Helen Buckner
Elementary Spanish
Elementary Spanish meets twice a week in kindergarten through fifth grades. The Spanish language is introduced and developed using a variety of techniques, which meet the needs of varied learning styles (kinesthetic, visual, and auditory). A “Total Physical Response” method is used, which requires student responses ranging from movement, pointing, pronunciation, and “yes/no” as indications of comprehension. As students progress through grade levels, actual actions and full sentence answers are included to demonstrate comprehension and the ability to communicate in Spanish. Games, songs, skits, and a variety of technology mediums are used to enhance and encourage learning. Scripture memorization is integrated into the curriculum providing the students with the opportunity to hear and learn God’s Word in Spanish. The program is designed to foster a love for learning a foreign language as students explore familiar and non-familiar content.
Overview of Elementary Spanish Content (by grade)
Kindergarten: Greetings and Salutations, polite expressions, Pledge of Allegiance to American flag, pledge of allegiance to Christian flag, scripture memorization, colors, numbers 1- 30, days of the week, vowel sounds, clothing, domestic animals, family members, parts of the body, “tener expressions” (expressing hunger, thirst, and other feelings), classroom vocabulary, Spanish culture, birthday and Christmas vocabulary.
First Grade: Greetings and Salutations, polite expressions, Pledge of Allegiance to American flag, pledge of allegiance to Christian flag, scripture memorization, colors, numbers 1- 50, days of the week, vowel sounds, clothing, domestic animals, family members, parts of the body, “tener expressions” (expressing hunger, thirst, and other feelings), classroom vocabulary, Spanish culture, birthday and Christmas vocabulary.
Second Grade: Greetings and Salutations, polite expressions, Pledge of Allegiance to American flag, scripture memorization, colors, numbers 1- 100, days of the week, months of the year, vowel sounds, clothing, domestic animals, family members, parts of the body, “tener expressions” (expressing hunger, thirst, and other feelings), emotions, classroom vocabulary, Spanish culture, birthday and Christmas vocabulary.
Third Grade: Greetings and Salutations, polite expressions, Pledge of Allegiance to American flag, Pledge of allegiance to Christian flag, scripture memorization, colors, numbers 1- 100, days of the week, months of the year, alphabet, capitals and countries, clothing, domestic animals, family members, parts of the body, “tener expressions” (expressing hunger, thirst, and other feelings), classroom vocabulary, Spanish culture, birthday and Christmas vocabulary.
Fourth Grade: Greetings and Salutations, polite expressions, Pledge of Allegiance to American flag, scripture memorization, colors, numbers 1- 500, days of the week, months of the year, the weather, seasons of the year, telling time, math, vowel sounds, clothing, domestic animals, family members, parts of the body, “tener expressions” (expressing hunger, thirst, and other feelings), classroom vocabulary, Spanish culture, birthday and Christmas vocabulary.
Fifth Grade: Greetings and Salutations, polite expressions, Pledge of Allegiance to American flag, scripture memorization, colors, numbers 1- 1000, days of the week, months of the year, the weather, seasons of the year, telling time, math, vowel sounds, clothing, domestic animals, family members, parts of the body, “tener expressions” (expressing hunger, thirst, and other feelings), asking where is and where are, classroom vocabulary, verb conjugations, Spanish culture, birthday and Christmas vocabulary.