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Starting in Kindergarten and continuing through fourth grade, each student at Rye Elementary School studies Spanish for the first part of the school year and French for the second portion. Through music, books, games, skits, presentations, trip simulations, crafts, projects and more, students progress in their speaking, reading, writing and listening skills in the target language. Cultural experiences and themes are a major part of learning through each year of study. Connections and comparisons are made from the students' native language and culture to French and Spanish and their corresponding cultures. Through the RES Spanish and French programs, students improve their global perspective and knowledge of geography, current events and history. Additionally, learners enhance vocabulary and social skills through interpersonal speaking tasks in the Rye Elementary School world language classroom.
Throughout World Language, students work on their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in the target language.
During the study of each language, the following concepts are taught and reviewed:
Kindergarten: numbers 1-20, greetings, colors, animals, shapes, nature vocabulary, basic cultural information about Mexico, Québec and France
First Grade: numbers, greetings, colors, family, animals, basic cultural information about Mexico, Québec and France, days of the week, months, food, describing likes and dislikes and nature vocabulary
Second Grade: numbers, greetings, colors, animals, basic cultural information about and exploration of the French and Spanish speaking world, family, parts of the body, days of the week, months, prepositions of location, shapes, describing likes and dislikes, adjectives and nature vocabulary
Third Grade: numbers, greetings, colors, animals, a more in-depth study cultural information about and exploration of parts of the French and Spanish speaking world, parts of the body, days of the week, months, seasons, weather, clothing, travel, house and home, describing likes and dislikes, describing oneself, adjectives and nature vocabulary
Fourth Grade: the alphabet, numbers, greetings, colors, animals, a more in-depth study cultural information about and exploration of parts of the French and Spanish speaking world, parts of the body, days of the week, months, seasons, weather, clothing, travel, school supplies, describing likes and dislikes, adjectives including describing oneself and others, careers, and nature vocabulary
A look ahead at Rye Junior High:
5th Grade: the alphabet, numbers, greetings, colors, animals, a more in-depth study cultural information about and exploration of parts of the French and Spanish speaking world, parts of the body, days of the week, months, seasons, weather, adjectives including describing oneself and others, careers, places in a city and restaurant vocabulary.
Standards
Here are the New Hampshire World Language Learning Standards which addresses the areas in which each topic is taught and the goals for our learning:
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