Overview of Curriculum for 4th Grade Year
Emphasis on listening and speaking skills with greater emphasis on written work and grammar than in Third Grade
Reading for meaning
Guided writing
Exposure to cultural experiences (English and Spanish)
Integrate technology through projects
Assessments
California map
Reference card for landforms
Regions book
Travel Brochures
Classroom participation in songs, dialogues, groupwork and projects
Songs
"Viva
Verde"
"En el Jardín"
"Las
Plantas Necesitan"
“En
California, Hay Cuatro Regiones”
"A-D-I-O-S"
“Adiós,
Hasta Luego”
1st Trimester
Language Acquisition Goals
(I) (R) (M) = Introduce, Review and Master
1) Basic greetings (R)
a) Adjectives
b) Estoy (cansado/a, enojado/a, emocionado/a)
2) Numbers
a) 1-20 (R)
b) 20-100 (I)
3) Alphabet (R)
a) vowels & consonants
4) Calendar
a) weather (R)
b) days of the week (R)
c) months of the year (I)
d) current year (I)
5) Classroom objects (R)
6) Geography
a) Continents & Oceans (R)
b) Four main cardinal directions (Norte, Sur, Este, Oeste) (R)
c) Additional cardinal directions (Noreste, Noroeste, Sureste, Suroeste) (I)
d) California regions (I)
e) California landforms (I) (Feminine / Masculine) (I)
f) ¿Dónde está? (R)
7) California animals (I)
a) Del aire, del agua, de la tierra (I)
b) Mi favorito es… (R)
8) Día de los muertos (R)
9) Commands: Basic (R) Advanced (I)
2nd Trimester
Language Acquisition Goals
1) Cross-cultural comparisons between California and other Spanish Speaking countries (i.e. Chile, Puerto Rico, Equatorial Guinea) (I)
a) Se habla
b) Hay / No hay
c) Es
2) Spanish Influence (I)
a) European countries
b) Explorers
c) Missions
d) TPRS method with Question Words (I) & Yo voy a… el / ella fue a…
3) Advanced commands (R)
3rd Trimester
Language Acquisition Goals
1) Ranchos (I)
a) La casa
b) Tenía / Tenían
2) Gold Rush (I)
a) Transportation
b) Ir
4) Advanced Commands (R)
Additional Projects and Cultural Components
1) International networking
a) Global projects
b) Key pals with students in Spanish speaking projects
2) Speakers
3) Dancers
4) Musicians
5) Chef
6) iMovies
7) Podcasts
8) Skits
9) Spanish integrated into other subject areas
10) Integration with other specialists