Curriculum and ACTFL* Can Do Statements
*The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Grade 4
Unit 1
Getting to Know You (Introductions, Greetings, and Goodbyes)
I can:
Unit 2
My School Day (Subjects, Activities, and Materials)
I can:
Unit 3
All About My Family (Describing Myself and My Family Members)
I can:
Unit 4
What Should I Wear Today? (Clothing, Colors, Weather, and Seasons)
I can:
Unit 5
Where I Live (My House)
Grade 5
Unit 1 & 2
Getting to Know You (Introductions, Greetings, and Goodbyes)
Hispanic Heritage Month
I can:
Unit 3
My Likes and Dislikes (hobbies, pastimes, foods and drinks)
I can:
Unit 4
Where I Live (Places in My Town)
Unit 5
Animals of the Spanish Speaking World
Unit 1
Getting to Know You (Introductions, Greetings, and Goodbyes)
I can:
- Introduce myself
- Ask someone their name
- Say how I am feeling
- Ask how someone feels
- Recognize some classroom commands
- Make basic classroom requests
- Sing the welcome song
- Say when, why, where and how Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated
Unit 2
My School Day (Subjects, Activities, and Materials)
I can:
- Say what school subjects I like (like a lot, like a little, don’t like)
- Ask what subjects someone likes
- Say what school materials I have (in my backpack)
- Ask someone what school materials they have (in their backpack)
- Say what materials I need for each subject
- Ask someone what materials they need
- Say what I do in each subject
Unit 3
All About My Family (Describing Myself and My Family Members)
I can:
- Ask about someone’s family.
- Say who is in my family.
- Ask someone what they are like.
- Describe myself.
- Ask what someone else is like.
- Describe a family member or friend.
- Identify members of the Spanish Royal Family
Unit 4
What Should I Wear Today? (Clothing, Colors, Weather, and Seasons)
I can:
- Ask someone what colors they like
- Say what colors I like and don’t like
- Say what color a clothing item is
- Ask someone what they are wearing
- Say what I am wearing
- Ask what season someone likes most
- Say what season I like most
- Ask what the weather is like
- Say what the weather is like
- Say what I wear in certain seasons and weather
Unit 5
Where I Live (My House)
- I can say where something is located
- I can ask where something is located
- I can say where I am located
- I can say where I live
- I can describe myself
- I can say what rooms my house has
- I can say where the rooms of the house are located
Grade 5
Unit 1 & 2
Getting to Know You (Introductions, Greetings, and Goodbyes)
Hispanic Heritage Month
I can:
- Introduce myself
- Ask someone their name
- Say where I am from
- Ask someone where they are from
- Say where my family is from
- Say when, why, where, and how Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated
- Identify famous people and traditional foods from a Spanish-speaking country
Unit 3
My Likes and Dislikes (hobbies, pastimes, foods and drinks)
I can:
- Say what I like to do
- Ask what someone likes to do
- Say what I like to eat and drink
- Ask what someone likes to eat and drink
- Say what someone else likes to do
- Say what someone else likes to eat and drink
- Research and share some popular sports and recreational activities of a Spanish speaking country
- Research and share some popular foods of a Spanish speaking country
Unit 4
Where I Live (Places in My Town)
- I can say where something is located
- I can ask where something is located
- I can say where I am located
- I can say where my house is located
- I can identify city and town buildings
- I can say where I like to go
- I can say where city and town buildings are located
- I can ask where city and town buildings are located
Unit 5
Animals of the Spanish Speaking World
- I can identify animals
- I can identify habitats
- I can describe the climate in different habitats
- I can say what animals live in the different habitats
- I can say what those animals are like
- I can say what those animals eat and do