Messy Room scene. All art is original. There are no photos, and students never share personal information. What's Included (39 pages) - Cover and Terms of Use (2 pages) - Teacher Guide: bridge, objectives, standards, Spanish-specific notes (L1 Bridge), privacy note, 5-day and 4-day pacing, day-by-day flow, ELP differentiation (2 pages) - Day 1: Do Now, Vocabulary Sheet A (colors, sizes, weather and clothes), Describe & Find partner cards, Homework (7 pages) - Day 2: Do Now, Vocabulary Sheet B (food, money, plurals), Classroom Cafeteria activity, Homework (6 pages) - Day 3: Do Now, Vocabulary Sheet C (-ER and -EST), Homework (5 pages) - Day 4: Do Now, Vocabulary Sheet D (Rule Breakers), Rule Breakers Memory cards, Vocabulary Sheet E (Scientist's Words), Messy Room activity, Homework (7 pages) - Day 5: Do Now, Quiz Teacher Page and Answer Key, 100-point Quiz with a 20-point oral interview and rubric (5 pages) - Exit Tickets, Days 1-4 (2 pages), Answer Keys (2 pages), Credits (1 page) Skills Covered Adjective order (size + color + noun), weather and clothing, cafeteria food, dollars and cents, regular plurals (-s / -es), comparatives with than / the -est (big, small, old, young), irregular plurals (people, children, men, women, teeth, feet), hard / soft / heavy / light, and spiral review of Lessons 1-3. Standards: WIDA ELD Standards Framework (2020): ELD-SI, ELD-MA, ELD-SC (Inform, Explain). Terms of Use: Single-classroom use only (same wording as Weeks 1-3).