GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Curriculum Guide

Course Title: Spanish Grade 3

Subject: Spanish

Grade Level: 3

Department/School: Foreign Languages/Ridgewood Avenue

Duration: One year, meeting twice per cycle

Number of Credits: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Effective or Required: Required

Author: Alyssa DeSimone

Date Submitted: Summer 2005

Course Description

The third grade Spanish program’s main goal is to focus on introducing and establishing basic communicative skills with the students while exposing them to the cultural components that accompany learning and understanding the Spanish language. The students will be taught and encouraged to develop and fully utilize a variety of skills, including listening, speaking, writing, reading and spelling, all of which will be coupled with the content being taught in order to obtain optimal comprehension for each student. Hands-on, creative activities such as artwork, games, music and consistent peer interaction will allow the students to remain engaged in order to foster communicative capabilities for the Spanish language.

GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WORLD LANGAUAGE MISSION STATEMENT

In a changing world of technology and multiculturalism, the world is getting smaller and the importance of multilingual abilities is becoming increasingly important. We in the World Language Department believe every individual in our school is capable of learning a foreign language to the best of their ability. Our emphasis is on communication and culture. Students will use correct syntax, grammar, and pronunciation. Included in our repertoire of activities is a study of both Francophone and Hispanic cultures. This also includes non-verbal clues common to these cultures. Students will be exposed to all forms of literature in the native language in their chosen second language, in the original form, depending on the level of study.

Students will also be exposed to the language not only through the use of the textbook but also through the use of multimedia, listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Native speakers will be invited and engaged whenever possible. Students will be expected to take an active role in the learning of the language since true communication is an active process. Students will be assessed in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Authentic assessment in real life, survival situations will be a part of all teachers’ classrooms. Available technology will be employed, working on collaborative activities within the framework of the topic.

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

World Language

STANDARD 7.1 (COMMUNICATION) ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN AT LEAST ONE WORLD LANGUAGE IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH. THEY WILL USE LANGUAGE TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET SPOKEN AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE, PRESENT INFORMATION, CONCEPTS, AND IDEAS WHILE MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES, AND COMPARE THE LANGUAGE/CULTURE STUDIED WITH THEIR OWN.

STANDARD 7.2 (CULTURE) ALL STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERSPECTIVES OF A CULTURE(S) THROUGH EXPERIENCES WITH ITS PRODUCTS AND PRACTICES.

Curriculum Description

THEMATIC UNIT 1: MEETING AND GREETING PEOPLE

Standards 7.1 & 7.2

Goal: The students will learn how to meet and greet people of the Hispanic World by using common expressions and understanding proper etiquette and courtesy.

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

1. Respond to common meeting/greeting expressions. (7.1.A.1)

2. Recognize the Spanish alphabet sounds. (7.1.A.7)

3. Learn how to express courtesy. (7.1.A.2)

4. Demonstrate an awareness of the geographical location and factual information of Hispanic countries. (7.1.A.3, 7.2.A.1)

5. Understand the importance and advantages of speaking Spanish. (7.2.B.1)

6. Become acquainted with the main aspects of various Hispanic countries through research. (7.1.B.4)

Duration of time: One Semester

Activities

Students will:

- Exchange meetings and greetings with their teacher and their peers.

- Learn and sing the alphabet song.

- Initiate and respond to proper classroom etiquette.

- Label Hispanic countries on a map.

- Create a flag for an assigned Spanish-speaking country and identify capital city, currency, location and languages spoken therein.

- Brainstorm and discuss reasons for learning to speak Spanish.

- Create a flag for an assigned Spanish-speaking country and research main aspects of that country (capital, location, official language, currency).

THEMATIC UNIT 2: BECOMING AWARE OF AND EXPLAINING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

Standards 7.1 & 7.2

Goal: The students will be introduced to commonly used school vocabulary for objects in and around the classroom, as well as the proper ways to express numbers and apply them to dates, ages, and simple mathematical equations.

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

1. Identify common classroom objects. (7.1.A.3)

2. Create an awareness of articles. (7.1.A.7)

3. Count from 0 – 31 in Spanish. (7.1.A.5)

4. Learn, recite and spell the days of the week and months of the year. (7.1.5, 7.2.2)

5. Recognize and respond to dates, birthdays, and ages. (7.1.A.5)

6. Compute simple mathematical equations. (7.1.A.5)

7. Establish and understand the similarities and differences between Hispanic and American cultural holidays and their components and cultural purposes. (7.2.C.3)

8. Predict and utilize plural nouns. (7.1.A.7)

9. Utilize a timeline to highlight the events of famous Hispanic individuals. (7.1.A.3, 7.2.B.5)

Duration: One Semester

Activities

Students will:

- Label classroom items.

