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1 Communication in Languages Other Than English

• 1.1 Communicate about very familiar topics (written or oral) using isolated words and high-frequency phrases (interpersonal mode)

  • 1.1.a Copy and exchange simple messages

  • 1.1.b Imitate modeled words and phrases using intonation and pronunciation

  • 1.1.c Form simple sentences on very familiar topics using learned vocabulary and high-frequency phrases

  • 1.1.d Use words and phrases without awareness of grammatical structures

    • Greeting people and saying goodbye (S-1.M)
    • Introductions (S-1.O)

  • 1.1.e Answer simple questions about very familiar topics

    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
    • Listen and choose the appropriate response to basic questions (S-1.Q)

• 1.2 Comprehend isolated learned words and high-frequency phrases (written or oral) on very familiar topics (interpretive mode)

  • 1.2.a Understand short, simple conversations and narratives when using objects, visuals, and gestures

    • Weather and seasons (S-1.H)
    • Listen and fill in a form with personal information: letters and numbers (S-1.P)
    • What is the conversation about? (S-1.R)
    • Common adjectives (S-3.J)
    • Prepositions of place (S-4.E)
    • Describe scenes from around school (S-4.Q)

  • 1.2.b Respond to questions seeking clarification (for example, do you understand? What is this?)

  • 1.2.c Follow simple commands

  • 1.2.d Recognize the symbols of the target language writing system

    • The Spanish alphabet (S-1.A)

• 1.3 Present on very familiar topics (written or oral) using isolated words and high-frequency phrases (presentational mode)

  • 1.3.a Reproduce high-frequency words and phrases

    • Subject pronouns (S-2.G)
    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)
    • Provide the correct present‑tense form of ser (S-2.K)
    • Definite and indefinite articles (S-3.L)
    • Provide the correct present‑tense form of estar (S-4.J)
    • The prepositions a and de and the contractions al and del (S-4.M)

  • 1.3.b Use words derived from cognates, prefixes, and thematic vocabulary

    • Numbers 0‑10 (S-1.B)
    • Numbers 11‑20 (S-1.C)
    • Numbers 21‑31 (S-1.D)
    • Days of the week (S-1.E)
    • Months of the year (S-1.F)
    • Provide the date (S-1.G)
    • Weather and seasons (S-1.H)
    • Provide nouns to identify people (S-2.B)
    • Provide adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.D)
    • Provide adjectives that describe personalities (S-2.F)
    • Telling time: provide hours and minutes (S-3.A)
    • Name school subjects (S-3.D)
    • Name school supplies (S-3.F)
    • Provide ‑ar verbs related to school (S-3.H)
    • Name things in the classroom (S-4.B)
    • Name places in school (S-4.D)
    • Name immediate family members and pets (S-5.B)
    • Name extended family members (S-5.D)
    • Adjectives for feelings or states of being: provide the correct word (S-5.F)
    • Provide numbers: 30‑100 (S-5.H)
    • Common ‑er and ‑ir verbs (S-5.I)
    • Common prepositions: a, con, de, en, para (S-5.K)
    • Provide the correct possessive adjective (S-5.M)
    • Name meals and types of food (S-6.B)
    • Name food items (S-6.D)
    • Name drinks (S-6.F)
    • Name fruits and vegetables (S-6.H)
    • Recognize question words: set 2 (S-6.J)
    • Name day‑to‑day activities (S-7.B)
    • Name pastimes and hobbies (S-7.D)
    • Name sports (S-7.F)
    • Name people, places, and things associated with sports (S-7.H)

  • 1.3.c Recite single-word or high-frequency responses to visual cues

    • Recognize nouns to identify people (S-2.A)
    • Recognize adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.C)
    • Recognize adjectives that describe personalities (S-2.E)
    • Recognize school subjects (S-3.C)
    • Recognize school supplies (S-3.E)
    • Recognize ‑ar verbs related to school (S-3.G)
    • Recognize things in the classroom (S-4.A)
    • Recognize places in school (S-4.C)
    • Recognize immediate family members and pets (S-5.A)
    • Recognize extended family members (S-5.C)
    • Adjectives for feelings or states of being: recognize the correct word (S-5.E)
    • Recognize meals and types of food (S-6.A)
    • Recognize food items (S-6.C)
    • Recognize drinks (S-6.E)
    • Recognize fruits and vegetables (S-6.G)
    • Recognize day‑to‑day activities (S-7.A)
    • Recognize pastimes and hobbies (S-7.C)
    • Recognize sports (S-7.E)
    • Recognize people, places, and things associated with sports (S-7.G)

2 Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures

• 2.1 Identify common practices within the target cultures studied

  • 2.1.a Acknowledge and imitate basic greetings and gestures

  • 2.1.b Identify some common social practices at home and school

    • Greeting people and saying goodbye (S-1.M)
    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
    • Introductions (S-1.O)
    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)
    • Read materials related to school and student life (S-3.S)
    • Read about schools and education in the Spanish‑speaking world (S-4.P)

  • 2.1.c Identify a few major traditions and celebrations

• 2.2 Identify common products of the target cultures studied

  • 2.2.a Use language resources, including authentic materials, to identify daily products that are unique to the target culture and common to other cultures (such as food, clothes, and transportation)

  • 2.2.b Use language resources, including authentic materials, to identify common expressive products that are unique to the target culture and common to other cultures (songs, artwork, crafts, etc.)

