Overview of Curriculum for 5th Grade Year

Listening and speaking skills

Reading for meaning

Guided and authentic written work

Exposure to cultural experiences (English and Spanish)

Integrate technology through projects

World map: longitude/latitude, hemispheres, cities/countries

TPRS: stories, extensions (skits, photomontage)

Family tree

U.S. timeline (ordinals)

Classroom participation in songs, dialogues, groupwork and projects

Self assessments

“Viva verde”

“Hay frases para enseñar que cuiden”

“Las actividades”

“En europa hay muchos paises"

“Adiós amigos”

“Adiós, hasta luego”

“Adiós estudiantes”

1. Basic greetings (M)

    a. Adjectives

    b. estoy

2. Numbers 1-100 (R)

    a. 1-100 (R)

    b. 100-1,000,000,000 (I)

4. Calendar (R)

    a. day of the week

    b. current

    c. current year

    d. weather (M)

    e. seasons (I)

6. Geography (I)

    a. cardinal directions (Norte, Sur, Este, Oeste, Noreste, Sureste, Noroeste, Suroeste) (M)

    b. continents and oceans (M)

    c. states and capitals of the U.S. (I)

7. Día de los muertos (R)

8. Native cultures of North America (I)

9. Basic commands (M)

1. Singular and plural (R)

    a. el, la, un, una

    b. los, las, unos, unas

2. Masculine/feminine (R)

    a. el, la, un, una

   b. los, las, unos, unas

3. Family (R)

    a. Hay/no hay (R)

    b. Yo tengo

    c. Yo soy (I)

    d. El/ella es (R)

    e. Más que/menos que

    f. Physical attributes (R)

3. Total proficiency through reading and story telling (TPRS)

    a. Question words (R): ¿Quién?, ¿Qué?, ¿Cuándo?, ¿Dónde?, ¿Por qué?, ¿Cuántos?

    b. Había

4. Holiday comparison with Spanish speaking countries (I)

5. Longitude and latitude (I)

6. European countries and languages (I)

7. Explorers (R)

    a. Yo fue a… El / ella fue a… El / ella va a…

    b. Tener

5. Jamestown/Colonies (I)

6. Advanced commands (R)

1. Revolutionary War (I)

2. Declaration of Indepedance (I)

3. Order of adjectives (R)

4. Time (R)

5. Advanced Commands (R)

6. Ordinals (1st-5th) (R)

7. Activity words (R)

8. Mi favorito es… (M)

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