- Sing “Uno, dos, tres amigos.”

- Exchange dialogue with their peers and the teacher identifying classroom objects and their quantities.

- Compare and contrast the American calendar format with the Spanish calendar.

- Label a yearly calendar with month names.

- Sing “Happy Birthday” in Spanish.

- Create, display and reference a birthday bulletin board.

- Learn poem and song “Dos y dos.”

- Compare and contrast the Mexican Holiday “El día de los muertos” with Halloween.

- Create a timeline highlighting the life of a famous Hispanic individual.

THEMATIC UNIT 3: EXPRESSING PREFERENCES

Standards 7.1 & 7.2

Goal: The students will learn how to express likes and dislikes by utilizing adjectives and discussing their own personal preferences.

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

1. Employ the irregular verb Me gusta and No me gusta (I like and I don’t like). (7.1.B.3)

2. Comprehend sampling of regular infinitive verbs. (7.1.A.7)

3. Identify colors. (7.1.C.2)

4. Understand the proper placement of adjectives. (7.1.A.7)

5. Identify a variety of sporting activities. (7.1.A.3)

6. Identify and learn about a famous Hispanic athlete. (7.1.A.3)

7. Illustrate, label, and describe the parts of a house using new vocabulary. (7.1.A.3, 7.1.C.2)

Duration of time: One Semester

Activities

Students will:

- Learn and utilize a variety of action verbs pertaining to everyday actions as well as sports.

- Role play various action verbs.

- Sort various illustrations into likes and dislikes.

- Identify the colors of classroom objects as well as objects around the school.

- Learn about the life of Roberto Clemente and his achievements through literature and technology.

- Construct and present a Spanish story book containing illustrations of rooms in the house using acquired vocabulary.

THEMATIC UNIT 4: TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE

Standards 7.1 & 7.2

Goal: The students will learn how to discuss people and places by using new adjectives, discussing family relationships, and understanding and describing the differences between various environments.

Objectives:

Student will be able to:

1. Identify family relationships. (7.1.A.3, 7.1.C.2)

2. Utilize demonstrative adjectives. (7.1.A.7)

3. Experience traditional Latino music. (7.2.B.2)

4. Identify the sounds, appearances, and names of various musical instruments. (7.2.B.2, 7.2.C.2)

5. Understand how different environments affect a tribe’s survival. (7.2.A.2)

6. Describe personal and descriptive details of themselves and their families. (7.1.A.3, 7.1.C.1)

Duration of time: One Semester

Activities

Students will:

- Learn a traditional puppet rhyme.

- Create finger puppets for family members.

- Role play family members using names and Spanish descriptions.

- Create a family photo album and label family members.

- Listen and dance to traditional Hispanic music.

- Design a maraca or Congo drum.

- Create a book entitled Todo sobre mi (“All About Me”).

Texts, Resources, and/or Literature

1. Spanish is Fun: Lively Lessons for Beginners; Heywood Wald, 3rd Edition, Book 1; copyright 2000 by Amsco School Publications, Inc. ISBN #: 1-56765-465-7

2. ¡Buen Viaje!; Glencoe Spanish 1, Teacher’s Wraparound Edition, Multimedia Edition; copyright 2000 by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill ISBN #: 0-02-641221-7

3. Voces y Vistas; copyright 1992 by Scott Foresman & Co. ISBN #: 0-673-21621-7

4. Learning System A: ¡Viva el español!; copyright 2005 by Wright Group/McGraw-Hill ISBN #: 0-07-603023-7

5. Learning System B: ¡Viva el español!; copyright 2005 by Wright Group/McGraw-Hill ISBN#: 0-07-603024-5

6. Learning System C: ¡Viva el español!; copyright 2005 by Wright Group/McGraw-Hill ISBN#: 0-07-603025-3

7. The Usborne First Thousand Words in Spanish by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright; copyright 1995 by Usborne Publishing ISBN #: 0-7460-2309-X

8. Internet and Professional Workshops