Elementary Curriculum for
Fifth Grade - Spanish

Outcome 1: Speak in increasingly sophisticated sentences, demonstrating pronunciation and intonation of native speakers.

Vocabulary Development

• Use words in Spanish to communicate concepts related to self, family and school-related topics.
• Use a Spanish-English/English-Spanish dictionary to find Spanish words and meanings.
• Use a variety of words to explain an idea.

Constructing Language

• Actively participate by contributing ideas in group discussions.
• Dramatize characters from a story using dialogue and creative reenactments.

Outcome 2: Count as high in Spanish as in English.

• Count, recognize numerals and read numbers nearly as high in Spanish as in English.
• Demonstrate real world counting and number knowledge through money exchanges and other simple situations.

Outcome 3: Interact comfortably with teachers and peers in Spanish.

Presenting Structured Information

• Organize thoughts and ideas for oral reports using an outline.
• Locate specific information in print as a response to a written or spoken question.
• Ask questions that elicit necessary information (directions, time).
• Respond spontaneously to simple questions.

Outcome 4: Listen and respond to more sophisticated Spanish materials.

Stories, Songs and Poems

• Recall major details of the story pilot and setting.
• Describe characters and their feelings in detail.
• Recall supporting details of the story plot and setting.
• Describe characters and their feelings by considering own feelings and experiences.

Videos and Television Programs

• Choose to listen to video and television programs in Spanish for entertainment.
• Select to view video and television programs in Spanish for a purpose such as gathering information.

Outcome 5: Provide background information on people and places in the Spanish-speaking world.

• Read a variety of culturally relevant stories and information.
• Obtain information about people and places in the Spanish-speaking world using an encyclopedia, an atlas and maps.
• Learn about people from various cultures and parts of the world who have made significant contributions to their chosen fields.
• Interview a Spanish-speaking community member to gain understanding about his or her experiences.
• Obtain information about people and places in the Spanish-speaking world through a variety of reference sources including encyclopedia, atlas, maps, almanac and computer databases and create a report or project.
• Write about Spanish-speaking parts of the world by interpreting maps, tables and graphs.

Grade 5:

• Cultural Diversity: Cultural and language differences across U.S.
• Economics: Compare/contrast economies/money of countries
• Multiplication/Division: Review 1-1,000,000 story problems, money usage
• Space: Solar system, plants, movements, conditions
• U.S. Government: Charts and graphs, contrast U.S. to Canada and Mexico