Sp1 Curriculum per RD2

Spanish 1 Units & Proficiency Levels

(Rd2 Curriculum aligned to pages of REALIDADES TEXTBOOK)

Richland 2 Spanish High School Curriculum valid since 2016-2017

Unit PE: Welcome to Spanish Class! (Novice-Low) (www.spanishspanish.com www.frenchspanishonline.com )

P1: Spanish-speaking countries & capitals (p.xvi-xxx)prior to chPE (maps games at: lizardpoint.com Sheppardsoftware.com, thetruesize.com)

Greetings/Farewells (all vocab PE text p. 22), (PE p.2,4)

Alphabet (PE p.12), Colors (6A p.273, 294),

Classroom Commands (PE p6), Numbers(PE p.7) & Time (PE p.8) (http://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/numeros.php)

Grammar: gender & number (PE p.11),

nouns & articles(1B p.60-61)(2B p.110-112), Body Parts (PE p.9)

Classroom Materials (limited)(PE p.10)(2B p.100),

Calendar (dates, days, months, etc. PE p.14-15,18)

Weather & Seasons (PE p.18-21,23)

P2: Infinitives (1A p.32-33)

The verb “gustar” (1A p.25-29,36-7 not much instruction)

Interrogatives (mainly vocab - focus on: cómo, qué, dónde)(4A p.184-186)

Vocab (1A p.46 & 4A p.184)


Unit 1: My Friends and I (Novice-Mid)

Subject Pronouns (2A p.82)

The verb “ser” (3B p.158-9, 168) (Ser de + country)

Adjectives (gender & number) (1B p.54-58, 3B p.156-7)

placements of adjectives (1B p.62-63)

Adj Vocab (1B p.70) (5B p.268)


Unit 2: My School Life (Novice-Low to Novice-Mid)

P1: Regular Present Tense (-ar, -er, -ir)

-ar (2A text p. 84-5, 96)

-er/-ir (3A text p. 132-133,144)

P2: The verb “estar” (2B p.107)

Locations (2B p.120, 101,105,109)

Feelings/Conditions (bien, mal, cansado, preocupado, tranquilo, ocupado,

enfermo, enojado, triste, contento, feliz, nervioso)(4B p.218)

Plurals nouns & articles (2B)

Vocab (2B text p. 120)


Unit 3: My Family Life (Novice-Mid)

Present Progressive (regular participles only) (6B p.308-9, 478) (Irregular are taught in Level 2 Unit 1 part1)

Tener (5A p228-230)

(Tener +que+inf / +expressions (age/hunger/etc) / possession) ???

Possession with “de” (2B p.101)

Possessive Adjectives (Short (5A p.232-234) & Long Forms (Level 2- 2A p.88-89)

Vocab: Celebrations/Family (5A p. 244)


Unit 4: (Health) Food, Dining, and Nutrition (Novice-Mid)

P1: Stem-Changing Verbs: U-UE (4B p.208-209) / O-UE (6A p.284-287)

/ E-IE (7A p330-331) / E-I (9B p.458)

The verbs “gustar” and “encantar” and verbs like gustar (3A p.135 not much instruction), (ch9A p436)

Vocab (3A p.144) -breakfast/lunch

P2: Yo -go Verbs: Tener (5a p228-230 covered),

Venir (5B p.256-257) Decir (8B p.408), (Level 2- 3B p.155, 7A p.345)

Vocab (3B text p.168) - dinner/healthy habits/nutrition

Vocab (5B text p. 268) - dining (extended lesson for restaurant experience)



Unit 5: My Community (Novice-Mid)

Unit 4 P3: Commands (affirmative tú regular and irregular) (6B p.300-301,305-307,318)(478)

*more irreg (Level 2- 3B p.168-170)

Vocab (6B text p.318) -Commands are taught with house & household chores vocabulary.


P1: The verb “ir”

“ir + a + place” (4A p.180-183)

Vocab (4A text p.194) places to visit within our community

P2: “ir + a + infinitive” (4B p.206-207)

Vocab (4B text p. 218) sports

Unit 6: My Style, Going Shopping (Novice-Mid)

higher numbers for prices

clothing (shopping & bartering)

Demonstrative adjectives (este, ese, aquel)