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Fabio Dress Up Day!

4/28/2014

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We are learning how to talk about what people wear and how to describe their clothing.  So, just to spice things up a bit, I found this atrocious paper doll online (the file is downloadable at the bottom of this entry) and printed it out for the kids.  I told them that they had to dress "Fabio" in at least 5 articles of clothing or accessories from their vocabulary list.  I also told them that I wanted to see the most bizarre outfits possible.  The teenage boys especially began scouring their lists for the most horrible outfits, just a few of which are pictured at left.

Next, we wrote descriptions of what Fabio was wearing in Spanish, including colors and patterns. 

Tomorrow when they return to class, all of the Fabio's will be displayed on the board.  Each student will be handed a description and be asked to locate the correct Fabio based on that description. 

Then, we will talk about what made it easy to find the correct Fabio (details!) and what made it difficult (lack of details).  We will work together to add details to the descriptions that didn't make the cut.

Here are some links to additional activities that you can use to teach clothing:

Spanish "Whodunnit" Activities

"La Camisa Negra" por Juanes:  Song Activities
Clothing Internet Activity

fabio_paper_dolls.pdf
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8 Comments
Elisabeth Burns
4/28/2014 11:49:56 am

I am so thankful to have found your blog!

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Throw Away Your Textbook! link
4/28/2014 12:46:44 pm

So glad you are enjoying it! This is my first attempt at blogging!

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Tammy
4/29/2014 03:22:00 am

Where did you find that paper doll template? Would love to use it! Also, did you have the kids draw the clothes on or did they use cut-outs?

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Sabrina
4/29/2014 03:22:37 am

Where did you find this Fabio doll? I've been looking online but can't find it.

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Throw Away Your Textbook!
4/29/2014 07:39:56 am

I can't find the internet site where I got him either! I will upload the file I have so that you can all have the "original" Fabio yourselves!

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Robyn link
10/23/2014 10:28:23 am

Do you have the kids draw the clothes or do they have cutouts?

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Throw Away Your Textbook
10/23/2014 10:45:38 am

I have the kids draw the clothes with colored markers (so that they can include colors in their descriptions). I suppose there is no reason you couldn't use cutouts but it would be a lot more work - one thing that is nice about this activity is that it is very low prep.

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goretti
7/26/2015 05:00:30 am

me gustan us ideas.

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