Room 108
Spanish Continuing course–6 th . Grade (year I)
Required Text: Realidades A. Website: http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
Course Description: This is a beginning course in how to communicate in the
Spanish language through reading, writing, listening, vocabulary, speaking, and culture. At the end of the course, you should have the working knowledge of a variety of familiar topics. We will also learn about Spanishspeaking countries around the world and their respective cultures.
Course Requirements: You will be graded according to proficiency in the following areas of language study: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking,
Culture, Vocabulary, and Grammar. Grades will be determined through class work, homework assignments, projects, quizzes, and tests.
School Supplies / Materiales:
The students need the following supplies for
Spanish class. Please parents check that your
Child has a binder for Spanish only.
 1 binder with 5 divisions: (warm-up/ notes, vocabulary, grammar, culture, graded assessments: (homeworks, quizzes, test, projects)
 2 highlighters (different colors)
 1 black permanent marker
 1 pen (black or blue ink)
 1 glue stick
 1 box of pencils (6)
 1 Scissors
 1 eraser
 1 box of markers (12)
 1 box of colored pencils (12)
 Index Cards 3 x 5 in
 Tissue and hand sanitizer
Note: Spiral notebooks are not allowed at all.

Classroom Rules / Las reglas de la clase
 Come to class prepared with all supplies and homework complete.
 Participate in class activities
 Listen when others are talking.
 Share and take turns.
 Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
 Follow directions and all school rules.
 Use kind words.
Consequences:
 Verbal Warning
 Private Conference with Sra. Tejada
 Phone call home
 Office Referral (D-1)
Classroom Procedures: While all school rules will be enforced in my classroom, I have the following requirements for my class to run more smoothly:
A. Beginning of Class: Please come into the room quickly and quietly.
Make sure to have all your utensils.
B. Restroom Policy: You will be allowed 1 trip to the bathroom per class unless otherwise warranted by an emergency.
C. Extra Help: If you realize that you need help, please raise your hand and I will come to you. If you would like extra help after class, please let me know and we can set up a time to meet after school.
(Tutoring Wednesday- 3:00-4:00PM.)
D. Assignments: It is vital that you complete all assignments in class.
Not only does it help you to receive a good grade, but it also ensures that you are receiving the required material in my class!
E. End of Class: Please stay in your seat until I dismiss you. Make sure to clean up your work area before leaving the class.

Course Assignments:
Homework: Your homework for the week will be posted at the beginning of the week and will due the next class. .
Online Work: You will be assigned a country for the year. You will be required to respond to a post on EdModo about your particular country. Once you have completed your required post, you will respond to at least 2 of your classmates’ posts. This will be due by
9:00PM. On Friday every other week.
Quizzes: With every chapter, you will have vocabulary that you need to study at least 15 to 20 minutes per day. Also, you will learn different grammatical structures throughout the year. Quizzes will be given that cover vocabulary and new grammatical structures. (Pop quizzes will be given)
End-of-Year Project: You will make a presentation at the end of the year that will cover everything you have learned about your particular country.
Extra Credit: There will be plenty of opportunities throughout the year to receive extra credit! You will receive 1 free homework pass!
Grading Scale
A 93 - 100
B 85– 92
C 77 – 84
D 76 - 70
F 69 – or less
Weighted Scores
Class work 25%
Homework 10%
Participation / Cooperation 15%
Quizzes 20%
Tests / projects 30%
1 st . Quarter: August 25 to October 30
Capítulo: Para empezar:
 En la escuela: We are going to learn: How to greet people at different times of day, introduce yourself to others, respond to classroom directions, begin using numbers, identify parts of the body.
Vocabulary: Greetings and leave-takings, introductions, forms of address, ask/tell how you and others are, classroom commands,
numbers 1-100, body parts.
Grammar: Lexical use of; estar, ser (to be), plurals commands.

