The main goal for third grade is to further develop students’ proficiency in Spanish by introducing them to more complex language structures, vocabulary, and cultural insights. Through engaging lessons and activities, students will enhance their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, preparing them for more advanced language learning in higher grades.
Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence
Unit 1: México – Nos conocemos
- Saludos y despedidas
- La familia
- Los amigos
- ¿Cómo somos?
Unit 2: Bolivia – ¿Cómo vivimos?
- La casa
- La ropa y los colores
- Trabajadores de la comunidad
- De paseo por la comunidad
Unit 3: El Salvador – Vamos a aprender
- La escuela
- Lugares y actividades en la escuela
- Los días de la semana
- La hora
Unit 4: Ecuador – Los animales
- Las mascotas y otros animales
- ¿Cómo son los animales?
- ¿Qué comen los animales?
- ¿Cómo se mueven los animales?
Unit 5: España – Nos cuidamos
- Las partes del cuerpo
- Los sentidos
- La alimentación
- Hábitos saludables
Unit 6: Uruguay – Nuestro ambiente
- El calendario
- Las estaciones del año y el tiempo
- Lugares para visitar
- Los mapas y el tiempo
Unit 7: Puerto Rico – ¿Cómo funciona?
- Los aparatos eléctricos
- ¿Cómo se usan?
- Las herramientas de trabajo
- ¿Cómo cambian?
Unit 8: Guatemala – Nuestras celebraciones
- Celebraciones familiares
- Celebraciones de la comunidad
- Celebraciones del país
- Celebraciones con amigos
Curriculum
- 9 Sections
- 28 Lessons
- 32 Weeks
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- Preliminary Unit2
- Unit 1: México – Nos conocemosHow do we use language to build relationships in the community? Objectives: 1. Greet and say goodbye to children and adults at different times of the day. 2. Identify family members and introduce them to others. 3. Introduce themselves to new friends and classmates. 4. Identify and describe friends, events, and objects. 5. Compare their families with a Mexican family. 6. Describe a birthday party in Mexico and compare it to their own celebrations.5
- Unit 2: Bolivia – ¿Cómo vivimos?How do we build communities that support us in our daily lives? Objectives: 1. Describe rooms in a house and say where people are. 2. Talk about clothes and their colors in shopping situation. 3. Identify workers in their communities and the places where they work. 4. Describe where they and others are going and where these places are on a map. 5. Identify and compare clothing, homes, and services in communities in Bolivia with those in their own community.3
- Unit 3: El Salvador – Vamos a aprenderHow does education influence our life? Objectives: 1. Talk about school, classrooms and common areas. 2. Talk about school activities and school rules. 3. Name the days of the week. 4. Tell time and say when certain activities will take place. 5. Identify and describe activities during and after school in El Salvador and in their own community. 6. Compare their school buildings, school subjects, school rules and school times to those in El Salvador.3
- Unit 4: Ecuador – Los animalesWhat is our connection with the animals in our community? Objectives: 1. Talk about pets and other animals in their community and in Ecuador. 2. Compare and contrast animal characteristics such as size, color, and body parts. 3. Identify different types of food animals eat. 4. Describe how quickly or slowly animals and people move. 5. Compare and contrast pets and animals from Ecuador with those in their own community.2
- Unit 5: España – Nos cuidamosHow do we care for ourselves and others in our community? Objectives: 1. Talk about parts of their face and body and say how they take care of them. 2. Identify the five senses and say what each one helps them to do. 3. Talk about food and say what they should eat to stay healthy. 4. Talk about healthy habits using the verbs lavar and cuidar. 5. Compare and contrast healthy practices in other cultures and their own.4
- Unit 6: Uruguay – Nuestro ambienteWhat are important factors that affect our choices? Objectives: 1. Name the months of the year and identify celebrations in different months. 2. Identify the seasons and talk about the weather. 3. Talk about places they visited and describe when and how they travel to a place. 4. Talk about the weather in each season and read weather forecasts on a map. 5. Compare seasonal activities and weather in their region and in regions of Uruguay.3
- Unit 7: Puerto Rico – ¿Cómo funciona?How do our actions and decisions affect our future? Objectives: 1. Identify some electronic devices and say what they can use them for. 2. Express how they can take care of electronic devices. 3. Talk about workers, what they do and the tools they use. 4. Identify some characteristics of electronic devices and how they have changed over time. 5. Identify electronic products and tools and how they are used in Puerto Rico and in the students' own daily lives.3
- Unit 8: Guatemala – Nuestras celebracionesHow do traditions and celebrations reflect the values of a community? Objectives: 1. Describe family celebrations in Guatemala. 2. Talk about el Día de los Muertos and describe holiday traditions in Guatemala. 3. Talk about Guatemala's Independence Day and describe the Independence Day parade. 4. Talk about some holidays and explain how and when they are observed. 5. Identify holiday and celebration traditions in Spanish-speaking communities.3
