1. PADRES DE FAMILIA DE CUARTO GRADO
SPANISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (SAL)
Level 2 (intermediate) & Level 3 (advanced) ! !
Ms. Mariella Valdez

2. CUARTO GRADO
SPANISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (SAL)
Class time: Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 y 6: 40 minutes Wednesday: 30 minutes
How do we teach Spanish?
We want to create a non threatening environment
Teach in a fun way: games, songs, role play,
movement, bingo, etc.

3. Spanish Schedule

4. Communication Your help and communication is extremely important
Please us anything that you think we need to know to
help your child be happier at school …
. if it’s too hard for your kid
. if he/she didn’t understand something
. if homework hasn’t been completed (and there is a good reason for it…)
Emotional component: it is important for the kids to see
you happy in Peru …

5. Expectations
- Bring everyday the green bag to class with materials needed
- Respect: others & materials
- Good behavior
- Responsible: class & home
- Speak SPANISH

6. Homework 20 to 25´ Spanish Monday to Thursday
25 to 35´ English
(TOTAL = 45 to 60 minutes daily)
Monday to Thursday
Check homework (“Homework pocket” and/or Internet)
Spanish/English dictionary at home ( Korean / French /
German / Dutch / Hebrew / Hindi / Swedish … )
Reading in Spanish is very important
If they do not bring their homework... 

7. How do we work - Individual and group work
- Working on-line: Internet (check webpage and play to learn)
- Will send home unfinished work
- Teaching rotates around working on projects
(outline deadlines), researching on a topic + writing

8. Materials Reading Club Booklets: - Vocabulario SAL
- Folleto de concordancia y errores
¿Qué tal?
¡Adelante!

9. Listening and Speaking
Listen to and read simple conversations and respond to comprehension questions
Retell a story, answer comprehension questions related to the story
Participate in small group discussions
Present projects and oral reports
Role playing

10. Reading Informal reading: newspaper headings, and advertisements
Read short stories, dialogues, poems, geography and Peruvian history
Identify characters, facts and different situations
Establish proper sequence of a story; develop creative different endings
Identify the most important event in a story, secondary ideas and details
Use of a dictionary to find meaning of words

11. Writing
Encourage creative writing: write scripts for sketches, dialogues, plays and cartoon strips, commercial advertisements
Write stories, poems, autobiographical narratives, summaries, etc.
Apply the writing process

12. Grammar Apply grammar concepts to written and spoken language
Subject-verb, article-noun, noun-adjective agreement
Use articles, pronouns and prepositions in context
Identify and recognize meaning of antonyms and synonyms
Use of most common verbs -regular and irregular-, gerunds and reflexive verbs
Use of question and exclamation marks at the beginning and end of a sentence

13. Cultural Awareness
Appreciate and value diverse cultural aspects of Latin- American / USA / Peru.
Identify Spanish-speaking countries and capitals on a world map.
Learn about the main geographical aspects of the Peruvian territory, language, customs, etc.
We work in coordination with homeroom teachers to reinforce the PYP Program.

14. " PYP " PERFIL DEL EDUCANDO ACTITUDES - Curiosidad - Tolerancia
- Compromiso
- Cooperación
- Independencia
- Integridad
- Apreciación
- Confianza
- Entusiasmo
- Respeto
- Creatividad
- Empatía
PERFIL DEL EDUCANDO
Investigadores
- Pensadores
- Buenos comunicadores
- Audaces
- Informados
- Con principios
- Solidarios
- De mentalidad abierta
- Equilibrados
- Reflexivos

15. CUARTO GRADO Curriculum / Objectives ANY QUESTIONS ?
SPANISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (SAL)
Curriculum / Objectives
ANY QUESTIONS ?
Practice is the key to success ! … invite friends (Spanish speakers) over to your house

16. ¡ Somos Colegio
Roosevelt !

17. Nuestra misión es ofrecer a nuestros alumnos las herramientas necesarias para que persistan en su pasión por el aprendizaje, sean íntegros y tengan la capacidad de crear soluciones socialmente responsables.

18. Piensa VERDE,
actúa VERDE

19. Celebrando
nuestra Comunidad