Elaboration (1) ACLSPC134
matching street signs from the Spanish-speaking world with equivalents found in Australia, for example, Llamas en la carretera and ‘Koalas crossing’, No pisar el césped and ‘Keep off the grass’
Elaboration (1) | ACLSPC134 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLSPC130
collecting information from media and print resources about aspects of the Spanish-speaking world (different animal species, currency, indigenous languages/communities), presenting it to others in new ways such as creating a digital display or spoken, …
Elaboration (1) | ACLSPC130 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 3 and 4 Spanish
The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their memberships of various groups, including the Spanish class. They are further developing literacy capabilities in English, such as writing …
Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLSPU138
learning to recognise the silent h as in hamaca, ahora and almohada and in loan words such as hotel
Elaboration (1) | ACLSPU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLSPU138
understanding that some letters blend to make single sounds, such as GU in seguimos or QU in queso
Elaboration (7) | ACLSPU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLSPU139
linking ideas using conjunctions such as y, o and pero
Elaboration (4) | ACLSPU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLSPU138
playing games such as Word Bingo with more difficult sounds, for example, the letter c in camino/coco compared to cero/cifra
Elaboration | ACLSPU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLSPU138
understanding that an accent may change the meaning of the word, for example, tú and tu, papa and papá
Elaboration (4) | ACLSPU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACLSPU139
using common verbs in familiar contexts, for example, ser and estar, dormir, estudiar and cantar
Elaboration (8) | ACLSPU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (11) ACLSPU139
using suffixes such as –ísimo/a- and –ito/a to modify the meaning of nouns, adjectives and adverbs, for example, lentísimo; graciosísimos; casita; gatito
Elaboration (11) | ACLSPU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (10) ACLSPU139
using words and expressions to locate events in time (hoy, ayer, mañana), to describe weather (Hoy hace calor) and to name days of the week (Mañana es lunes)
Elaboration (10) | ACLSPU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLSPC127
Interact with teacher and peers to exchange information about aspects of their personal world such as school, home, everyday routines and favourite pastimes[Key concepts: routine, home; Key processes: questioning, responding, describing]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLSPC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLSPC130
Gather and share information from peers and from texts relating to the Spanish-speaking world and to areas such as home, school, routines, responsibilities and interests[Key concepts: routine, events; Key processes: identifying, recording, questionin …
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLSPC130 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLSPC135
creating simple action songs and games that include alternating repetitive phrases in Spanish and English, for example, Simón dice/Amanda manda/Simon Says, Piedra, papel o tijeras/Rock, Paper, Scissors
Elaboration (2) | ACLSPC135 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLSPU139
specifying location or direction using prepositions such as en, encima, debajo, a la izquierda and a la derecha, for example, La regla está en el estuche
Elaboration | ACLSPU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLSPU142
discovering English and Australian Aboriginal language words used by Spanish speakers (shopping, tiquet, básquetbol, el eucalipto and canguro, bumerán), and considering the context of their use
Elaboration | ACLSPU142 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLSPU138
extrapolating from familiar sounds and contexts to spell new words, for example, predicting how to spell Pablo having learnt the spelling of hablo
Elaboration (3) | ACLSPU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (12) ACLSPU139
building metalanguage to talk about grammar and vocabulary (singular, plural, masculino, femenino, artículo, adjetivo, sinónimo…) and comparing with equivalent terms in English
Elaboration (12) | ACLSPU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLSPC129
asking how to say or write a word, for example, ¿Cómo se dice …? ¿Cómo se escribe …?
Elaboration (1) | ACLSPC129 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLSPU138
noticing the function of accents in relation to stress and pronunciation, for example, café, teléfono, árbol
Elaboration (5) | ACLSPU138 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum