Elementary Spanish Level 4

Segment One

• Countries in South America
• Culture of Argentina
• Greetings
• Asking and answering questions
• Family member words
• Describing people using adjectives
• Words and expressions related to soccer
• Third person plural
• Famous soccer player Leo Messi
• Wild animals of South America
• Iguazu Falls
• Signs about wild animals
• Habitats of wild animals
• Seasons and months of the year
• Vocabulary related to weather
• Seasons are opposite in Patagonia and North America
• Summer clothing
• Winter clothing
• Conjugations for the verbs poner and tener
• Labeling adjectives with the correct number and gender
• Signs seen at stores
• Winter activities
• Prepositions related to winter activities
• Telling time
• Writing the date
• Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Segment Two

• Animals of South America
• Tierra del Fuego
• Nature and surroundings of Tierra del Fuego
• Future tense
• Asking and answering questions
• Words related to being ill
• Veterinarian vocabulary
• Numbers 1-1000
• Counting by 100s
• Multiplying by 100s
• Writing a letter
• Vocabulary related to writing a letter
• Giving advice
• Gaucho culture
• Family words
• Rhyming and poetry
• Argentine Pampas
• Past tense
• Vocabulary related to fairy tales
• Key points of a fairy tale
• Vocabulary related to the solar system
• Planets in the solar system
• Constellations
• Native South American cultures and their art
• Imperfect verbs
• Native North and South American cultures

Students will need the following materials: printer, cell phone or scanner, headphones with a microphone, notebook, pen, pencil, crayons or markers, coloring pencils, paper, glue, tape, scissors, dice, deck of playing cards, ruler, paper clip, construction paper, and craft paint.

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, oral assessments, and discussions. Core courses will use the state-approved grading scale and Special Area courses will use an S or U grading scale. 

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.