Students enter Keys with various levels of Spanish knowledge and experience. Maintaining our developmental approach, we adapt our program to meet the needs of all learners. The goal of our lower-school Spanish program is to teach students basic language skills using theme-related units and cultural activities. In class, students learn vocabulary through a variety of activities such as hands-on projects, role-playing, games, and storytelling. By the fourth grade, students begin to develop their writing skills along with strengthening their Spanish speaking and listening skills. In middle school, the study is intensified with the introduction of new vocabulary and grammar concepts. Students move through a progression of activities that lead them to knowledge and understanding of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture.
Kindergarten
- Numbers 1-10
- Greetings
- Colors, shapes
- Classroom objects
- Family
- Food, clothing
- Following classroom commands
- Parts of the house
- Commands
- Traditional Hispanic songs & games
First Grade
- Numbers 1-20
- Face parts
- Animals
- Alphabet
- Colors
- Classroom objects
- Pets
- Calendar
- Simple questions
- Polite words & introductions
- Games
- Songs
- Traditional Hispanic celebrations
Second Grade
- Numbers 1-50
- Basic expressions
- Food
- Days of the week
- Family members
- Community
- Parts of the body
- Parts of the house
- Simple adjectives
- Regular verbs
- The alphabet
- Following directions
- Cultural games & songs
- Traditional Hispanic celebrations
Third Grade
- Numbers 1-100
- Basic expressions
- Months
- Community
- Gender
- Face & emotions
- Singular & plural
- The family
- Definite articles
- Commands
- Verbs
- Capital letters
- Formulate complete sentences
- Simple role plays
- Traditional game, songs celebrations
Fourth Grade
- Numbers 1-200
- Plurals of nouns
- Months & seasons
- Gender of nouns
- Definite articles
- Using numbers in simple operations
- Commands & expressions
- Possessive adjectives
- Diminutives
- Meal-time
- The weather
- Direction words
- Write & perform skits
- Likes & dislikes
- Hispanic holidays & special dates
Fifth Grade
- Numbers 1-500
- Months & dates
- Frequently used expressions
- Gender & plurals
- Occupations & possessive adjectives
- Prepositions
- Subject pronouns
- Regular verbs
- Telling time
- Adjective agreement
- Household items
- Restaurant & market
- Transportation
- Sports
- Traditional activities, songs, crafts, & music
Sixth Grade
- Numbers 1-1,000
- Greetings & role playing
- Extended family
- Regular & irregular verbs
- Simple geographical terms
- Cardinal & intermediate directions
- Sports
- Music & instruments
- Vacation
- Writing & receiving letters
- Reading a flight itinerary
- Traditional activities, songs, crafts, & music
Seventh Grade
- Friendship
- School
- Sports & leisure activities
- Food
- Family
- Clothing
- Daily routine
- Nationalities
- People & place descriptions
- Likes & dislikes
- Telling time
- Expressions of frequency
- Demonstrative adjectives
- Shopping
- Contemporary Hispanic music
- Important holidays
- Traditional activities, food, arts, & crafts
Eighth Grade
- Leisure & vacation
- Home
- Health
- Community
- Movies & TV
- Restaurants
- The environment
- Stem-changing verbs
- Direct object pronouns
- Affirmative commands
- Regular verbs in the preterite
- Important Hispanic holidays
- Traditional activities, food, arts, & crafts
