Christ the King Elementary School Spanish
Curriculum Map
Program Overview
The elementary school’s Spanish program is designed to introduce the student to the Spanish language and
cultures. The program explores the language through thematic chapters that combine vocabulary, grammar, and
cultural elements. Students practice the grammatical construct of the language through visual aids. Introduction
to writing in Spanish is added in the latter grades. The use of Spanish increases as the students move from one
grade to the next. Spiral learning and repetition are important elements when learning a language and our
program recycles and introduces new and old material at the same time.
It is our goal that graduates of Christ the King Catholic School who started Spanish in elementary school will
test out of Spanish 1 when they get to high school.
Goals and Objectives
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Introduce the student to the Spanish language.
Complete simple tasks and projects while communicating entirely in Spanish
Increase and enhance their knowledge of grammar in order to promote correct communication strategies
and patterns
Gain insights into English and Spanish cultural and linguistic similarities and differences as reflected in
the languages
Be able to write simple letters and brief synopses, paraphrases.
To express time, tense, or aspect with some precision
Be able to read with full understanding simple connected texts
Be able to use Spanish as a stepping-stone to understand other cultures
Kindergarten
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Greetings, alphabet, classroom expressions, basic sentences.
Age
Days of the week
Colors
Numbers: 0 – 30
Parts of the body
Introduction to nouns and articles
Grammar content: noun-adjective agreement; noun gender and plurality; definite articles
1st Grade
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Greetings, professions, classroom objects, alphabet, classroom expressions.
Friendship: Likes and dislikes, personality characteristics.
School
Weather expressions, seasons, months
Sports and Leisure activities.
Food and Beverages: Preferences and expressions.
Family: Family members, personal physical characteristics, age.
Numbers 0-30
Grammar content: Subject pronouns; subject-verb agreement; noun-adjective agreement; the verb ser
2nd Grade
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Greetings, professions, classroom objects, alphabet, classroom expressions.
Family: Family members, personal physical characteristics, age.
Expressing likes and pastimes
Going on vacation, television, culture and technology.
Clothing and currency.
Sports, sports equipment, music, games.
Grammar content: verbs in the present. Introduction to the irregular verbs ser and estar. Nouns, articles,
adjective/noun agreement, prepositions, possessives, and subject/verb/adjective agreement.
3rd Grade
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Childhood activities, toys, playground equipment.
Family celebrations, extended family members, and holidays.
Expressing where we go and when
Shopping, special shops, directions.
Transportation.
Cultural and geographical overview of the Spanish-speaking world.
Numbers
Grammar content: Special verbs, subject/adjective agreement, possessives, adjectives, pronouns, the verb Ir and
Ser and Estar, introduction of other irregular verbs.
4th Grade
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Childhood activities, toys, playground equipment.
Family celebrations, extended family members, and holidays.
Personal possessions.
Writing a summary.
Reading and understanding.
Numbers.
Telling time.
Speaking about the weather.
Basic math in Spanish.
Grammar content: Special verbs, subject/adjective agreement, possessives, adjectives, pronouns, and the passive
voice, introduction of present progressive and ir+a+ Infinitive to speak of future events.
5th Grade
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Greetings, professions, classroom objects, alphabet, classroom expressions.
Friendship: Likes and dislikes, personality characteristics, sports and leisure activities.
Family: Family members, personal physical characteristics, age.
School: Supplies, subjects, and schedules, telling time.
Sports and Leisure activities: Public buildings, seasons, and sports.
Numbers: 0 – 1000.
Cultural and geographical analysis of a Spanish speaking country.
Grammar content: verbs in the present tense (regular-ar, -er, and - ir verbs), irregular verbs such as Ir, Ser,
Estar, Tener, nouns, articles, adjective/noun agreement, personal pronouns, number/ gender and
subject/verb/adjective agreement.