General Curriculum NOTE:The order of lessons is flexible. Depending on the development and needs of a particular class, we may jump themes. EG: students want to be able to order Mexican food in Spanish. The curriculum does not teach that until 4th grade. We may opt to learn that vocabulary in earlier grades, as suits the needs of the kids and practical use of the language.
Kinder & Grado Uno	Grado Dos	Grado Tres
Greetings & Farewells Commands + slow, fast, turn, etc. Tú vs. Usted Numbers: 1-10 Classroom Objects Colors Days of the week Numbers 11-20 Body Parts Domestic animals Tener expressions of feelings + age Numbers 21-30 Family Weather Months Jan-June Bad Weather Clothes Numbers: 1-40 Verbos: correr, saltar, bailar, andar, jugar, comer, hablar, cantar, pensar, dormir	Review Repaso Review Months July-Dec + birthday School Rooms Numbers: 0-50 Emotions – sad, happy, mad Alphabet: Vowels Traffic Prepositions Transportation Places in Community Summer Activities/ sports Verbos: beber, contar, jugar, tocar, ver, leer, escribir	Repaso Review Repaso House Vocabulary (break up with alphabet) Outside + vowels Rooms letters: b – g Numbers: 0-60 Review Alphabet: h-m Furniture Alphabet: n - s Appliances Alphabet: t - z Toys and Music makers Numbers Review Seasons Winter Activities Food: Fruit Table settings Food & meals Restaurant Interactions if time ¡Muchos Verbos!
Grado Cuatro	Grado Cinco	Grado Seis
Extensive Review of years K-3 Classes Musical Instruments Numbers through 100 Zoo Animals Time of Day Prepositions ¡Muchísimos VERBOS! **Bonus** Basic I Verbs: Tengo, Soy, Me gusta, Puedo, Quiero	Tireless Review of years k-5 Math and Shapes Counting by 100s Adjectives Courtesy Expressions Extended Family Basic I Verbs: Tengo, Soy, Me gusta, Puedo, Quiero, Voy y ¡más!	Pet Store Animals Prepositions Emergency situation Sea Life Doctor Office Stores & Shopping Eating in a Restaurant People in the Community Meeting People Circus Geography Basic I Verbs: Tengo, Soy, Me gusta, Puedo, Quiero, Hago, Voy y mas! ***BONUS***VERBOS DE ACCIóN
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Grading Criteria
Grade Explanation given to teachers on report cards

• Grades are based on how hard they try (participate, behave, make an effort at using and speaking the language) and display respectful behavior to all members of the class.
• Students not listed below receive an S. This means they are working within their individual ability level and doing so satisfactorily, ie: they are just fine and where they should be.
• E - Consistently attentive, arrive with and maintain a good attitude, participate well and with enthusiasm.
• S plus - Participate well--though not as consistently. Are attentive and participate most of the time.
• S minus - Do not participate much or not unless called upon, must be reminded to check their behavior &/or pay attention.
• N – Distracting, disrespectful, interruptive, and slows class progress. They are affecting others opportunity to learn.
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El Horario Semanal
Los Lunes (Monday)	Los Martes (Tuesdays)	Los Miércoles (Wednesdays)	Los Jueves (Thursdays)	Los Viernes (Fridays)
8:40-9:55 Plan 9:55:10:20 Higgins (K) 10:25-11:25 Plan 11:25-12:10 Tucker (5) 12:10-1:10 Lunch 1:10-1:35 Dommisse (1) 1:40-2:05 Armijo (1) 2:20-2:45 Owens (1)	8:40-9:25 Kipling (3) 9:35-10:20 Newman (4) 10:25-10:50 Belobraydic (K) 11:25-12:10 Plaisted (5) 12:20-12:45 Higgins (K) 12:50-1:40 Plan 1:45-2:10 Kahlich (2) 2:20-2:45 Owens (1)	8:40-9:25 Hensel (3) 9:35-10:20 Foster/Grove (4) 10:30-11:15 Kelley (6) 11:25-12:10 Larson (5) 12:10-1:10 Lunch 1:05-1:30 Domisse (1) 1:35-2:00 LaRose (2) 2:05-2:50 Owens (1)	9:00-9:25 Belobraydic (K) 9:35-10:20 Brown (4) 10:30-11:15 Hla (6) 11:25-12:10 Verbois (5) 12:10-1:10 Lunch 1:10-1:35 Lindley (2) 1:40-2:05 LaRose (2) 2:05-2:20 Limbo Time 2:20-2:45 Kahlich (1)	8:30-8:55 Armijo (1) 9:00-9:30 Hantla (K) 9:35-10:20 Zukowski (4) 10:30-11:15 Monroe (6) 11:15-12:10 Plan 12:10-1:10 Lunch 1:10-1:35 Lindley (2) 1:40-2:25 Martinez (3)
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¡¡Why Every Child Should Learn a Second Language!!

