What are we learning?
Students will review how to begin a conversation when meeting a Spanish speaker and focus on strategies that will help them communicate in Spanish as we begin to learn the language.
What to expect in this unit?
In this unit, through in-class activities, students will activate prior knowledge of the target language. They will review greetings, introductions, pronunciation, days of the week, months of the year, numbers, and Spanish speaking countries.
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.
Students are learning how to describe a typical class schedule. By the end of the unit, students should be able to tell when they have each class as well as what materials they need for their classes. They are also learning some common adjectives to describe their classes.
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.
What are we learning?
In this unit, through in-class activities, students will activate prior knowledge of the target language. They will learn to use the verbs gustar, tener, and ser while forming sentences in the target language.
What to expect in this unit?
Students will interact in Spanish to express your identity, ask for and give personal information and express preferences about activities. Students will interpret images, videos, audio and written texts in Spanish to gain insights into identity. Students will also present basic information about themselves in Spanish.
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.
Students are learning how to describe a typical class schedule. By the end of the unit, students should be able to tell when they have each class as well as what materials they need for their classes. They are also learning some common adjectives to describe their classes.
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it gives students
What are we learning?
We are learning to recite "The Pledge of Allegiance" in Spanish. We are also using our previously learned skills with conjugating -ar verbs and are expanding into conjugating our first few irregular verbs.
What to expect in this unit?
In this unit, through in-class activities, we are activating prior knowledge of the target language while incorporating some new vocabulary. Students are learning various adjectives that can describe their feelings and emotions in preparation of using the verb "estar".
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.
What are we learning?
We are learning about the benefits of learning a new language. We are also focusing on various Spanish-speaking cultures and what their typical school day looks like. How does it compare to a typical school day here in the United States?
What to expect in this unit?
In this unit, through in-class activities, we are activating prior knowledge of the target language while incorporating new vocabulary. Students are learning how to describe a typical class schedule. By the end of the unit, students should be able to tell when they have each class as well as what materials they need for their classes. They are also learning some common adjectives to describe their classes.
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.
What are we learning?
We are learning to recite "The Pledge of Allegiance" in Spanish. We are also using our previously learned skills with conjugating -ar verbs and are expanding into conjugating our first few irregular verbs.
What to expect in this unit?
In this unit, through in-class activities, we are activating prior knowledge of the target language while incorporating some new vocabulary. Students are learning various adjectives that can describe their feelings and emotions in preparation of using the verb "estar".
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.
What are we learning?
In this unit, through in-class activities, students will activate prior knowledge of the target language. They will learn to use the verbs comprar and llevar while forming sentences in the target language.
What to expect in this unit?
Students will interact in Spanish and learn how to say what someone is wearing or shopping for. Students will interpret images, videos, audio and written texts in Spanish to gain insights into clothing and shopping. Students will also participate in a fashion show in Spanish.
Why does this unit matter?
This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.
Students are learning how to describe clothing using colors and adjectives. By the end of the unit, students should be able to describe what someone is wearing.