Lesson Plan About Argentina

Unit Title: The Culture of Argentina
Author & School: Brenda P. Lindgren, Sherwood Forest Elementary
Subject Area: Social Studies
Topic: Argentina’s geography, history, food, weather and wildlife
Grade Level: First Grade
Time Frame: 2 weeks, 10 lessons; 45 minutes to 1 hour each
Brief Summary:
Students will learn about:
 Argentina’s location
 The different regions of the Argentina and their geography
 Animals in Argentina
 The story of the gaucho Martín Fierro
 Typical foods from Argentina
Students will create a graphic organizer comparing themselves and/or their city/state to
Argentines and Argentina.
Established Goals:
Washington State Social Studies Essential Academic Learning Requirements:
Component 3.1: Understands the physical characteristics, cultural characteristics, and
location of places, regions, and spatial patterns on the Earth’s surface.
3.1.1 Understands and uses maps and globes to identify major bodies of water and
continental land masses.
Component 3.2: Understands human interaction with the environment.
3.2.1 Understands that the way families live is shaped by the environment.
Component 4.4: Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future.
Component 5.4: Creates a product that uses social studies content to support a thesis
and presents the product in an appropriate manner to a meaningful audience.
5.4.1 Describes how different people live using a graphic organizer.
Understandings:
 The location of Argentina on a map
 The different regions of Argentina: Las Pampas, Patagonia, Gran Chaco and the
Andes Mountains
 Animals found in different regions of Argentina
 The story of Martín Fierro
 Milanesa, ñoquis, empanadas, mate and submarinos are typical foods and drinks
from Argentina
Essential Questions:
 Where is Argentina located on the world map?
 What are the four regions of Argentina and their geography?
 What are some animals that can be found in Argentina?
 Who is Martín Fierro?
 What happened to Martín Fierro?
 What are five typical foods/drinks from Argentina?
 What is milanesa?
 What are ñoquis?
 What is an empanada?
 What is mate?
 What are submarinos?
Students will know:

 Where Argentina is located on a world map.
 Where the four regions of Argentina are located in the country.
 The four regions of Argentina are called: Las Pampas, Patagonia, Gran Chaco,
and the Andes Mountains.
 Las Pampas are plains, grasslands—big flat areas of land in central-east
Argentina.
 Patagonia is the southern plateau usually covered in snow and ice in the winter.
 Gran Chaco is located in the North, is subtropical, and has forests.
 The Andes are range of mountains bordering Chile.
 Animals in Gran Chaco include jaguar, howler monkey and toucan.
 Animals in Las Pampas include giant anteater, falcons and Pampas foxes.
 Animals in the Andes mountains include llama, guanaco and vicuña.
 Animals in Patagonia include pumas, emperor penguins and elephant seals.
 Martin Fierro is a fictional character who was a gaucho (a person that raises cattle
and lives in Las Pampas).
 Martin Fierro was a gaucho who joined the military. He did not like being in the
military so he left the army. The police came to get him because it was illegal to
leave the army. One of the policemen, Sergeant Cruz decided to help Martin
Fierro. They both went to live with the natives. Disease spread and many people
died including Sergeant Cruz. Martin Fierro decided to change his name and live
in peace.
 Milanesa, ñoquis, empanadas, mate and submarinos are typical foods and drinks
from Argentina.
 Milanesa is breaded beef that is commonly eaten in Argentina.
 Ñoquis are a popular type of pasta that is filled, sometimes with cheese, potato,
pumpkin, or some other type of vegetable, and is popular in Argentina.
 Empanadas are pastry breads that are filled with meat (often ham and cheese), or
sometimes vegetables, and are common in Argentina.
 Mate is a very popular tea that people in Argentina drink from a special cup.
 A submarino is hot chocolate made by heating the milk and then dropping a bar of
chocolate into the milk and stirring it so that the chocolate melts.
Lindgren – The Culture of Argentina

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Students will be able to:
 Locate Argentina on a world map
 Label the four regions of Argentina on a map
 Describe the four regions of Argentina
 Name a minimum of six animals found in Argentina
 Describe the character Martín Fierro
 Summarize the story of Martín Fierro
 Name 5 foods/drinks typical in Argentina
 Describe each of those 5 foods/drinks
Performance Tasks:
 Observation Charts—Students will sketch or write a prediction, question or
comment about the photos placed around the room
 Inquiry Chart of Argentina—What do you know about Argentina? What do you
want to learn about Argentina?
 Graphic Organizers (Pictorial Input Charts)—Locate and label country, regions,
geography of regions, and animals
 Chant—Highlight and sketch vocabulary
 Write a sentence and sketch describing Martín Fierro
 Sentence Patterning Charts—Create sentence patterns about Martín Fierro
 Name and label pictures of typical foods/drinks of Argentina

