Comprehension Outcomes

• Understand the spoken target language in the classroom setting
• Understand high frequency words outside of class

Participation Outcomes

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

Communication Outcomes

Oral:

• Use basic vocabulary independently
• Use proper greetings and polite expressions
• Use new vocabulary in context
• Request clarification in target language
• Use target language whenever possible
• Use target language in oral and written form in learning activities across the curriculum
• Communicate independently in phrases and where possible in complete sentences
• Use correct pronunciation in familiar words, especially of vowel sounds
• Begin to develop sound-letter correspondence in pronunciation and reading

Written:

• Follow modeled written expressions with high degree of accuracy
• Write independently in words or short phrases at appropriate level

Cultural Outcomes

• Demonstrate familiarity with another culture through target language
• Demonstrate appreciation of and respect for other cultures, especially those that speak the target language, through music, movement, and other media
• Recognize traditions of target cultures
• Identify cross-cultural similarities and differences
• Demonstrate knowledge of geography, especially of the Spanish-speaking world

General Themes and Topics (for Vocabulary/ Curriculum Outcomes)

• Greetings
• Basic words and phrases
• Spanish alphabet with emphasis on vowels
• “Mi comunidad sin fronteras/My Community without Borders”
• “El Mundo de las matematicas/The World of Mathematics”
• Movement and Music
• Culture in Spanish speaking countries
• Geography: Spain, Caribbean, Equatorial Guinea
• Cross-curricular connections (language arts, social studies, math, science, fine arts)