Cultural perspectives: Greetings, social, first and last names in Spanishspeaking countries.
 En la clase: We are going to learn: Talk about things in the classroom,
Ask questions about new words and phrases, Use the Spanish alphabet to spell words, Talk about things related to the calendar.
Vocabulary: People and objects in the classroom, Months, Days of the week
Grammar: Nouns, Singular definite articles (el, la = the), Lexical use of:
Hay = (there is / there are)
Cultural perspectives: Aztec glyphs and calendar, Mexican holidays, The
Spanish calendar, Los sanfermines =( the Running of the bulls)
( Pamplona, Spain)
 El tiempo: We are going to learn: Describe weather conditions, Identify the seasons, Temperatures
Vocabulary: Weather expressions, seasons, Celsius vs. Farenheit
Grammar: Lexical use of hacer
Cultural perspectives: Reversed seasons in Northern and Southern
Hemispheres, Spanish-speaking countries in: Europe (2), Africa (1)
America Continent (19)
Vocabulary: Buenos días-good morning, ¿Cómo te llamas?-What is your name?, me llamo-my name is, hasta luego-see you later, es la una-it is one o’clock, año-year, día-day, mes-month, el tiempo-the weather, la estaciónseason, estar=to be, ser=to be, nombre=name, apellido=last name.
2 nd . Quarter: November 3 to January 16
Capítulo 1A: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
We are going to learn: Activities you and others like and don’t like to do
 Vocabulary: For pastimes and expressing likes/dislikes, sentence structure for expressing likes/dislikes, questions stems for asking about likes/dislikes.
 Grammar: Lexical use of; gustar, infinitives, negatives, structures to express agreement and disagreement.
 Cultural perspectives: Pablo Picasso, outdoors cafés, La Plaza Mayor in
Madrid, The music and dances of different Spanish-speaking countries
Vocabulario: A mí me gusta - I like to, trabajar-to work, ver la tele-to watch television, A mí tambi én = me too, y=and, pues=well, ¿Qué te gusta hacer?= What do you like to do?, nada=nothig, a mí tampoco=me neither, más=more, o=or, ¿Y a tí?=and you?
3rd. Quarter: January 21 to March 27

Capítulo 1B: Y tú, ¿Cómo eres?
We are going to learn: personality traits,
Vocabulary: adjectives to describe people, words to ask about or answer what someone is like.
Grammar: Lexical use of; adjectives, definite and indefinite articles, word order: Placement of adjectives.
Cultural perspectives: Frida Kahlo, dancing, opinion about what makes a good friend.
Vocabulary: ¿Cómo eres?-what are you like?, gracioso-funny, ordenado-neat, muy-very, pero-but, según-according to, trabajador-hardworking, buenogood, simpatico=nice/friendly, la amiga=female friend, el amigo=male friend.
4 th Quarter: April 6 to June 5
Capítulo 2A: Tu día en la escuela
We are going to learn: School subjects, schedules, and supplies
 Vocabulary: Class subjects, ordinal numbers, school activities, thing you need for school, adjectives to describe classes
 Grammar: Lexical use of: Subject pronouns, present tense of –ar verbs
 Cultural perspectives: Fernado Botero, courses students take in
Spanish-speaking countries, el recreo.
Vocabulary: El almuerzo-=lunch, la carpeta de argollas=three-ring binder, para= for, yo tengo=I have, el horario=schedule, la tarea=homework, ciencias naturales=science,
Capítulo 2B: Tu sala de clases
We are going to learn: To describe a classroom
 Vocabulary: classroom items, furniture, and parts, prepositions of locations
 Grammar: Lexical use of: The verb estar, plural nouns and articles
 Cultural perspectives: School uniforms, currency exchange rates,
P.E. class in Spanish-speaking countries, facts about Central America
Vocabulary: la bandera-flag, la papelera-wastepaper basket, el tecladokeyboard, al lado de-next to-beside, allí-there, aquí-here, debajo deunderneath, delante de-in front of, detrás de-behind, en-in-on, encima de-on top of, mi-my, de-of, tu-your.
 I belief that all my students are capable to learn Spanish 