Bienvenidos! The Spanish program for grades K – 8th is centered on a communicative approach that incorporates the four main language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing that are used in everyday life. Your child will receive Spanish instruction once a week for 50 minute session. In order to supplement the work we do in class, students will be required to complete homework assignments and periodic projects. Topics that will be covered in this year’s curriculum include:
- Greetings and Salutations
- Introducing self and others
- Personal feelings
- Numbers 1-70
- School supplies, classroom objects and people at school
- Colors
- Shapes
- Animals
- Descriptions of objects and people
- The calendar and expressing dates
- Basic math in Spanish
- School subjects
- Activities that take place in the classroom
- Seasons and weather expressions
- Describing personal actions and those of others
- Cultural practices, traditions, and holidays in Spanish-speaking countries
Learning a second language is an exciting opportunity that is very useful in today’s diverse world. The goals this year for your child include helping him or her to develop vocabulary and knowledge of key phrases in the Spanish language and to help him or her to appreciate cultural differences between our culture and those of Spanish-speaking countries around the world. We will be learning in many different ways including singing, dancing, role-playing, and crafts.