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Learning Activities:
Lesson 1
Timeframe: 45 minutes-1 hour
Objectives:
Students will:
 Make predictions, list questions or write comments about Argentina.
 Begin to use vocabulary related to geography, food and animals in Argentina.
Materials Needed:
 Photos of Argentina’s geography, animals, food—large and small (attached)
 Plain white paper
 Tape
 Blank (unlined) white chart paper or butcher paper
 Lined chart paper
 A set of colored markers
 Pencils (enough for every other student)
 Argentina Sound-Off Chant (attached)
 Access to color printer
Preparation Before Lesson:

 Before you begin teaching this unit, you will need to teach students about the
geography and animals of their state. They should also know learn about a folk
story common to the area or the United States (example: Paul Bunyan).
 Print several copies (enough for almost one of each photo per student) of the
small photos on cardstock to create Super Scientist Awards. Cut each one out.
 Print the large photos of Argentina’s geography and animals on 8 ½” x 11” paper
and tape them around the room.
 Underneath each picture tape a blank 8 ½” x 11” piece of paper.
 Create an Inquiry Chart (T-Chart) with the categories: “What do you think you
know about Argentina?” and “What do you want to learn about Argentina?”
 Create a copy of the Argentina Sound-Off Chant onto lined chart paper using 2
different colors of markers (see attachment).
Procedures:
1. Introduce Super Scientist Awards to the students. Explain that students are able
to earn Super Scientist Awards by making good decisions, solving problems and
showing respect (the 3 personal standards) during lessons. During a lesson
whenever a student shows respect (uses respectful language, is attentive), solves a
problem (ignores someone who is distracting, asking a classmate who is
interrupting to be quiet) or makes a good decision (listens, sits criss-cross), give
them a Super Scientist Award stating what they did and explaining why they
earned the award. After a couple days of modeling this, choose two students to be
“scouts” during your lesson. These students will sit behind the class in chairs (the
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displaying one of the 3 personal standards. At the end of the lesson ask the
students to name a student who earned an award. Students who earn Super
Scientist Awards are able to trade them among their classmates in order to collect
them all. As students earn Super Scientist Awards and begin to trade them they
will be learning and using the vocabulary on the awards.
2. Explain to students that they will be working with a partner to observe the photos
placed around the room. Have the students count the photos around the room
with you so they know where they are and how many there are. Tell students that
they will share one pencil with their partner; demonstrate sharing a pencil. Tell
students they must think about, “What do I see in these photos?” As partners they
should walk around the room and sketch or write a prediction, question or
comment about the photo on the blank paper below it. Tell students that if they
are waiting to sketch or write about a photo, because others are sketching/writing
about the photo, they should be talking about the photo and what they will sketch
or write. Give students approximately 20 minutes to complete this task.
3. Display the Inquiry Chart and ask students, “What do you think you know about
Argentina?” Write exactly what students say. Then ask students “What do you
want to learn about Argentina?” Again write exactly what students say. Use
different color markers for each side. In future lessons, if a student comes up with
a new question or idea, add it to the inquiry chart using a different color.
4. Close lesson by reading the Argentina Sound-Off Chant together as a class. Tell
students that each day they will read the poem together and talk about the new,
interesting, and high level words in the poem.

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Super Scientific Awards
Guanaco—An
Argentina
animal found in
—A
Patagonia,
country in
South
A i
Martín Empanadas are

Fierro is the a meat or
story of a vegetable filled
gaucho in pastry eaten in
Argentina. Argentina.
Milanesa is a Ñoquis are

breaded meat a pasta
common in filled with
Argentina. vegetables
that are
originally
from Italy
and
common in
Argentina.
Warm milk
served with a
piece of
Mate is a chocolate to
traditional drop into the
Argentine tea milk is called
that people a submarino
drink using a in Argentina.
metal straw.

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Howler
monkeys can
be found in
Argentina.
Jaguars can be
found in
Argentina.
Jaguars can be
found in
Argentina.

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What you think you know What do you want to
about Argentina? learn about Argentina?

