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Mrs. Crist
Foreign Language Specials
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How to Reach Mrs. Crist at
Hanover Middle School
• 300 Keagy Ave
Hanover, PA 17331
• 717-637-9000
• acrist@hpsd.k12.pa.us
• Email is the best way to reach me!
We Study
• French
• Spanish
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Colors
Numbers
Family Members
Greetings
Dates
Body Parts
Geography
Animals
Classroom Objects
Foods
Alphabet
Links To Assorted Cultural
Topics
• French Topics
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Mt. St. Michel
French Cuisine
Poisson d’avril
French National Anthem
• Spanish Topics
– Frida Kahlo
– El Yunque
– 5 de mayo
– Salvador Dali
Subjects and Grades
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5th Grade
French
7th Grade
French
6th Grade
Spanish
8th Grade
Spanish
5th Grade French Specials
All 5th Grade students at Hanover Middle School
receive 30 days of French as part of their specials
rotation. This is an introductory course and is fun
and easy for all ability levels. Students are
required to copy vocabulary from the chalkboard
and learn it with the help of classroom activities
and worksheets. Simple tests are given after
several days of studying each set of vocabulary
words. All students get the opportunity to speak,
hear, read and write all of the vocabulary words.
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Topics Covered in
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French Specials
• Numbers 0-20
• Colors
• Days of the week,
months, and seasons
• Classroom objects
• Greetings
• The French Alphabet
• Assorted Cultural
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Mardi Gras
French Cuisine
April Fool’s Day
French Artists
French Musicians
Sample Vocabulary
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dix-huit – 18
cahier -notebook
je m’appelle –my name is
rouge - red
janvier -January
H –letter h, pronounced “ahsh”
5th Grade French Specials Project
Requirements
Every grade will complete a project in Foreign Language Specials which
will comprise a portion of their grade. The best projects will be
selected for entry in the Spring Specials Showcase. Prizes are awarded
in each specials subject area.
The Fifth Grade project is a French classroom diagram. Students will
design and draw a classroom, color it, and label 20 items in French
This project is worth 20 points. Correct French spelling is required. We
take notes on French classroom objects. This project helps students to
become more familiar with their French classroom vocabulary.
The French Flag
Bleu, blanc et rouge: le tricouleur
Joyeux Anniversaire
If a student informs Mrs. Crist that it is his/her
birthday, the class will sing the French
Birthday song to this student.
Joyeux anniversaire, Joyeux anniversaire,
(juwhy youz ah nee vair sare)-pronunciation
Joyeux anniversaire a Jean-Claud,
Joyeux anniversaire!
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Grade Spanish Specials
All 6th graders receive 30 days of Spanish instruction
as part of their specials rotations.
Instruction is designed to be fun and easy for all
ability levels.
Students are asked to copy vocabulary from the
chalkboard. They will practice the words with a
variety of activities and worksheets.
Simple tests are given at the end of each topic.
All students are given the opportunity to say, write,
read and hear all of the vocabulary words.
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Topics covered
Numbers 0-20
Colors
Days of week, months, and seasons
Greetings
Classroom objects
The Spanish Alphabet
Assorted Cultural Topics
Sample Spanish Vocabulary
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dieciocho- 18
buenas tardes –Good Afternoon
sacapuntas – pencil sharpener
febrero – February
rojo – red
M (letter m, pronounced “em-may”)
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Grade Spanish Specials
Project
Each grade will complete a small project during Foreign Language Specials. It
will be included as part of their grades.
6th Graders complete a Spanish Calendar Page. Each student chooses his favorite
month of the year. They find a calendar that will show them how the days are
arranged in that month for this year. Students then draw a calendar, showing
days of the week, numbers, and the month and year in Spanish. Students draw
and color an illustration that will show what that month means to them.
This project is worth 30 points, which is a significant part of their grades. The best
projects will be saved for submission in the Spring Specials Showcase. Prizes
are awarded to 3 students in each grade for every specials subject area.
Feliz Cumpleaños
If a student lets Mrs. Crist know that it is
his/her birthday, the class will sing in
Spanish. Here is the song:
Feliz cumpleaños a ti, en tu dia feliz, feliz
Pronunciation (fay leese koom play ahn yose)
cumpleaños a Julio, feliz cumpleaños a ti.
7th Grade French Specials
All 7th Grade Students receive 30 days of French
instruction per year as part of their Specials
Rotations. Mrs. Crist chooses new topics that were
not already studied in 5th grade French. Students
are asked to copy vocabulary words and learn
them through means of worksheets, games,
conversations, and other interactive activities.
Simple tests in a variety of formats are given at the
end of each vocabulary unit.
7th Grade French Topics
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numbers to 200
foods
body parts
animals
geography
family members
assorted cultural topics
Sample Vocabulary
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soixante - 60
fromage – cheese
pied – foot
chien –dog
père -father
7th Grade French Specials
Project
Students in each grade must complete a small project during Foreign Language
Specials. This project is included as part of their grades.
7th graders design a menu in French. We will be doing a small unit on French
foods. Students will use vocabulary words from the unit as well as other food
words that they look up to create an illustrated menu including 30 items
colored and labeled in French. The menu will be worth 30 points, which is a
significant part of their grades.
The best menus will be selected for submission to the Spring Specials Showcase.
Projects from all the specials areas will be on display in the auditoria and
lobby. Prizes will be awarded to 3 students from each grade in every special
area.
8th Grade Spanish Specials
For students who attended H.M.S. in 6th grade, this will be
their second time to study Spanish. We will do new topics
that we did not cover in 6th grade. All 8th grade students
will get 30 days of Spanish per year as part of their
Specials Rotations. Students will copy Spanish vocabulary
and will learn it through a variety of games, worksheets,
and other interactive activities. Simple tests given in a
variety of formats will take place at the end of each unit of
vocabulary. This year, students will decide if they want to
study a foreign language in high school. Hanover High
School offers French or Spanish.
Topics covered in
Spanish
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Numbers to 200
Body Parts
Animals
Foods
Family Members
Geography
Assorted Cultural Topics
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8th Grade Sample Vocabulary
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sesenta – 60
manzana – apple
dedos –fingers
gato – cat
hermana – sister
Republica Dominicana- The Dominican
Republic
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Grade Spanish Specials
Project
Students in every grade will complete a small project which will count as
part of their grades.
8th graders will create a Spanish zoo. We will be doing a unit on animal
names in Spanish. Students will use these notes to label 20 animals that
they draw into a zoo diagram. Animal names must be spelled correctly
in Spanish. The project must be colored and is worth 20 points.
The best of the zoos will be selected for submission in the Spring Specials
Showcase. Projects from all of the specials subjects will be on display
in the auditoria and lobby. 3 students from each grade level will
receive prizes in each special subject area.
Mexico’s Flag/ Spain’s Flag
There are 20 Spanish Speaking-countries in the world. Spain was the first
Spanish-speaking country. Mexico is the largest and most populated
Spanish-speaking country as well as being our closest Spanish-speaking
neighbor.