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Week of September 3

Skills	Content	Assessment
Review basic greetings Review telling time Review day and date Review basic weather conditions	Students will complete the review activities on pgs. 36-47 orally in last year's textbook as a review of their work last spring.

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Week of September 10

Skills	Content	Assessment
Review basic greetings Review telling time Review day and date Review basic weather conditions Members of the family	Students will be able to say the day and date for today, yesterday, and tomorrow Students will say the weather conditions for each day. Students will identify members of their family and extended family (madre, padre, hijo, hija, hermano, hermana, tio, tia, primo, prima, abuelo, abuela), using dramatic play in class

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Week of September 17

Skills	Content	Assessment
Review basic greetings Review telling time Review day and date Review basic weather conditions Members of the family	Students will continue to review family members Students will identify ways to make nouns and adjectives plural Students will learn how to talk about their families	Grading and review of homework sheet and paragraph about their families

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Week of September 24

Skills	Content	Assessment
Review members of the family Review describing adjectives The verb tener Saying how old you are and asking how old someone is	Students will use simple adjectives to describe their family members and friends Students will be able to ask how old someone is and they will be able to say how old they or someone else is Students will use the verb tener properly	Family/friend picture activity Observation of in-class dialogues

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Week of October 1

Skills	Content	Assessment
The verbs ser and estar Using adjectives to describe family and friends Describing how one's feeling	Students will use ser and estar properly to describe day, date, weather, how their feeling, themselves and those around them

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Week of October 8

Skills	Content	Assessment
Classroom words and phrases Describing words Singing	Students will develop a list of describing words they would like to know in Spanish. Students will develop a list of classroom words and phrases that everyone should know. Students will sing Diez Deditos Students will use classroom Internet access to use a Spanish dictionary to look up describing words in Spanish.	Quiz coming Tuesday, October 16 on classroom words and phrases

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Week of October 15

Skills	Content	Assessment
Classroom conversational expressions Making nouns plural Family members	Students will review classroom conversational expressions to prepare for test Students will complete activities in binder to understand how to make nouns plural in Spanish Students will continue to describe themselves and their family members	ORAL TEST on classroom conversational expressions

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Week of October 22

Skills	Content	Assessment
Classroom conversational expressions Making nouns plural Family members	Students will take oral tests this week Students will learn how to say they like and don't like to do certain activities

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Week of October 29

Skills	Content	Assessment
Family members Daily school schedule Halloween	Students will finish their oral tests Students will be introduced to vocabulary that allows them to express what classes they take and at what times, and how to describe the classes Halloween activities	Mi Familia posters, as a final review/test of this unit

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Week of November 5

Skills	Content	Assessment
The school environment Telling time	Students will review last week's material, and review classroom objects Students will review telling time Students will converse about their school activities and environment

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Week of November 12

Skills	Content	Assessment
The school environment Telling time Table blessing prayers	Students are learning Bless Us, O Lord, on their own, using my blog as a resource Students will continue to review and use classroom vocabulary Students will review telling time	Sentence translating activity

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Week of November 19

Skills	Content	Assessment
Table blessing prayers Día de Acción de Gracias	Students will continue to learn table blessing prayers Students will learn vocabulary related to Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving Word Search

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Week of November 26

Skills	Content	Assessment
Spanish Food Day Singing Telling Time	Students will continue to learn Spanish table blessings Students will review We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Cascabel in Spanish Students will eat the black beans and rice dish Students will review telling time	Paired conversational activities to review telling time and saying classes and teachers

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Week of December 3

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing Christmas carols in Spanish Telling time/Class Schedule	Students will continue to learn Spanish table blessings Students will review We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Cascabel in Spanish Students will review tell time and class activities and schedule vocabulary	Students will write a "letter" to a friend in a Spanish-speaking country, talking about their teachers and daily class schedule

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Week of December 10

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing Christmas carols in Spanish Spanish Food Day	Students will continue to learn Spanish table blessings and telling time Students will review We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Jingle Bells and learn Deck the Halls in Spanish Students will eat COMPOTA DE PERAS (Pear Compote)

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Week of December 17

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing Christmas carols in Spanish La Navidad	Students will continue to learn Spanish table blessings and telling time Students will sing Away in A Manger in Spanish Students will use the Internet to access information about Hispanic Christmas traditions

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Week of January 7

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Classroom Objects	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will begin to learn Macarena in Spanish Students will review classroom objects, using their binders Beginning this week, class is conducted entirely in Spanish	Actividades A-H in binders

