Elementary Curriculum for
First Grade - Spanish
Outcome 1: Speak in increasingly sophisticated sentences, demonstrating pronunciation and intonation of native speakers.
- Vocabulary Development
- Use words in Spanish to communicate number, color, size, shape and location.
- Use words in Spanish for days of the week, months and seasons.
- Create word webs to show how words and concepts are related.
- Listen to native speakers in conversations, on audiotapes and through videos and use the vocabulary heard.
- Consistently pronounce consonant sounds (/b/b,v; /k/c; /ch/ch; /d/d; /f/f; /g/g; /j/j; /l/l;
/y/II; /m/m; /p/p; /r/r; /s/s; z; /t/t).
Outcome 2: Count as high in Spanish as in English.
- Orally count, recognize numerals and read number words through 1,000 in Spanish.
- 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 presentations through diagrams and in print.
- Explain events clearly and concisely.
Outcome 4: Listen and respond to more sophisticated Spanish materials.
- Stories, Songs and Poems
- Describe characters and their feelings from stories read aloud or read silently.
- Videos and Television Programs
- Demonstrate understanding by summarizing main idea of the content.
Outcome 5: Provide background information on people and places in the Spanish-speaking world.
- Read a variety of books that provide background information and cultural relevance.
- Obtain information about people and places in the Spanish-speaking world using an encyclopedia and maps.
- Listen to a short presentation by Spanish-speaking community members in which they share information about themselves and their history.
First Grade Spanish Adaptation
- Emotions: Recognition and description of feelings
- Numbers 1-20: Vocabulary, simple addition, counting
- Shapes: Objects, shapes, patterns and graphs
- Story Structure: Parts and order of story
- Story Retelling: Retell stories, identify missing/mistold parts
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