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Argentina Sound-Off Chant (tune of marine cadence)
I don’t know if you’ve been told,

of Argentina’s regions and animals.
In the North are
jaguar, howler monkeys, and toucans.
Argentina-Argentina
South America-South America
Argentina is in South America!
In the grasslands there are many more

such as giant anteaters, falcons, and Pampas fox.
The western mountains tall and bold
have guanaco, vicuña, and llama.
Grasslands-Grasslands
Mountains-Mountains
Grasslands, Mountains have animals!
Patagonia is a region in the south,

It’s very cold with snow and ice.
Elephant seals, pumas, and emperor penguins,
live in Patagonia.
Argentina-Argentina
South America-South America
Argentina is in South America!

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Lesson 2
Objectives:
Students will:
 Learn vocabulary related to geography.
 Identify new, interesting and high level words within the Argentina Sound-Off
Chant.
Materials Needed:
 Argentina Sound-Off Chant
 Tape, pins or magnets (to hang chant, chart)
 Transparency of a world map (attached) or SMART Board and Internet access
 Overhead projector, SMART Board or document camera

 Using an overhead projector, SMART Board or document camera, outline a large
map of the world in light pencil onto blank white chart paper or butcher paper.
 Write and label the following on the map very lightly:
1. Title: World Map
2. The 7 continents, 5 oceans, United States, your state, your city
3. “continent: a landmass of the world” somewhere at the top
4. “ocean: a vast body of salt water” somewhere at the top
5. “Argentina: a country in South America”
6. outline the country of Argentina in South America
 Hang this traced map at the front of the room to teach from.
 Hang the Argentina Sound-Off Chant in the classroom somewhere accessible to
the entire class but in a separate area from the traced map.
 Have Super Scientist Awards made and ready to distribute.
Procedures:
1. Remind students of the 3 personal standards and that they will earn Super
Scientist Awards when they show the 3 personal standards throughout the lesson.
2. Lead Students over to the Argentina Sound-Off Chant. Read through it together
with the entire class. Call on a student to tell you a word in the chant that is new,
interesting or high level. Highlight the word that they chose and sketch a picture
of the word next to it. As you are sketching, talk to the kids about the meaning of
the word. Repeat this process with at least two mores students.
3. Have the students return to the front of the classroom where you have the traced
map. Using a black marker trace the World Map title, while tracing explain to
students that today they will be learning about the world and the landforms and
bodies of waters in the world. As you are tracing and talking, have students
repeat everything you say/write, “Say it with me.” Begin to trace with a brown
marker the continent of North America and its label. As you trace explain that

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there are several landforms in the world. Explain that some of those landforms
are called continents. At this point trace the word and definition of continent.
Then explain to students that there are 7 continents and this one is called North
America. Continue this process until all continents are traced and labeled. Use a
blue pen to trace the labels of the oceans and the word ocean and its definition.
Then take a green pen and trace and label the United States, your state, and city
explain to the students that this is where they live and it is located on the continent
of North America. Then take a red pen and trace “Argentina: a country in South
America” and outline Argentina on the map.
4. Now ask students to stop, look at the map, and think about what they have
learned. Have them turn to their partner and tell them 3 things they learned.
After several minutes, have students raise their hand to share with the whole
group.
5. Close the lesson by stating that tomorrow students will be working with the world
map and learning more about the country of Argentina.

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Lesson 3
Objectives:
Students will:
 Learn vocabulary related to geography and animals in Argentina.
 Locate Argentina on the world map.
 Identify new, interesting, and high level words within the Argentina Sound-Off
Chant.
Materials Needed:
 Tape
 Transparency of a map of Argentina (attached) or SMART Board and Internet
access
 Overhead projector, SMART Board or document camera
 Cardstock

 Using an overhead projector, SMART Board or document camera, outline the
map of Argentina in light pencil onto blank white chart paper or butcher paper.
 Write and label the following on the map very lightly:
1. “Argentina” in large letters at the top
2. Outline the red and green portions of the map and label: Gran Chaco
3. Outline the purple and brown portions of the map and label: Pampas
4. Outline the blue portion of the map and label: Patagonia
5. Draw mountains (^) along the western border of Argentina and label: Andes
Mountains
 Sketch some trees in Gran Chaco.
 Sketch a gaucho and label it (used attached picture to help you sketch).
 Use the attached pictures to label and draw a small simple sketch of each animal
inside its region:
1. Jaguar, howler monkey, toucan in Gran Chaco
2. Giant anteater, falcon, Pampas fox in Las Pampas
3. Puma, elephant seal, emperor penguin in Patagonia
4. Llama, guanaco, vicuña in the Andes Mountains
 Hang this traced map at the front of the room next to the world map.
 Print and cut out the vocabulary from the previous day on cardstock in color (or
write the words out in color with markers).
 Put tape on the back of each vocabulary card.

