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Grade Level or Course:
Spanish FLES Grade 4 Teachers: Alicia Budney and Carmen Santiago
Timeframe
September-October-November
Unit 0: 3rd Grade review
Unit 1: Central America and Mexico
Unit(s)
Resources: flashcards, games, realia, teacher generated materials,
Smartboard, web-sites, student created notebook, CD/DVD, maps
Content: Students will learn basic knowledge from Mexico and
Central America like flags, capitals, currency, some celebrations
and public places.
Skills: Students will identify/describe countries, capitals, flags,
currency, and compare/contrast places in the community in
Central America/Mexico with Harwinton/Burlington.
December-January
Resources: flashcards, games, realia, teacher generated materials,
Smartboard, web-sites, student created notebook, CD/DVD
Unit 2: Sports
Content: Students will learn the sports practiced in Spanishspeaking countries and the U.S., the equipment needed to practice
the sports and the student’s preference to practice.
Skills: Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast
sport practiced in Spanish-speaking countries with the U.S.
Express preference about weather/season to practice a sport and
the equipment needed. Interview to professional players.
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February-March
Resources: flashcards, games, realia, teacher generated materials,
Smartboard, web-sites, student created notebook, CD/DVD
Unit 3: Healthy Eating & Spanish Food
Content: Students will learn basic food and typical Spanish food,
how to create a restaurant menu, and how to order in a restaurant.
They will also learn the 5 categories of food to balance a healthy
diet and invite the community to participate in the school’s food
drive.
Skills: Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast
Spanish food with North American food. They will be able to
create a food menu and order/take note in a Spanish-Speaking
restaurant. Students will be able to identify healthy food and
classify it in the 5 food categories. Students will be able to
develop a food bank drive.
April – June
Resources: flashcards, games, realia, teacher generated materials,
Smartboard, web-sites, student created notebook, CD/DVD, maps
Unit: Discovering Spain
Content: Students will learn the geographic elements of Spain,
learn basic skills to travel like the transportation, the time, and
what to bring in the luggage depending on the season/weather of
the place you are visiting. They will learn about Spain and the
European continent, the cities of Madrid, Valencia, Granada and
Santiago de Compostela with the major celebrations/festivals in
the regions. The Spanish flag and currency.
Skills: Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast the
geographical elements in Spain with North America. Locate the
Spanish cities in the map. Describe geographical elements on a
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map using the cardinal points. Choose a vehicle and tell the time.
The students will recognize what to bring in a suitcase depending
the weather/season, festivals and city they are going to visit in
Spain from the 4 cities presented.
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