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learn to recognize homophones and to
decode them in context.
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learn words that begin with v and b.
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review syllables and learn diphthongs.
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name inventions and talk about technology.
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review the pronunciation of güe and güi, and
the use of the dieresis.
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learn about science cognates.
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learn how to count money and how to shop.
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use math to take measurements.
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learn about ecosystems.
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discuss nutrition and the food pyramid.
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identify words that contain letters with
similar sounds, such as ll and y; c, s, and z.
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identify and describe endangered species
from Puerto Rico.
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follow recipe directions.
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recognize and correctly pronounce strong
and weak vowels.
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explain what the equator is.
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Vocabulary and Structure, Communication, and Comparisons
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learn and practice ways of introducing
friends.
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learn and name the parts of a house and say
if they live in a house or an apartment.
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learn and practice describing words.
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identify and practice singular and plural
nouns.
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learn and use action words to say how
animals move.
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say whether animals are slow or fast
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identify eating utensils.
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use the numbers 1–10 to say how many
objects there are.
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say what they want and do not want to eat.
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identify the four seasons.
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say what the weather is like during each
season.
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say what clothes they wear during each
season.
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identify words for entering and leaving a
place.
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describe in terms of size and speed.
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say what children do at birthday parties.
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identify and use pronouns.
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compare games they play at birthday
parties.
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capitalize the first word of sentences and
names of people.
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use periods and question marks
appropriately.
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describe articles of clothing using adjectives
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recognize declarative, interrogative, and
exclamatory sentences.
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count up to 12 in Spanish.
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tell the time on the hour in Spanish.
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differentiate between activities done in the
morning and the afternoon.
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recognize prepositional phrases.
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compare the movements of domestic and
wild animals.
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create sentences using correct capitalization
and punctuation.
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name different types of sports and exercises.
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use action words related to exercising.
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recognize prepositional phrases.
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explain how plants change through the
seasons.
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describe different activities people do
during the seasons.
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use prepositions and prepositional phrases
appropriately.
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identify tools used by different
professionals.
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explain how some work tools are used.
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use the definite articles el and la
appropriately.
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identify workers in their community.
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identify where these workers work.
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discuss what they do on certain days of the
week.
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discuss what they should eat to stay healthy.
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learn and practice punctuation marks.
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use me gusta/no me gusta to express likes
and dislikes.
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describe what they do to celebrate
Independence Day.
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use Yo voy a (+ verb) to describe what they
are going to do.
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learn to recognize and practice the correct
use of abbreviations.
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learn about different cultural activities and
hobbies.
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learn and recognize cognates.
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recognize and identify parts of a sentence.
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recognize and use words that tell “when.”
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review subjects and predicates.
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learn and review verbs in the past tense.
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learn about compound sentences.
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compare ways Mexicans and Americans
celebrate their Independence Day.
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be able to ask and give directions.
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compare and contrast a park in México with
one in their community.
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use and apply conjunctions.
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