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Procedures:
2. Lead Students over to the Argentina Sound-Off Chant. Read through it together
the word.
3. Have the students return to the front of the classroom where you have the world
map and the map of Argentina. Pass out the vocabulary cards to students. Have
students discuss their vocabulary card with a partner. Then ask for the person
with the word Argentina to come forward and tape it on top of the word Argentina
on the map. To differentiate, you can say the definition of a word and ask that
person to bring the word up and paste it to the map, you can give a synonym and
ask for the person with that word to paste it to the map, etc.
4. Explain to students that today they will be working on a new map. Using a black
marker trace the Argentina title, while tracing explain to students that today they
will be learning about the country of Argentina. As you are tracing and talking
have student repeat everything you say/write, “Say it with me.” Begin to trace
with a red marker the outline of Argentina. As you trace explain that Argentina is
a country with many different regions and animals. Use a green pen to trace and
label of the region of Gran Chaco. Explain that within the Gran Chaco are
animals that live in forests. Then trace and label the jaguar, howler monkey, and
toucan talking about each animal (what they look like, their environment, etc) as
you sketch them. Then take an orange pen and trace and label the region of Las
Pampas. Explain that the Pampas is an area of grasslands that is flat. Explain that
in the Pampas are people called gauchos who take care of cattle. Trace and label
the giant anteater, falcon, Pampas fox. Then take a blue pen and trace and label
the region of Patagonia. Explain that Patagonia is a very cold area of Argentina.
Also trace and label the puma, elephant seal and emperor penguin. Finally take a
purple marker and trace and label the Andes Mountains. Explain that these
mountains are well-known and span the western boarder of Argentina. Sketch
and label the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
5. Now ask students to stop, look at the map and think about what they have learned.
Have them turn to their partner and tell them 3 things they learned. After several
minutes, have students raise their hand to share with the whole group.
6. Close the lesson by stating that tomorrow students will be learning the famous
Argentinian story of a gaucho named Martín Fierro.

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Argentina: a continent: a
country in South landmass of the
America world
North America South America
Antarctica Asia
Europe Australia
Africa United States
Washington Bellevue
ocean: a vast Pacific Ocean
body of salt
water
Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean

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Gran Chaco
Jaguar Howler Monkey Toucan
Las Pampas
Giant Anteater Falcon Pampas Fox
Patagonia
Puma Elephant Seal Emperor Penguin
Andes Mountains
Llama Guanaco Vicuña

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Lesson 4
Objectives:
Students will:
 Learn vocabulary related to geography and animals in Argentina.
 Identify new, interesting and high level words within the Argentina Sound-Off
Chant.
 Identify the characters, setting and main events in the story of Martín Fierro.
Materials Needed:
 Cardstock
 Construction paper
 Laminator
 Color printer

 Print and cut out the vocabulary from the previous day on cardstock in color (or
write the words out in color with markers).
 Put tape on the back of each vocabulary card.
 Cut and paste the pictures to construction paper or cardstock (words go on the
back of the pictures to be read while holding the pictures).
 Laminate the pictures from the story of Martín Fierro (pictures taken from
http://roperodepablouriburu.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html).
 Put tape on the back of the pictures from the story.
Procedures:
2. Lead students over to the Argentina Sound-Off Chant. Read through it together
the word.
3. Have the students return to the front of the classroom where you have the world
map and the map of Argentina. Pass out the vocabulary cards to students. Have
students discuss their vocabulary card with a partner. Then ask for the person with
the word gaucho to come forward and tape it on top of the word gaucho on the
map. To differentiate you can say the definition of a word and ask that person to
bring the word up and paste it to the map, you can give a synonym and ask for the
person with that word to paste it to the map, etc.

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4. Explain to students that today they will be learning the story of a gaucho named
Martín Fierro. Explain that it is a famous fictional story in Argentina. Remind
them of the definition of gaucho and have them say it with you. Then hold up the
title of the story and read it aloud. Paste it to the wall. Next hold up the first
picture in the story of Martín Fierro. Read the back of the picture. Emphasize the
words, “Martín Fierro was a gaucho.” Students should join in whenever you read
that sentence in the narrative. Then paste it to the wall after the title. Continue
reading the narrative and pasting the pictures to the board until the entire story is
displayed on the board in order.
5. Now ask students to look at the pictures and think about what they have heard.
Have them turn to their partner and say the names of the characters in the story.
After several minutes, have students raise their hand to share with the whole
group. Then have them think about the setting of the story, share with a partner
and then share out with the class. Finally have them think about the main events
in the story share with a partner, and then share out with the class.
6. Explain to students that they will each be writing a sentence and drawing a sketch
from the story of Martín Fierro.
7. Close the lesson by explaining to students that tomorrow they will be working in
groups to write sentences about Martín Fierro.

