FL Level 1

THEME

TOPIC

Personal and Introductions & Presentation

Public
Identities

6 weeks

PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT VOCABULARY

alphabet
Student can greet, introduce themselves
and answer questions about: Their name
months
and spelling, their age, birthday, and
origin,phone number and address, one
thing they like and one they dislike and a feeling
description of their personality and physical
appearance.
Greetings & Goodbyes,
Numbers &
formatting

Greetings
Personal Statement/Information

GRAMMAR

CAN-DO STATEMENT

llamar/ser

NOVICE:I can recite words and phrases that I have learned.

pronouns

I can greet my peers.

estar

I can say hello and good-bye

I can introduce myself to someone

Feminine/Masculine
Gustar format
I can say hello and good-bye.

physical & adjectives ser vs. estar

CULTURE

Spain
Activities

6 weeks

Classes
Descriptions

days of the week

Student can describe activities they like
and dislike, tell what classes they are
months
taking, when they begin and end, whether leisure activities
they enjoy or dislike them, what supplies
they need and describe their
teachers,friends and classmates.

time
present progressive
ser

school activities

Gustar

school supplies

Tener/necesitar

weather

-ar/-er/-ir regular
present tense
presentation:
practice -ar

question words

definite/indefinite
articles

ordinal numbers

ir

Forecast the weather i.e. whiteboard

presentation, group or individual.

I can give times, dates and weather information.

noun & adjective

agreement

CULTURE

Puerto Rico
Food (Grocery/ Restaurants) tamica

3 weeks

Students can request help and identify food

items in a grocery store. Students can
politely order food in a restaurant using "I
would like to order..."
meals

Quisiera...

food

Pedir/Comer

quantities/serving

purchasing
stem-changing verbs

CULTURE

Mexico
Clothing and Shopping Tamica

3 weeks

Students can request and offer help in a

retail setting using, "How can I help you?".
Students can talk about prices of various
items using, "How much does ____ cost?"
or "The ______ costs ______". Students
can identify different types of stores.
Numbers 101-1000

3 weeks

Students can identify parts of the body.

Activities/oral assessment: student can
sing head and shoulder knees and toes in
Spanish. Oral prompts. Students respond
orally to teacher. Students choose five
activities and mime and record themselves
stating the activities. Narrate and record
photo stories. (photo story tree) Memorized
interviews. Station oral activities with
visuals. Students will express needs,
feelings through dramatization and
situational skits.

comparatives

demonstrative adjec I can describe my daily routine- waking, bathroom, dressing,

eating, schedule, other school and leisure activities. I can
express my needs, feelings, and how I feel to someone else.

CULTURE

Argentina
Body & Routine - LS

Talk about a problem and give advice.

Dear Abby columns. Students submit
problems anonymously to other students.
Then, those students answer and give
advice orally in target language. (Dr. Laura
show)
Public service announcements

CULTURE

direct object pronouns

reflexive verbs
Commands

Parts of the body,

Basic routine
vocabulary (take a
shower, brush teeth,
etc...), Injury
vocabulary, Healthy
habits vocabulary (do
yoga, run, etc...)

Per
Family (members) /House - L

3 weeks

Students can describe members in their

families using, "My family consists of my
_____, ______, _______ y_______".

Commands

Physical descriptions, personality traits and

characteristics using photos, power points,
drawings, caricatures of family and house.
Students video themselves giving a home
tour. (MTV Crib) Pretend realtors and try to
sell house to students.
Mother and son interaction over an
intercom. "Are you ready?"
Center activities: describe pictures of family
members, the activities such as watching Parts of the House,
tv, doing homework, household chores.
Chores
house

I can talk about my family and my home. I can talk with

someone about hobbies and interests. I can communicate basic
information about myself and people I know.
I can use a series of simple sentences presenting information.
indirect object pronouns

descriptive adjectives possessive adjectives

CULTURE

El Salvador
Geography