LPE Spanish Curriculum Grades K-5^th

Fall 2009

In this document, you will find the Spanish curriculum by grade level. There will be focus material, review material (except for kinder), enrichment material (preparing them for the following year), focus key phrases, review phrases (except for kinder), additional enrichment that isn’t covered in our “regular” curriculum, and challenge ideas for advanced students.

It’s common to have a person who has never been exposed to Spanish in the same classroom as someone who is exposed to it regularly, or even daily. The majority of our students have participated in the LPE Spanish program and will therefore be at least somewhat familiar with the material and phrases from the previous grade level. For those new to the program and because the children only have Spanish 30 minutes/week, it is very important to go through Review Materials and Phrases regularly, in addition to the Focus Materials and Phrases. Although we’d like for the majority of the students to master the core material outlined for a particular grade level, don’t get “stuck” trying to be sure EVERYONE has mastered any particular area. Rather, offer SOMETHING NEW almost every class (vocabulary and/or phrases), and offer LOTS OF REVIEW on various topics almost every class. Use your judgement as to how much to do on new vs. review, and as to how many topics to cover on any given day.

In order to keep the more advanced students challenged, we list “additional enrichment” and “challenge ideas” at the end of each grade level curriculum. These can be presented either to the class as a whole or to the students who have already mastered the core material when the others are working on an activity. Advanced and bilingual children can also be given a simple Spanish book to enjoy during review; there are many available in our Spanish room. During regular activities, you can ask advanced students to focus on the spelling or phrasing to help keep them learning something new.

For consistency within the grade level and for the following year, it is important that each class within the grade level follow the curriculum and use the materials provided by Risas y Sonrisas (particularly the CD songs that go with units, as well as our focus/review lists and phrases). Once the children learn a song, you may find that they enjoy singing without the CD! The enrichment materials are icing on the cake, and help us keep our lessons fresh and exciting.

ABOVE ALL ELSE, OUR GOAL IS FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND TO LOVE SPANISH…So, keep your lessons moving along, and have a GREAT time with your students. Please print out this page and the curriculum (for your grade level/s) and refer to them often!