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Gran Chaco jaguar
toucan howler monkey
Las Pampas giant anteater
Pampas fox falcon
Patagonia emperor penguin
Puma elephant seal
Andes Mountains llama
guanaco vicuña
Gaucho: a person
who cares for
cattle in Las
Pampas

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The History
of the
Gaucho
Martín Fierro
Images from:
http://roperodepablouriburu.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html

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Martín Fierro was a gaucho. He was happy and lived with his family
in Las Pampas. He played the guitar and drank mate. He rode a
horse and took care of his cattle.

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Martín Fierro was a guacho…until one bad day they made him a
soldier and put him in the military. He was tired and unhappy so he
escaped from the military. The police went after him because it was
illegal to leave the military but one of the policemen decided to help
Martín Fierro.

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Martín Fierro was a gaucho…who escaped from the military with the
help of a sergeant named Cruz. Martín Fierro and Sergeant Cruz
became good friends.

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Martín Fierro was a gaucho…with a new friend, Cruz. Martín Fierro
and Sergeant Cruz went to the desert and lived with natives for
several years. Eventually the natives became ill with a virus and
many died. Sergeant Cruz became ill and he too died.

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Martín Fierro was a gaucho…but he was sad, so he left the desert
and returned to Las Pampas. He changed his name and decided to
live in Las Pampas in peace!

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Lesson 5
Objectives:
Students will:
 Create sentence patterns about Martín Fierro.
Materials Needed:
 The story of Martín Fierro displayed in pictures on the board
 A blank piece of chart paper or butcher paper
 Colored markers
 Blank printer paper or white construction paper (enough for each student)
 Colored markers or crayons for each student
 Extra printer paper or construction paper (enough for several pieces for every
group of 4 students)
 Post-its

 The story of Martín Fierro displayed in pictures on the board.
 Create four columns on the butcher paper (see attached chart). Label the first
column “adjective” using a red marker, the second column “noun” using a black
marker, the third column “verb” with a green marker and the last column
“prepositional phrase” using the blue marker.
Procedures:
2. Begin by asking students to turn to a partner and summarize orally the story of
Martín Fierro that they heard yesterday.
3. Then explain that today they are going to use a sentence patterning chart to make
patterns describing Martín Fierro. Proceed to explain what each part of speech
means and draw some simple sketches next to the words to help illustrate their
meaning. Then ask students to think of adjectives to describe Martín Fierro. As
students give suggestions write them down under the adjectives column along
with a sketch to illustrate the meaning of the word. Next ask students to suggest
verbs for Martín Fierro. Last, have students suggest prepositional phrases
beginning with words such as: on, in, around, under.
4. Finally choose 3 adjectives from the list and mark them using post-its, choose one
verb and mark it with a post-it, and choose one prepositional phrase and mark it
with one post-it. Then teach students how to sing the pattern (to the turn of The
Farmer in the Dell). It is sung:

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Adjective, Adjective, Noun-Happy, healthy, Martín Fierro
Adjective, Adjective, Noun-Happy, healthy, Martín Fierro
Adjective, Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb, Prepositional Phrase-Happy,
healthy, brave, Martín Fierro riding in Las Pampas
Once you have sung the pattern, have the students sing with you. Then have
a student come to the chart and choose 3 different adjectives, a different verb, and
a different prepositional phrase. Again have the class sing the pattern.
5. Close the lesson by explaining to students that tomorrow they will begin to learn
about some of the typical foods eaten in Argentina.