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Week of January 14

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Classroom objects The school day	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena, and begin to learn La Bamba in Spanish Students will converse in Spanish about their school day experiences	Finish final drafts of letters to a friend about school

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Week of January 21

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Classroom objects The school day Listening to spoken Spanish	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will converse in Spanish about their school day experiences Students will evaluate one another's letters	Complete El Salon Perfecto assignment

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Week of January 28

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Classroom objects The school day Listening to spoken Spanish	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will complete a matching activity to review classroom objects

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Week of February 4

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Parts of the Body The school day Listening to spoken Spanish	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will learn the vocabulary to say various body parts Students will learn the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Spanish	Students will complete Actividad A in their packets

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Week of February 11

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Dia de los Enamorados	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will learn the vocabulary associated with Valentine's Day, and create Valentine cards for a friend or family member	Visual assessment of the cards

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Week of February 18

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Parts of the Body Listening to spoken Spanish	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will review the vocabulary to say various body parts Students will review the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Spanish Students will read a short story in their binders, and complete Actividad B in their binders	Students will complete Actividad B in their packets

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Week of February 25

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Parts of the Body Listening to spoken Spanish Spanish Food Day The verb tener (to have)	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will review the vocabulary to say various body parts Students will review the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Spanish Students will go over Actividad B in Students will learn the verb tener, and review it's conjugation Students will complete a 5-sentence drill activity to review the verb tener	Students will go over Actividad B in class Students will complete the 5 question drill activity to review the verb tener

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Week of March 4

Skills

Content

Assessment

Singing in Spanish
Spanish prayers
Parts of the Body
Listening to spoken Spanish
The verb tener (to have)

Students will learn the Apostle's Creed
Students will review Macarena and La Bamba
Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo)
Students will review the vocabulary to say various body parts
Students will review the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Spanish
Students will go over Actividad C and D
Students will learn the verb tener, and review it's conjugation

Students will go over Actividad C and D in class

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Week of March 11

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Parts of the Body Listening to spoken Spanish The verb tener (to have)	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will review the vocabulary to say various body parts Students will review the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Spanish Students will learn the verb tener, and review it's conjugation Students will complete a 5-sentence drill activity to review the verb tener

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Week of March 18

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers La Semana Santa Spanish Food Day	Students will review table blessing prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo) Students will watch a video to learn more about the celebration of Holy Week and Easter in Spain	Students will use the blog to learn more about the celebration of Easter in Hispanic countries

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Week of March 25

Skills	Content	Assessment
Easter Break

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Week of March 31

Skills

Content

Assessment

Singing in Spanish
Spanish prayers
Parts of the Body
Listening to spoken Spanish
The verb tener (to have)

Students will review The Apostles' Creed
Students will review Macarena and La Bamba
Students will watch a few minutes of the Mexican version of Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo)
Students will review the vocabulary to say various body parts
Students will review the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Spanish
Students will learn the verb tener, and review it's conjugation

Students will work on Actividades F and G

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Week of April 7

Skills	Content	Assessment
Standardized Testing

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Week of April 14

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Parts of the Body Listening to spoken Spanish Spanish Food Day The verb tener (to have)	Students will review prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will review the vocabulary to say various body parts Students will go over Actividad G-I aloud in class Students will review tener que, tener ganas de, and tener meaning "to feel" a certain way	Students will complete p.249-251

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Week of April 21

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Speaking Spanish The verb tener (to have)	Students will review prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will continue to review the forms and uses of tener	Students will complete a 5-statement review of sentences that use tener

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Week of April 28

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Spanish Food Day Race for Education	Students will review prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will eat CROQUETAS DE POLLO

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Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Speaking Spanish The verb tener (to have)	Students will review prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will continue to review the forms and uses of tener	Students will work in pairs or groups of three to develop dialogues filled with phrases that make use of the verb tener

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Week of May 12

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Speaking Spanish Listening to spoken Spanish Writing Spanish The verb tener (to have)	Students will review prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will continue to review the forms and uses of tener	Students will present their dialogues filled with phrases that make use of the verb tener Students will work on the dialogue for their "Totally By Yourself, Super-Studly, Extremely Interesting End-of-the-Year" Projects

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Week of May 19

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing in Spanish Spanish prayers Parts of the Body Listening to spoken Spanish Spanish Food Day The verb tener (to have)	Students will review prayers Students will review Macarena and La Bamba Students will continue to review the forms and uses of tener Students will eat MEGETAS Students will watch a BBC-produced program which introduces students to Spanish	Students will complete their "Totally By Yourself, Super-Studly, Extremely Interesting End-of-the-Year" Projects and email them to the teacher

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