Level 1 Curriculum Content

  • Preliminary Lesson

    • ask people their names
    • spell my name and other common words
    • ask people where they are from
    • say where I and other people are from
    • interview a classmate and find out basic information about him/her, including age and school classes
    • ask and answer questions about objects in my classroom and class schedules
    • identify a few classroom expressions in Spanish
    • talk about my school schedule, classes and teachers

    Lesson 1:

    • greet new acquaintances, introduce myself, and say goodbye
    • name familiar objects and people
    • use numbers to say how many there are of something and tell time
    • understand simple descriptions of classmates and classroom objects
    • interview a new Spanish teacher and find out basic information about him/her

    Lesson 2:

    • meet a new student in school and find out basic information about him/her
    • ask and answer simple questions about academic life
    • talk about my daily activities and my activity preferences
    • explain where objects and people are located
    • solve math problems and say the years of important events in Spanish

    Lesson 3:

    • talk about family members and their relationships to each other
    • introduce my family to a friend
    • write a personal profile to post on social media
    • describe the members of my extended family, including how they are related to one another
    • describe my activities on a typical day
    • talk about the things I have to do

    Lesson 4:

    • talk about my favorite pastimes and make plans to do them
    • talk about my vacation plans
    • talk about my favorite TV sports show
    • talk about movies and describe my favorite movie

    Lesson 5:

    • participate in a conversation about planning a trip
    • participate in a conversation about checking into a hotel
    • describe how people feel
    • say what people are doing at a specific time
    • describe people and places

    Lesson 6:

    • talk about shopping and clothing preferences
    • participate in a conversation at an open-air market and negotiate a price
    • talk about people, things, and places I know
    • discuss clothing, fit and price, in order to make a purchase
    • exchange information about activities that took place in the past
    • exchange opinions about specific clothing items and describe their location