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Adjective Noun Verb Prepositional
Describe Subject- Action—what Phrase
nouns person, place, do nouns do? Where?
or thing
Martín
Fierro

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Lesson 6
Objectives:
Students will:
 Know the main ingredients necessary to make milanesa.
Materials Needed:
 Ingredients and utensils (enough for each student or for a small group of students
to share) to make milanesa: large plates or a platter, a rectangular pan, large
bowl, whisk, thinly cut beef (one for each student), bread crumbs (1/2 cup per
student), flour (4 oz per student) , eggs (1 per student), chopped garlic (3 cloves
per 4 students), chopped parsley (4 per student), milk (a quart of milk, added as
necessary), olive oil (7 oz per student), mustard (2 spoons per student), salt (1
spoon per student) and pepper (1 spoon per student)
 Refrigerator (for milanesa; take home to cook and students sample the following
day or have samples prepared in advance for students to sample the day of)
 White printer paper or white construction paper (enough so each group is able to
make 2 maps, a sentence patterning chart, a story of Martín Fierro, and a chant)
 Map of the world, map of Argentina, Argentina Sound-Off Chant, story of Martín
Fierro, sentence patterning chart
 Student Key (attached)
 Books from the library about Argentina
 Aprons or extra large undershirts to be used as aprons (enough for each student)

 Create groups of students 3–4 in each group.
 Print and post the Student Key.
 Place books on Argentina in an accessible place.
 Add sketches to the Student Key to illustrate the meaning of the words.
 Create a space in your room where a group can meet with you to make milanesa
 Print a color copy of the photo of milanesa (attached) and display it near your
demonstration area.
 Have milanesa samples done ahead of time for students to taste and/or take home
what students make to be cooked at home and return the following day with their
milanesa.
Procedures:
1. Begin by explaining that today they will be working in groups to complete several
tasks. Show the students the key and explain that their team must work together to
complete the tasks listed on the key. Read through each task and explain that they
may use all the charts, photos and books in the room to assist them. Explain that
they will have four days to complete these tasks. Also discuss that while groups
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learn how to make a typical food from Argentina and that over the next four days
they will be learning how to make four different foods typical in Argentina.
(Depending on the size of your class and if you have teacher’s aides and how well
your students are able to work independently this may take several more days to
get through all groups.)
2. Gather a group around you (after having students wash their hands and put on
aprons). Show them the picture of milanesa and explain that it is a typical food
eaten in Argentina. Read on the picture, “Milanesa: breaded beef.” Explain that
in Argentina there are many real-life gauchos who raise cattle, so many foods in
Argentina are made with beef. Explain that the main ingredients in milanesa are
bread crumbs and beef.
3. Have students follow your directions, demonstrate adding eggs, garlic, parsley,
milk, 1 spoon of olive oil, 1 spoon of mustard, salt and pepper. Then demonstrate
whisking the ingredients together.
4. Next put the bread crumbs and flour into a rectangular pan. Have students help to
mix the ingredients well. Then each student should take one piece of beef and put
it into the liquid mixture and then into the bread crumb mixture, pressing hard so
that the bread crumbs stick to the meat. Then put the meat aside on a plate.
5. Explain to students that next the meat will be fried in a frying pan with oil. (Cook
at a later time and serve to the students who are interested in tasting or have
samples pre-prepared for students to taste.)
6. Close the lesson by explaining to students that tomorrow they will learn how to
make ñoquis.
7. Repeat this lesson with the remaining groups who are completing team tasks.

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Key
 Create a world map
 Create a map of Argentina
 Write the story of Martín Fierro
using sketches and sentences
 Create a sentence patterning
chart about an animal in
Argentina
 Create a new Chant about
Argentina
 Add sketches, comments
and/or questions to the pictures
of Argentina in the room
 Add to the inquiry chart

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Milanesa: Breaded Beef
Main Ingredients: Beef,

Bread Crumbs
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Lesson 7
Timeframe: 45 minutes-1hour
Objectives:
Students will:
 Know the main ingredients necessary to make ñoquis.
Materials Needed:
 Ingredients and utensils (enough for each student or for a small group of students
to share) to make ñoquis: spatula, strainer, bowl, potato masher, measuring
spoons, serving spoon, colander, pot with lid, ñoquis board, cleaned, peeled, and
boiled potatoes (1 per student), flour (8 oz per student), eggs (1 per student), salt
(1 spoon per student), pepper (1 spoon per student), nutmeg (a pinch per student),
baking powder (1/2 spoon per student)
 Refrigerator (for ñoquis; take home to cook and students sample the following
day or have samples prepared in advance for students to sample the day of)
 Student Key

 Post the Student Key.
 Create a space in your room where a group can meet with you to make ñoquis.
 Print a color copy of the photo of ñoquis (attached) and display it near your
demonstration area.
 Have dough prepared ahead of time for students to roll out.
 Make ñoquis for students to sample.
Procedures:
1. Begin by explaining that today they will be working in groups to continue to
complete the tasks on the key. Show the students the key and explain that their
team must work together to complete the tasks listed on the key. Read through
each task and explain that they may use all the charts, photos and books in the
room to assist them. Explain that they will have three more days to complete these
tasks. Also discuss that while groups are working to complete these tasks one
group will be working with the teacher to learn how to make a typical food from
Argentina. (Depending on the size of your class and if you have teacher’s aides

