Spanish
World Language at Ross
At Ross, our World Language focus is Spanish. Each week students have a Spanish class focused on learning the basic concepts about the language. These classes also immerse students in the culture of Hispanic countries.
Our Schedule
Content Overview
K/1 Grade
- Use appropriate greetings and goodbyes.
- Ask and answer the questions “What is your name?”, “How are you?”
- Understand basic classroom direction.
- Name classroom objects and describe their color and size.
- Count from 1-10.
- Name family members and answer questions to provide basic information about my family.
- Identify some major celebrations in my own and other cultures.
- Identify basic body parts.
- Describe body parts using basic adjectives.
- Recognize and identify basic feelings and emotions.
- Ask and answer questions about how I and others feel.
- Recognize the names of basic animals in the TL.
- Recognize and describe animals important to TL countries.
- Recognize and describe animal habitats.
2/3 Grade
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Respond to basic classroom directions and/or questions.
- Introduce myself and others in the target language.
- Use appropriate greetings and goodbyes based on the time of day.
- Ask and answer questions to provide basic information about myself and others.
- Describe myself and others using basic adjectives.
- Identify likes and dislikes of myself and others
- Name basic foods and key food groups and categorize them by meal.
- Ask and answer questions to express basic food-related preferences.
- Recognize traditional holiday-related foods in my own and target cultures.
- Describe the seasons and the related weather conditions in my own and other countries.
- Identify common seasonal activities in my own and other cultures.
- Describe types of clothing items using basic adjectives.
- Identify main characters in a story and describe them using basic adjectives.
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Identify the topic and theme of a TL story when supported by gestures or visuals.
4/5 Grade
- Understand and respond to basic classroom directions and/or questions as part of classroom routines.
- Identify places in their school.
- Describe basic community locations and locate them on a simple map.
- Follow basic directions to get to a community location.
- Identify community helpers and what they do.
- Identify types of homes in my own and other cultures.
- Describe types of homes in my own and other cultures.
- Recognize and describe typical daily routines in my own and other cultures.
- Name my family members and identify their daily household routines and responsibilities.
- Describe typical daily routines in my own and other cultures.
- Identify and describe specific food and household items using basic adjectives.
- Identify and describe where to buy food and household items that I need using basic adjectives.
- Identify characteristics of a hero
Spanish Read Aloud
Join Señor Lemos every Wednesday for a Spanish read aloud. Students can learn more vocabulary from the comfort of their homes. Click below to listen while cleaning your room or riding in the car.
At-Home Resources
Is your student looking to learn more Spanish? Check out Memrise and Duolingo. Both are free ,user-friendly apps where students can improve their Spanish by practicing vocabulary and pronunciation every day.
Contact Information
Rafael Lemos
rafael.lemos@k12.dc.gov
I’m a young professional who’s been teaching for more than two years. I graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.A. in Journalism and Linguistics. My main goal as a teacher is to provide my students with a safe place where growth and success can be foster.
For further information about what is happening in Spanish, check out Principal Searl’s Weekly Bulletin for monthly updates.