Montague Township School District
Spanish Curriculum Guide
Grade 2
2025-2026
Clancey Lane
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Description
This K-4 World Language curriculum is built on proficiency in three modes of communication: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational. Students develop communicative competence using memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and stories. The curriculum emphasizes cultural understanding of Spanish-speaking countries, teaching tolerance through recognition of diverse contributions. By studying Spanish, students strengthen their native language skills, enhance auditory discrimination and memory, and prepare for global citizenship. The program targets Novice Low to Novice High proficiency levels by Grade 8, with structured instruction across thematic units spanning school year and ongoing topics.
Big Ideas
- Language, communication, and culture are integral to human experience and education.
- Proficiency in multiple modes of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational) builds communicative competence.
- Understanding target language practices and perspectives deepens appreciation for cultural diversity and commonalities.
- Learning a world language enhances academic achievement and college and career readiness.
- Recognition of cultural differences and similarities develops competence for global citizenship.
Essential Questions
- How does learning a world language enhance understanding of one's own language and culture?
- What role does communication play in understanding diverse cultures and perspectives?
- How do the three modes of communication support language proficiency?
- What is the relationship between cultural practices and language use?
Interpersonal Mode
Interpretive Mode
Presentational Mode
Students engage in conversations, listen to dialogues and authentic materials, read and write about Spanish language topics including family, clothing, colors, and weather. Students develop vocabulary and comprehension skills through reading Spanish texts and responding with written and spoken language.
Students explore cultural practices, traditions, and values of Spanish-speaking countries. Students learn about family structures, celebrations, holidays, and how culture impacts daily life including clothing choices and weather-related practices across different regions.
Students count and identify numbers in Spanish, work with calendars and dates, and create data-based representations such as calendars, posters showing weather and seasons, and bar graphs of birthday information.
Students create visual representations including family tree projects, posters of seasons and weather, drawings based on descriptions, and engage with authentic songs and dances as cultural expressions of Spanish-speaking peoples.
Students are assessed across multiple modes of communication and throughout the year using formative, summative, alternative, and benchmark assessments. Formative assessment includes responses to questions, dialogues, physical responses to commands, and recognition of vocabulary in authentic materials. Summative assessments require students to apply learning in transfer tasks such as writing dialogues, creating presentations, drawing pictures based on written descriptions, and completing projects. Assessments align with proficiency levels (Novice Low to Novice High) and measure students' ability to interpret, communicate interpersonally, and present information in Spanish across familiar topics.
| Unit | Formative | Summative | Benchmark | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01Greetings and Farewells and Ask and State Feelings | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 02School Supplies & Classroom Objects | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 03Family and Pets | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 04Clothing and Body Parts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 05Colors, Shapes, Sizes | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 06Weather, Seasons and Numbers Calendar, Dates, Birthdates | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 07Spanish-Speaking Countries | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coverage | 7/7 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 7/7 |
| Unit | IEP | 504 | MLL | At-Risk | Gifted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01Greetings and Farewells and Ask and State Feelings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 02School Supplies & Classroom Objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 03Family and Pets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 04Clothing and Body Parts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 05Colors, Shapes, Sizes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 06Weather, Seasons and Numbers Calendar, Dates, Birthdates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 07Spanish-Speaking Countries | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coverage | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 |