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and how well your students are able to work independently this may take several
more days to get through all groups.)
2. Gather a group around you (after having students wash their hands and put on
aprons). Show them the picture of ñoquis and explain that it is a typical food eaten
in Argentina. Read on the picture, “ñoquis: potato filled pasta.” Explain that many
people from Italy moved to Argentina long ago. In Italy they are famous for pasta
and so when many people from Italy moved to Argentina, Argentina became
famous for pasta too. One type of pasta that Argentina is famous for is ñoquis.
Explain that the main ingredients in ñoquis are potatoes and flour.
3. Explain that the potatoes were cooked in a pot with salt, so they are now soft.
Have students follow your directions and use the potato masher to mash the
potatoes. Each student should have their own bowl of mashed potatoes.
4. Next demonstrate how to add eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg and baking powder and
then have the students do the same.
5. Then add flour a little bit at a time, mixing with the spatula. Have the students do
the same.
6. Using the pre-made dough show students how to form the dough into rolls and
then use the ñoquis board to shape the ñoquis. Have the students give it a try.
7. Explain to students that the last step is to drop the ñoquis in boiling water to cook
and once the pasta floats to the top of the water it is ready to eat. Have students
sample the pre-made ñoquis.
make empanadas.

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Ñoquis: potato filled pasta
Main Ingredients: potato

and flour
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Lesson 8
Timeframe: 45 minutes-1hour
Objectives:
Students will:
 Know the main ingredients necessary to make empanadas.
Materials Needed:
 Ingredients and utensils (enough for each student or for students to share) to make
empanadas: wooden spoon, cutting board, frying pan, knife, baking pan, brush,
beef cut into small pieces (1 handful per student), chopped onion (small handful
per student), spoonful of oil (per student), chopped, pitted green olives (1 spoon
per student), 1 chopped hard boiled egg per student, 1 beaten egg (per student), a
pinch of salt and pepper (per student), empanada shells (1 per student), water in a
bowl
 Refrigerator (for empanadas; take home to cook and students sample the
following day or have samples prepared in advance for students to sample the day
of)
 Student Key

 Create a space in your room where a group can meet with you to make
empanadas.
 Print a color copy of the photo of empanadas (attached) and display it near your
demonstration area.
 Fry the meat and onions ahead of time.
 Oil the pan.
 Make empanadas ahead of time for students to sample.
Procedures:
room to assist them. Explain that they will have two more days to complete these
tasks. Also discuss that while groups are working to complete these tasks one

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group will be working with the teacher to learn how to make a typical food from
Argentina. (Depending on the size of your class and if you have teacher’s aides
and how well your students are able to work independently this may take several
more days to get through all groups.)
2. Gather a group around you (after having the students wash their hands and put on
aprons). Show them the picture of the empanadas and explain that it is a typical
food eaten in Argentina. Read on the picture, “empanadas: pastry bread filled
with meat.” Explain that the main ingredients in empanadas are pastry bread and
meat.
3. Explain that the onions and meat were cooked in a frying pan with oil and now we
must take the meat and onions and add salt, pepper, chopped hard boiled eggs and
chopped olives and mix them in as well. Demonstrate and then have the students
try.
4. Show students how to take the empanada shell and open it. Then use the brush to
wet the shell. Have the students do the same with their shells.
5. Next show students how to take a spoon full of the meat mixture and fill the
center of the shell. Once it has enough filling demonstrate how to close the shell,
folding together the ends of the shell to seal it shut.
6. Have student put their empanadas in the oiled pan. Finally have student take the
brush, dip it in the beaten eggs and brush the egg over the empanadas.
7. Explain that they will be put in the oven and cooked. Tomorrow they will be
ready to be eaten.
make submarinos and mate.

