Comprehension Outcomes

• Understand the spoken target language in the classroom setting

Participation Outcomes

• Follow classroom instructions
• Demonstrate listening skills and comprehension through active participation
• Respond appropriately to teacher prompts:  physically, orally, and in writing
• Demonstrate cooperation, good sportsmanship, and respect

Communication Outcomes

Oral:

• Imitate modeled sentences
• Use basic memorized vocabulary and new vocabulary in context
• Use target language whenever possible
• Communicate independently in one or two word utterances and where possible in complete sentences
• Use correct pronunciation, especially of vowel sounds

Written:

• Model written expressions with medium to high degree of accuracy

Cultural Outcomes

• Demonstrate familiarity with another culture through target language
• Demonstrate appreciation of and respect for other cultures, especially those that speak target language

General Themes and Topics (for Vocabulary/ Curriculum Outcomes)

• Greetings
• Basic words and phrases
• Numbers, numbers sense, basic operations
• “My World”
• “The Natural World”
• Movement and Music
• Geography: especially map skills, continents, oceans, North America, United States, Mexico
• Culture in Spanish speaking countries
• Cross-curricular connections (language arts, social studies, math, science, fine arts)