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5th and 6th Grade Spanish 2007-2008

Course Outline

Units of Study	Objectives	Vocabulary	Structures	Approximate Dates	Projects	Reference Pages
Unit 1: Los Basicos	To review material from prior experience To exchange greetings To practice using numbers To name and describe objects in the classroom To talk about school subjects and activities To respond to classroom commands	Numbers 1-100 Classroom Objects and School Subjects Colors Days of the week, months and seasons Words to describe weather Common animals	Adjective-noun agreement Singular present-tense of regular verbs, SER, IR and TENER IR + a+ Infinitive Gustar Expressions for telling time	Mid August – Mid September	TBA	Workbook pgs 1-10 Text pgs 2-21
Unit 2: Las Partes del Cuerpo	To name parts of the body To describe parts of the head and face To tell people what hurts To ask people if something hurts them	Parts of the body Parts of the face and head Numbers 100-1000	Doler + body parts Indirect object pronouns Definite articles Personal a	Mid September - October	Design your own monster	Text pgs 22 - 41
Unit 3: La Ropa	To describe clothes To talk about how clothes look and fit To talk about clothes people are going to buy To tell to whom things belong	Clothing Descriptive words to use with clothing	Quedar Gustar Llevar Pronouns: me, te, le Noun/adjective agreement De for ownership	October – Mid October	Shopping skit	Text pgs 42 - 60
Unit 4: Como Eres	To talk about personal appearance To talk about personality traits To compare two people, places or things	Hair type and color Body type Personal characteristics	SER Más/menos +adjective +que Gender and number agreement Exclamations using ¡Qué!	Mid October – November	YO project	Text pgs 63 - 82
Unit 5: La Casa	To name the interior and exterior parts of a home To talk about the location of people places and things To ask and answer questions about rooms in the house	Exterior of a home Rooms of a home Furniture and objects in the home Prepositions to describe location AR, ER, and IR verbs in the present tense	Estar with prepositions Masculine and feminine articles AR, ER and IR verb conjugations	November	La Casa de Mis Sueños	Text pgs 84 - 144
Unit 6: Las Quehaceres	To talk about household chores To talk about ‘having to do something’ To discuss things you have ‘just finished’ doing	Household tools Verbs that describe household chores	Tener+que+infinitive Phrases that describe specific household tasks Acabar+de+infinitive Prepositions: con and sin	December	TBA	Text pgs 146 -164
Unit 7: La Comida	To name things that are used at the table To name different kinds of food To talk about putting and bringing things someplace To talk about what you want and how much To talk about things you can and cannot do To express likes and dislikes	Food and drink items Utensils and condiments	Verbs TRAER and PONER Make statements and ask questions using verbs PODER and QUERER Possessive adjectives Stem-changing verbs A+a pronoun+ a form of gustar Expressions of time in talking about eating lunch and dinner	January	Restaurant Skit	Text pgs 166 -230
Unit 8: Las Routinas Diarias	To talk about daily routines To talk about activities To discuss similarities and differences in people’s routines	Morning and Nighttime routines Volver Pensar	Reflexive verbs E to ie stem-changing verbs O to ue stem-changing verbs Time expressions with reflexive verbs Sequencing words: primero, luego and por último	February – 6th Grade	TBA	Text pgs 232 -252
Unit 9: La Escuela	To talk about the different places in a school To learn about the people who work in the school To talk about what a person knows how to do To compare people and things	Professions in the schools Places of work	Saber + infinitive Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives	6th Grade	TBA	Text pgs 254-274
Unit 10: Repaso	To review all units, vocabulary and structures	All vocabulary from the past 9 units	All structures from the past 9 units	6th Grade	Final skit	Full Text