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Empanadas: pastry bread filled
with meat
Main Ingredients: pastry bread

and meat
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Lesson 9
Objectives:
Students will:
 Know the main ingredients necessary to make submarinos and mate.
Materials Needed:
 Ingredients and utensils (enough for each student or for students to share) to make
mate and submarinos: 1 Hershey’s chocolate bar per 4 students, 10 oz milk per
student, heated milk in thermos’ or a stove or hotplate, large pot to boil milk if
using a hot plate or stove, spoons (plastic is fine, one per student), 2 paper cups
for each student, cooking thermometer, mate herbs, hot water, hot water heater,
mug
 Refrigerator (for milk)
 Map of the world, map of Argentina, Argentina Sound-Off Chart, story of Martín
Fierro, sentence pattering chart
 Student Key
 Food Assessment (attached)

 Post all the pictures of the food made all week around the room.
 Create a space in your room where a group can meet with you to make
submarinos and mate.
 Heat water in a hot water heater.
 Have milk warming before the lesson begins.
 Print a color copy of the photo of the mate and submarino (attached) and display
it near your demonstration area.
Procedures:
room to assist them. Explain that this is their last day to complete these tasks.
Also discuss that while groups are working to complete these tasks one group will
be working with the teacher to learn how to make a typical food from Argentina.
(Depending on the size of your class and if you have teacher’s aidse and how well

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your students are able to work independently this may take several more days to
get through all groups.)
2. Gather a group around you (after having the students wash their hands and put on
aprons). Read on the picture, “mate: tea.” Explain that mate is made with herbs
and hot water.
3. First demonstrate to students how to make mate. Show them the herbs and let
them smell them. Then put the herbs in a mug and pour hot water from the hot
water heater into the mug. Tell them after it cools that each student may taste the
mate but that the taste is bitter so children usually do not like the taste without a
little milk. If students would like they can try the mate with milk. Continue to add
hot water to the mate herbs as you allow each student to try it. You can use a
cooking thermometer to ensure the water is not too hot. It should be at about 120
degrees F.
4. Tell students that they will each get to make and taste a submarino. Show them
the picture of the submarino and mate and explain these are typical drinks in
Argentina. Read on the picture, “submarinos: hot chocolate.” Explain that the
main ingredients are chocolate and warm milk.
5. Tell students that the first step is to warm up some milk. Once the milk is about
120 degrees F the teacher will pour the milk into each student’s cup. Give each
student a segment with 3 pieces of the chocolate. Demonstrate to students how to
drop the chocolate into the cup and mix it with a spoon, then have the students try.
6. Close the lesson by giving each student the food assessment to complete.

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Mate: Tea
Main Ingredients: Hot water and
Mate Herbs

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Submarino: Hot Chocolate
Main Ingredients: Warm milk and
chocolate

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Food Assessment
Directions: Match the picture to the name of the food or
drink.
milanesa
mate
submarino
empanada
nioquis

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Food Assessment
Directions: Match the picture of the food or drink with its
ingredients.
bread crumbs and beef
flour and potatoes
chocolate and milk
pastry bread and meat
mate herbs and hot water

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Lesson 10
Objectives:
Students will:
 Create a graphic organizer comparing themselves and/or their city/state to
Argentines and Argentina.
Materials Needed:
 White printer paper or white construction paper (enough for one piece for each
student)
 Pictures of Argentinian food, map of the World, map of Argentina, Argentina
Sound-Off Chant, story of Martín Fierro, sentence patterning chart—all displayed
around the room

 Display all chants, posters and pictures that have been created and used
throughout the unit
Procedures:
1. Tell students that today they will be creating a graphic organizer using all the
materials that we have used and created in this unit on Argentina.
2. Explain that students should divide their blank paper into 2 sections. On one side
they will draw and label or write about Argentina—geography, animals, food.
They may choose one region of Argentina to focus on or draw/label or write about
each region of Argentina. On the second section of paper students should
draw/label or write about themselves—animals that are common in their state, the
geography of their state, and foods that they enjoy eating.
3. After students have completed their graphic organizer they should present them to
the class.
4. Teachers should use their graphic organizers as an assessment of what students
have learned throughout the unit.

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Unit Title: The Culture of Argentina

Author & School: Brenda P. Lindgren, Sherwood Forest Elementary

Subject Area: Social Studies

Topic: Argentina’s geography, history, food, weather and wildlife

Grade Level: First Grade

Time Frame: 2 weeks, 10 lessons; 45 minutes to 1 hour each

Students will know:

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Martín Empanadas are

Milanesa is a Ñoquis are

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I don’t know if you’ve been told,

In the grasslands there are many more

Patagonia is a region in the south,

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Jaguar Howler Monkey Toucan

Giant Anteater Falcon Pampas Fox

Puma Elephant Seal Emperor Penguin

Llama Guanaco Vicuña

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Main Ingredients: Beef,

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Main Ingredients: potato

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