Grades 2 & 3

Knowledge and Skills:

Students will be able to:

Demonstrate comprehension of simple, oral and written directions, commands and requests through appropriate physical response.
Identify familiar people, places, and objects based on simple oral and/or written descriptions.
Give and follow simple oral and written directions, commands, and requests when participating in age-appropriate classroom and cultural activities.
Ask and respond to simple questions, make requests and express preferences using memorized words and phrases.
Copy/write words, phrases or simple guided texts in familiar topics.
Name and label tangible cultural products and imitate cultural practices from the target culture.
Use digital tools to exchange basic information by recombining memorized words, phrases and sentences on topics related to self and targeted themes.
Imitate, recite and/or dramatize simple poetry, rhymes, songs and skits.

Students will be able to:

Recognize familiar spoken or written words and phrases contained in culturally authentic materials using electronic information sources related to targeted themes.
Identify familiar people, places and objects based on simple oral and/or written descriptions.
Demonstrate comprehension of brief oral and written messages using age and level-appropriate, culturally authentic materials on familiar topics.
Exchange information using words, phrases and short sentences practiced in class on familiar topics or on topics studied in other content areas.
Imitate, recite and/or dramatize simple poetry, rhymes, songs and skits.
Copy/write words, phrases, or simple guided texts on familiar topics.
Imitate appropriate gestures and intonation of the target culture/language during greetings, leave-takings and daily interactions.
Ask and respond to simple questions, make requests, and express preferences using memorized words and phrases.
Present information from age and level-appropriate, culturally authentic materials orally or in writing.
Name and label tangible cultural products and imitate cultural practices from the target culture.
Describe in writing people and things from the home and school environment.
Demonstrate comprehension of short conversations and brief written messages on familiar topics.
Identify the main idea and other significant ideas in readings from age and level-appropriate, culturally authentic materials.

Students will be able to:

Recognize familiar spoken or written words and phrases contained in culturally authentic materials using electronic information sources related to targeted themes.
Demonstrate comprehension of brief oral and written messages using age and level-appropriate, culturally authentic materials on familiar topics.
Exchange information using words, phrases and short sentences practiced in class on familiar topics or on topics studied in other content areas.
Use basic information at the word and memorized-phrase level to create a multimedia-rich presentation on targeted themes to be shared virtually with a target language audience.
Use digital tools to exchange basic information at the word and memorized-phrase level related to self and targeted themes.
Name and label tangible cultural products and imitate cultural practices from the target culture.
Ask and respond to simple questions, make requests and express preferences using memorized words and phrases.
Copy/write words, phrases or simple guided texts on familiar topics.