Spanish 1: In My School by Erika Westby

Spanish 1: In My School

Communication

Discuss school schedules and daily activities

Talk about how someone feels

Describe classroom objects and clothing

Say things that people do

Cultures

Identify Hispanic influences in U.S.

Compare own school to schools in Spanish-speaking countries

Connections

Refine their writing, speaking, and test-taking abilities.

Comparisons

Compare and contrast aspects of Spanish-speaking countries with own personal country/culture.

Improve their grasp of English grammar and language arts

Communities

Recognize the influence of the Spanish language in the U. S. through authentic materials

Grammar

Making introductions

State locations

Talk about feelings

Using the verb "ser" and "estar"

Definite/Indefinite articles

Using adjectives

Present tense -ar verbs

Vocabulary

People

Classroom Objects

Daily activities

Classes/School schedule

Identify cognates

Funston, J. , (2005). Navegando 1. St. Paul: EMC Paradigm Publishing.