August-September

Vocabulary: verbal commands, body parts, basic greetings and good-byes, me gusta, te gusta, le gusta

Culture: Hispanic heritage in the U.S., history of the three main Native American groups of Latin America.

October

Vocabulary: the classroom, numbers, days of the week

Language arts/ grammar: definite and indefinite articles, alphabet and pronunciation

Culture: Hispanic heritage in the U.S.
Day of the Dead

November

Vocabulary: Calendar words

Language arts/grammar: reading and writing storie

Culture: Spanish exploration and influences in the Americas
Hispanic music

December

Vocabulary: Colors

Lang. arts/grammar: reading and writing stories

Culture: Christmas in Latin America

January

Vocabulary: Foods, more body parts

Lang.arts/grammar: telling and writing stories
the Spanish alphabet

Culture: Three Kings Day
Hispanic foods/cooking
Central America/Spanish speaking countries of Carribean

February

Vocabulary: Telling time, places, prepositions of position

Lang.arts/grammar: reading, writing, telling stories, preposition use, the use of el, ella, ellos, ellas and verb use with these pronouns

Culture: Dating in Hispanic countries
El dia de San Valentin
Continue Central America/Carribean

March

Vocabulary: Subject pronouns, going places

Lang.arts/grammar: reading, writing, telling stories

Culture: Mexico

April

Vocabulary: Emotions, going places

Lang. arts/grammar: use of estar with emotions and temporary conditions, adjective use

Culture: La quincenera
Immigration laws in the U.S.

May

Vocabulary: Animals and pets

Lang.arts/grammar: reading, writing, telling stories

Culture: Cinco de mayo