World Languages

A - Basic Communication

• comprehend and respond appropriately to greetings, farewells, and basic social situations
• respond to classroom instruction and directions
• express feelings and emotions
• express likes and dislikes
• count, identify, and manipulate numbers
• integrate alphabet into a variety of activities
• recognize, name, and sequence days of the week and months of the year
• use basic weather vocabulary and organize the months of the year by season
• identify and describe immediate and extended family members
• identify and use phrases to describe clothing
• recognize time by hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, and digital format
• identify selected parts of the body
• identify and describe classroom objects and their uses
• identify rooms of a house and basic furniture
• identify, classify, and describe various food and beverages
• identify household pets and domestic, farm, and zoo animals
• identify means of transportation
• identify selected professions and places in the community

B - Culture

• locate and name target language countries on a map or globe
• identify holidays and traditional celebrations of the target language cultures
• explore similarities and differences among a variety of cultures
• explore national symbols and features of target language countries
• identify significant people from the target language cultures

C - Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• identify connections to student learning in other subject areas
• identify and compare basic language features
• identify comparisons of the target culture(s) with the students' culture
• identify where students can encounter the target language beyond the classroom setting

A - Basic Oral and Listening Communication

• use common greetings and expressions
• respond to classroom instruction and directions
• explore feelings and emotions
• explore likes and dislikes

B - Vocabulary Development

• recognize and use the alphabet
• recognize and count numerals
• recognize and name selected colors
• recognize and name selected shapes
• recognize and name days of the week and months of the year
• recognize and name seasons and basic weather vocabulary
• recognize and name classroom objects
• recognize and name immediate family members
• recognize and name selected articles of clothing
• recognize and name selected parts of the body
• recognize and name rooms in the house
• recognize and name selected foods and beverages
• recognize and name selected animals

C - Culture

• name countries where the target language is spoken
• explore holidays and traditional celebrations of the target language cultures
• explore significant people from the target language cultures

D - Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• explore connections to student learning in other subject areas
• explore and compare basic language features
• explore comparisons of the target culture(s) with the students' culture
• explore where students can encounter the target language beyond the classroom setting

A - Basic Oral and Listening Communication

• use common greetings and expressions
• respond to classroom instruction and directions
• explore feelings and emotions
• explore likes and dislikes

B - Vocabulary Development

• recognize and use the alphabet
• recognize and count numerals
• recognize and name selected colors
• recognize and name selected shapes
• recognize and name days of the week and months of the year
• recognize and name seasons and basic weather vocabulary
• recognize and name classroom objects
• recognize and name immediate family members
• recognize and name selected articles of clothing
• recognize and name selected parts of the body
• recognize and name rooms in the house
• recognize and name selected foods and beverages
• recognize and name selected animals

C - Culture

• locate and name countries where the target language is spoken
• explore holidays and traditional celebrations of the target language cultures
• explore significant people from the target language cultures

D - Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• explore connections to student learning in other subject areas
• explore and compare basic language features
• explore comparisons of the target culture(s) with the students' culture
• explore where students can encounter the target language beyond the classroom setting