Q. Why should children learn a second language? • Children who learn a second language early in life will most often speak with native pronunciation. • Research has shown that second language study offers many benefits to students in terms of improved communicative ability, cognitive development, cultural awareness and job opportunities. • A study found that bilingual children understood better than monolingual children the general symbolic representation of print -- meaning that bilingual children learn to read sooner than monolingual children (Bialystok, 1997). • A recent study out of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (the nation's 4th largest school district and one of the leaders in bilingual education) shows that bilingual children perform much better in the math and verbal sections of standardized tests than their monolingual classmates. • A study conducted in Louisiana showed that regardless of race, sex or academic level, students who received daily instruction in a second language out-performed those who did not receive such instruction on the third-, fourth- and fifth- grade language arts sections of Louisiana's Basic Skills Tests. • The College Entrance Examination Board reports that students who had averaged four or more years of second language study scored higher on the math and verbal sections of the SAT than those who had studied four or more years of any other subject. Q. Why should Spanish be the language of choice? • Over 26 million homes in the United States have Spanish as their first language. • There are currently over 37 million Latino people living the United States. • Spanish is the most requested language program in the United States. • Learning Spanish as a second language allows a child to be able to communicate with over 300 million more people worldwide. Q. What is the best way to introduce second language instruction? • Bilingual education provides continuing education of the child’s native language while acquiring skills in the new one. • Bilingual education gives children a sense of pride to speak both their native language and the new one. • Retention over the long run is best with the bilingual method of instruction being used (vs. immersion). Q. Why should you start so young? • If a young child has a number of positive experiences with another language, he or she can become quite receptive to learning other languages (Kathleen Marcos, 1999). • Time magazine reported "The ability to learn a second language is highest between birth and the age of six, then undergoes a steady and inexorable decline." (Nash, 1997) Why Everyone Should Speak Spanish? Spanish is the second world language as a vehicle of international communication and the third as an international language of politics, economics and culture. 500 million people speak Spanish. About 330 million people in the world speak Spanish as their first language. Approximately another 100 million people speak Spanish as a second language. The demand for Spanish courses has doubled world-wide in ten years. Spanish is the official language in 22 countries. Spanish is expected to be the first language of 50% of the population of the United States within 50 years. Spanish is the most popular foreign language to learn in America and Europe. Today Spanish is an official language of the UN and its institutions, the European Union and other international organisations. The Spanish language is used world-wide on the Internet. Latin American countries are experiencing constant economic growth and because of that, are becoming more important as trading partners: NAFTA, MERCOSUR, Latin American Free Trade Source: Instituto Cervantes If you want to get on in today's modern world, using just English is no longer enough. It really pays to learn at least one more language. The obvious choice is Spanish, the next most widely spoken language in the world. By learning Spanish, you can communicate with another half a billion people. Argentina Belice Bolivia Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Ecuador España Guatemala Guinea Ecuatorial Honduras Méjico Nicaragua Panamá Paraguay Perú Puerto Rico Uruguay Republica Dominicana El Salvador Venezuela Back to Top Back to Main Page