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=CMCS Elementary Spanish Wiki!=


 * Spanish 3 Students:** This is our site to compile our resources for teaching PreK-6th. First, become a member of this wiki and then post whatever activities and information you think you will use for teaching the PreK-6th grade Spanish classes


 * Elementary Teachers:** Feel free to use whatever activities you find on these pages to use. Also, join the wiki and add your own content. The units are organized thematically and you can determine how many lessons you want to create in order for the your students to gain the understandings presented with each thematic unit. I've set the structure as far as essential questions, desired understanding and key skills and knowledge all tied to the national standards for world language instruction (see below). Each wiki page also has a compilation of lesson activities and assessment resources for you to choose from in order for you to design a lesson that will meet the unique needs of your students at their varying grade levels.

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=Standards for World Language Instruction= (derived from the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century developed by ACTFL)

Goal One: Communicate in Languages Other than English 1.1 Students will engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. 1.2 Students will understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. 1.3 Students convey information, concepts, and ideas to listeners and readers for a variety of purposes.

Goal Two:Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the perspectives and practices of cultures studied and use this knowledge to interact effectively in cultural contexts. 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the perspectives and products/contributions of the cultures studied.

Goal Three: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information 3.1 Students reinforce and further knowledge of other disciplines through world languages. 3.2 Students acquire information and perspectives through use of authentic materials in the world languages and from other cultures.

Goal Four: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture 4.1 Students will recognize that different languages use different patterns to communicate and can apply this knowledge to their own language. 4.2 Students recognize that different languages use different patterns of interaction and can apply this knowledge to their own culture.

Goal Five: Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World 5.1 Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting for a variety of purposes.

=A Biblical Perspective on World Language Instruction:= The Biblical perspective for language learning begins in the book of Genesis where God used words to create all that exists (Genesis 1, “And God said…”) and Adam used words to bring order to creation through the naming of what God had created (Genesis 2:20). Language has been with us since the beginning of time. Until the Tower of Babel there was one common language, but the sin of pride and disobedience against the Cultural Mandate to “fill the earth” made necessary God’s act of confusing the common language and scattering the people. This was the beginning of disunity caused by the incomprehensibility of foreign languages. We can see throughout history the fractious confusion and turmoil language barriers have created and we also have had glimpses of what it will be like at the Final Restoration when everyone will be understood in their own native tongue and unity among the nations will once again be restored (Acts 2:5-12, Isaiah 66:19-20, Revelation 21:24). In the in between time, our task as Redemptive agents is to break down the cultural and lingual barriers that we encounter, trying to bring meaning into the confusion as we work towards a state of shalom among all peoples that will be fully realized at the time of Christ’s return.

= **Heartland Elementary Spanish Presentation** = [|Heartland Prezi] [|"Maestros en Accion" Video]

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