Competencies

Grade Competencies

Kindergarten

Student associates drawings with words in Spanish.

Student engages in basic conversations in Spanish.

Student reproduces sounds made by the teacher in Spanish.

First Grade

Student identifies individuals using Spanish vocabulary.

Student engages in conversations to greet others and ask some personal questions in Spanish.

Student listens to sounds and produces phonemes in Spanish.

Student completes cultural activities to study Hispanic cultures.

Second Grade

Student uses basic vocabulary in Spanish (i.e. numbers, family names).

Student engages in simple conversations in Spanish to learn about their classmates.

Student produces phonemes in Spanish.

Student investigates Hispanic cultures through activities.

Third Grade

Student uses and spells Spanish vocabulary accurately.

Student uses knowledge of grammar in conversational exchanges in Spanish.

Student accurately produces phonemes in Spanish.

Student investigates Hispanic countries and flags.

Fourth Grade

Student uses and spells Spanish vocabulary accurately.

Student uses basic verbal conjugation.

Student correctly pronounces sounds in Spanish.

Student investigates Hispanic and Latino people.

Fifth Grade

Student uses Spanish vocabulary to share preferences.

Student conjugates the verbs ser (to be) and gustar (to like).

Student correctly pronounces vowels and consonants in Spanish.

Student researches Hispanic and Latino people.

Sixth Grade

Student uses Spanish vocabulary to describe their personality and physical appearance.

Student examines the use of articles and adjectives and their agreement with nouns in Spanish.

Student correctly pronounces vowels and consonants in Spanish.

Student investigates the Latino population in the United States.

Seventh Grade

Student uses Spanish vocabulary related to life at school and home.

Student conjugates regular verbs in present simple tense.

Student correctly pronounces vowels and consonants in Spanish.

Student investigates the Hispanic countries of Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain.

Eighth Grade

Student uses Spanish vocabulary appropriately in conversation.

Student conjugates irregular verbs in present simple tense.

Student correctly pronounces vowels and consonants in Spanish.

Student investigate the Hispanic countries of Argentina, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Ecuador.