Spanish

The introduction of the Spanish language offers students an integrated experience. Activities presented give children the ability to learn about other cultures of foreign-speaking people. Students have a variety of opportunities to master, at the introductory level, their understanding of a second language by developing their listening, speaking, writing and reading skills.

In order to foster a fearless environment in which to practice their new language, students are given many opportunities to rehearse and perform using their new words and phrases. Students will have completed the equivalent of secondary school Spanish I by 8th grade.

Kindergarten

• Introduction to Spanish
• Numbers 0-10
• Spanish Halloween
• Calendar
• Spanish school vocabulary
• Spanish alphabet
• Question words
• Conversational exercises
• Family vocabulary 

Grade 1 

• Numbers 1-10
• Q and A response
• Spanish Halloween
• Calendar - days, months
• Family vocabulary
• School vocabulary
• Seasons
• Spanish alphabet
• Conversational exercises

Grade 2

• Numbers 1-10
• Q and A response
• Spanish Halloween
• Calendar — days, months
• Family vocabulary
• School vocabulary
• Seasons
• Conversational exercises

Grade 3

• Numbers 0-30
• Spanish Halloween
• Seasonal activities
• Calendar vocabulary
• Vocabulary school project
• History of Spanish language
• Spanish alphabet
• Questions and conversations
• Family vocabulary
• El Cinco de mayo

Grade 4

• Numbers 0-50
• Basic conversation
• Spanish Halloween
• Seasonal activities
• Calendar vocabulary
• Reading and writing vocabulary for items in school
• Origins of Spanish language
• Characteristics of Romance languages
• Conversation practice
• Family vocabulary
• El Cinco de Mayo

Grade 5

• Numbers 0-50
• Basic conversation
• Spanish Halloween
• Seasonal activities
• Calendar vocabulary
• Reading and writing vocabulary for items in school
• Origins of Spanish language
• Hispanic culture and history
• Characteristics of Romance languages
• Conversational skills
• El Cinco de Mayo

Grade 6

• Geography of Spanish speaking countries
• Basic expressions: greeting and introduction
• Gustar with indirect objects
• Pronouns me/te
• Definite and indefinite articles
• Gender of nouns
• Subject pronouns
• Expanding vocabulary
• Class schedules and sequencing of events
• Descriptive adjectives
• Noun/adjective agreement
• Ser and its subject - pronouns

Grade 7 

• Expressions of greeting and introduction
• Traditions, art and culture of Puerto Rico
• Descriptive adjectives
• Numbers 32-100
• Spanish influence on Texas
• Nouns and prepositions
• Gustar and Queuer
• Present tense ar verbs, jugar and ir verbs
• Weather expressions
• Traditions, art and culture of Costa Rica
• Tener and idiomatic expressions
• Irregular yo forms
• Vocabulary for chores
• Words of negation

Grade 8

• Regular and irregular verbs
• Immediate future tense
• Possessive adjectives
• Traditions, art and cultures of Mexico
• Food vocabulary
• Affirmative familiar command
• Stem changing verbs
• Traditions, art and culture of Argentina
• Nouns for body parts
• Verbs with reflexive pronouns
• Negative informal commands
• Influence of Hispanics in Florida
• Clothing vocabulary
• Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons
• Names of stores
• Traditions, art and culture of Dominican Republic
• The holidays
• Present progressive tense
• Traditions, art and culture of Peru
• Airport vocabulary
• Irregular informal commands