3 Connections with Other Disciplines and Information Acquisition

• 3.1 Identify information that can be gathered from target language resources connected to other content areas

  • 3.1.a Identify resources connected to other content areas in the target language (i.e.: math systems, maps, weather patterns and forecasts)

    • Recognize Spanish‑speaking countries: North and Central America, Europe, and Africa (S-1.I)
    • Name Spanish‑speaking countries: North and Central America, Europe, and Africa (S-1.J)
    • Recognize Spanish‑speaking countries: South America (S-1.K)
    • Name Spanish‑speaking countries: South America (S-1.L)

  • 3.1.b Identify concepts, information and vocabulary in target language resources which incorporate knowledge in other content areas

• 3.2 Use authentic resources to locate basic information

  • 3.2.a Extract main ideas and key words from authentic resources

  • 3.2.b Use knowledge obtained from authentic resources to apply to new topics

4 Comparisons to Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture

• 4.1 Identify similarities and differences of the most basic vocabulary through comparisons of the student's own language and the language studied

  • 4.1.a Recognize basic vocabulary in both the native language and their own language to make comparisons

    • Numbers 0‑10 (S-1.B)
    • Numbers 11‑20 (S-1.C)
    • Numbers 21‑31 (S-1.D)
    • Days of the week (S-1.E)
    • Months of the year (S-1.F)
    • Weather and seasons (S-1.H)
    • Recognize nouns to identify people (S-2.A)
    • Recognize adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.C)
    • Recognize adjectives that describe personalities (S-2.E)
    • Subject pronouns (S-2.G)
    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)
    • Recognize school subjects (S-3.C)
    • Recognize school supplies (S-3.E)
    • Recognize ‑ar verbs related to school (S-3.G)
    • Common adjectives (S-3.J)
    • Common ‑ar verbs (S-3.K)
    • Recognize things in the classroom (S-4.A)
    • Recognize places in school (S-4.C)
    • Prepositions of place (S-4.E)
    • Recognize question words: set 1 (S-4.F)
    • Common adverbs (S-4.H)
    • Recognize immediate family members and pets (S-5.A)
    • Recognize extended family members (S-5.C)
    • Adjectives for feelings or states of being: recognize the correct word (S-5.E)
    • Recognize numbers: 30‑100 (S-5.G)
    • Common ‑er and ‑ir verbs (S-5.I)
    • Recognize meals and types of food (S-6.A)
    • Recognize food items (S-6.C)
    • Recognize drinks (S-6.E)
    • Recognize fruits and vegetables (S-6.G)
    • Verbs for talking about food, eating, and drinking (S-6.I)
    • Recognize day‑to‑day activities (S-7.A)
    • Recognize pastimes and hobbies (S-7.C)
    • Recognize sports (S-7.E)
    • Recognize people, places, and things associated with sports (S-7.G)
    • Question words: review (S-7.I)

  • 4.1.b Recognize some simple structures in the target language that differ from their own language

    • Basics of gender and noun‑adjective agreement: singular forms (S-2.L)
    • Basics of number and forming the plural (S-2.M)
    • Categorize words based on gender and number (S-2.N)
    • Definite and indefinite articles (S-3.L)
    • Gender and number agreement: articles, adjectives, and nouns (S-3.M)
    • Sentence structure in affirmative and negative sentences (S-3.P)

  • 4.1.c Recognize different pronunciation and intonation of individual words and basic phrases

  • 4.1.d Recognize features of their native and target language such as prefixes, suffixes, word roots, idioms, and sentence structure

    • Weather and seasons (S-1.H)

• 4.2 Identify and recognize the nature of culture through comparisons of the target culture(s) and the student's own culture

  • 4.2.a Identify the relationship between cultural perspectives and expressive products (music, visual arts, age level forms of literature) of the target culture(s) and their own

  • 4.2.b Recognize an understanding of the form, meaning, and importance of certain practices in the target culture(s) and their own

  • 4.2.c Identify and compare tangible products (toys, sports equipment, food) and intangible products (concept of time, daily routine, peer relationships, holidays, traditions) of the target culture(s) to those of their own

  • 4.2.d Recognize the contributions of the target cultures to the student's culture and vice versa