Elementary World Language

Grades K-5

World Language in Kindergarten

Topics Covered:Verbal and Audio Recognition of:

Numbers Colors Greetings Descriptive words

Life Cycle of a PumpkinCharacters and vocabulary from

Little Red Riding HoodDiscuss the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas

World Language in First Grade

Topics Covered:Written and Oral Recognition of:

Numbers Colors Animals Classroom Objects

Creation and presentation of the story “Brown Bear What Do You See?”

Celebration of Day of the Dead

World Language in Second Grade

Topics Covered: Contextual vocabulary for the story

“The Hungry Caterpillar” including:

Colors & Numbers Days of the Week Fruits Life Cycle of the Butterfly

Phonetic Recognition of the Alphabet Express preferences in a complete

phrase Celebration of Cinco de Mayo

World Language in Third Grade

Topics Covered: Numbers 1-100 oral, written &

sequenced Days of the week Months of the year The written sequence of the date The Four Seasons Weather Clothing Body Parts Celebration of Carnival

World Language in Fourth Grade

Topics Covered:Using the concept of Community as our theme, the following

topics are discussed as they are related to different places in a community.

Family members Parts of a house & furniture School people and places The four food groups & common foods Meals & a cultural comparison of times & importance Body parts Physical conditions using the verb tener Clothing Sport Activities and preferences using the verb gustar The Spanish Alphabet Zoo animals & their habitats Pablo Picasso Latin American Country Presentations

World Language in Fifth Grade

Topics Covered:Using a Trip to Mexico as our theme, the following topics

are discussed as they are related to different activities and places in Mexico.

Personal Data Map skills Clothing Weather and temperature (°C=°F) Time Cultural Activities in Mexico Restaurant Etiquette and Ordering Diego Rivera and Frida Khalo Money Cultural market products & practices

Grammatical Sequencing of Questions and Sentences Famous Hispanic-Americans Project

World Language Resources

Teacher Page:My web page on the district website offers a variety

of resources for parents and students including: Notices of tests, projects, or assignments Detailed list of curriculum by grade level Homework and Grading Policies for World Language Links to approved practice websites Scholastic Spanish Book Club Ordering information Back to School Night Power Point Slide Show Afterschool club offerings and information

Contact Me:If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to

schedule a conference please contact me via: Voicemail at x6457 E-mail at mstoradecruz@warrentboe.org Web page link from the district website

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