Spanish 1
Fall Semester | |||
Unit Title | Preliminary Unit | Unit 1 ¿Cómo somos? | Unit 2 La familia y la casa |
Time | 6 weeks | 5 weeks | 7 weeks |
Understandings | Greet people and saying goodbye
Use culturally appropriate expressions of politeness
Count to 100
Identify days of the week and months of the yearI can greet people
Ask and give the date
Ask and tell time
Discuss seasons and weather
Identify letters and sounds of the alphabet
Identify colors | Identify and describe people and things
Tell where someone is from
Express school schedule and opinions
Discuss Spanish-speaking countries
Use nouns, adjectives, and articles to create simple sentences
Use the verb SER to describe people and objects
Use TÚ and USTED appropriately based on the audience | Exchange information about pets and family
Describe a house or apartment
Describe rooms and furnishings
Use the verb tener to express age and what others have.
Use possessive adjectives to express ownership |
TEKS | 1B, 1D, 1E, 1F 2B 3B | 1A, 1E, 1F 2A, 2B 3B | 1A, 1B, 1E, 1F 2A, 2B, 2C 3A, 3B |
Spring Semester | ||||
Unit Title | Unit 3 En la clase y después | Unit 4 ¿Qué comemos y dónde? | Unit 5 Deportes | Unit 6 El bienestar |
Time | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks |
Understandings | Discuss activities during the school day
Identify some school clothes and school supplies
Discuss after school and free time activities
Compare activities in Spanish-speaking countries and the US
Express actions that people do regularly by using the present tense of verbs that end in AR, ER, and IR
Use the verbs IR, DAR, and ESTAR
Use the contractions AL and DEL | Identify foods and discuss meals
Discuss opinions on restaurants
Order food or a beverage at a café
Compare eating habits in various Spanish-speaking countries
Communicate in sentences using the present tense of verbs that end in AR, ER, and IR
Communicate in sentences using the expressions INFINITIVE IR + A, TENER QUE, ACABAR DE | Discuss sports and sporting events
Identify colors
Compare sports in different areas of the Spanish-speaking world
Communicate in sentences using the present tense of stem-changing verbs
Communicate in sentences and express opinions using verbs such as INTERESAR, ABURRIR, and GUSTAR
| Describe personality, conditions, and emotions.
Describe minor illnesses and doctor’s appointments.
Use the verb SER to express an inherent characteristic, tell where something is from and to tell what something is made of
Use the verb ESTAR to express a temporary state of emotion, condition, and to tell where something is located |
TEKS | 1A, 1C, 1D, 1F 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D 3A, 3B | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D 3B | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F 2A, 2B, 2D 3A, 3B | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F 2B 3A, 3B |