6th Grade:
Developing speaking and writing of Spanish; new grammar concepts; aspects of Hispanic and Pre-Columbian cultures; nounadjective agreement; pronouns and definite and indefinite articles; “Ser” and “Estar”; present and preterite tenses; research and presentation of reports on Spanish-speaking countries and cultural elements; dialogues, games, debates, and discussions about literature, art, and music.

7th Grade:
Successful communication with others in Spanish; travel theme; communication and writing oriented around practical information and real life situations; irregular present tense verbs; the preterite tense; reflexive verbs; affirmative commands; direct and indirect object pronouns; in-depth focus on Pre-Columbian cultures; Spanish language acquisition through studies of literature, art, and music.

8th Grade:
Synthesis of existing knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through an in-depth focus on Hispanic and Pre-Columbian histories and cultures; conversations, dialogues, oral presentations, readings, and written reports; the imperfect and subjunctive tenses; negative commands; new vocabulary words discovered through literature, art, and music.

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Here are a list of resources for learning and practicing Spanish:

• This website has basic vocabulary practice and more. There are pronunciations of the words, but also activities like fill in the blanks and spelling. There are also more advanced activities on verb conjugations.

  http://members.tripod.com/spanishflashcards/

• This site include pronunciations, lists, spelling practice, and quizzes for numbers 0-100.

  http://www.jvlnet.com/~liliana/Spanish_Numbers.html

• This website has a variety of activities and games ranging from word scrambles to finding the incorrect letter in a word. Be sure to choose Spanish as the language.

  http://www.pdictionary.com/spanish 

• This website allows you to conjugate verbs in different tenses. Build your verb vocabulary and practice conjugating at the same time. You can also keep score of your progress. Please e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you need the username and password.

  http://www.conjuguemos.com