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PLANNING AND NAVIGATING COURSE:
Hello, and welcome aboard! We are thrilled that you are taking 4th grade
Spanish in the Collier County Public Schools. COVE program.
For every unit that you begin, please review the material in the “Click on
Me” folder in Schoology, for the instructions you will need to successfully
accomplish the unit!
Remember you will need a pocket folder to keep some information you will
be printing, or any worksheets you work on in class. You will also need a
headset with a microphone!
There is a glossary in your eBook that begins on page 296. Remember,
you will use this glossary to look up the English translations for your weekly
vocabulary.
It is possible that you will not understand every word you encounter, but
that is ok! Just enjoy the amazing experience of learning another
language!
WELCOME – BIENVENIDOS TO UNIT 1
Unit 1 Nos Conocemos Descubre Nicaragua
145 min.
(100 min.
in class,
45 min.
at home)
Week 1: Los saludos (Greetings)
Introduction to COVE Spanish:
Vocabulary:
Don/doña, Niño(a), Señor(a), Usted, Bien, Mal, Encantado, Encantada,
Primero, Después, Por último, Adiós, Buenos días, Buenas tardes, Buenas
noches, ¿Cómo están (Ustedes)?, ¿Cómo estás?, Gracias, Hasta luego,
Hasta pronto, Hola, Más o menos, Mucho gusto, Te presento a…., Yo soy……
Essential Question:
How do we greet and introduce ourselves to others?
What I’m Learning:

learn and practice different forms of greetings and introductions in
Spanish
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identify themselves and others in Spanish

identify and use sequence of events

use illustrations and context clues to make inferences
Introduction:
Watch U1 Video 1: Los saludos (0 to 3:00 min.)
Read and listen to eBook pages: 8-11
Lesson:
Listen to eBook pages: 12–15. Quietly repeat to yourself, using your inside
voice.
Complete and Submit:
 Vocabulary list and translation (write the Spanish words and their
translation in English, and make an audio recording in Schoology of
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both Spanish words and their English translation. Send both to your
COVE Spanish teacher)
5 special words that you would like to know how to say in Spanish
when you meet someone. (In Schoology, write the English words
and their translation into Spanish, and send them to your COVE
Spanish teacher)
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In Schoology, make an audio recording of eBook page 15, Parts A &
B and send it to your COVE Spanish teacher.
Enrichment:
Spanish Spelling Bee Words:
abad, abandonado, abarcar, abarquillar, abastecimiento, abatible, abdicar,
abdomen, abecedario, abolir
Optional Enrichment Assignment: In Schoology, make an audio recording of
the spelling words. First say the word, and then spell it in Spanish. Send
the audio recording to your COVE Spanish teacher!
Week 2: Los saludos (Greetings)
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Vocabulary:
Don/doña, Niño(a), Señor(a), Usted, Bien, Mal, Encantado, Encantada,
Primero, Después, Por último, Adiós, Buenos días, Buenas tardes, Buenas
noches, ¿Cómo están (Ustedes)?, ¿Cómo estás?, Gracias, Hasta luego,
Hasta pronto, Hola, Más o menos, Mucho gusto, Te presento a…., Yo soy……
Essential Question:
How do we greet and introduce ourselves to others?
What I’m Learning:
 learn and practice different forms of greetings and introductions in
Spanish
 identify themselves and others in Spanish
 identify and use sequence of events

use illustrations and context clues to make inferences
Introduction:
Read and listen to eBook pages: 8-15. Quietly repeat to yourself, using
your inside voice.
Lesson:
Watch U1 Video 1: Los saludos (3:00 – 4:50 min.)
Read and listen to eBook pages: 16-17. Quietly repeat to yourself, using
your inside voice.
Watch U1 Video 1: Los saludos (Entire video)
Complete and Submit:
 Pretests 1 – 4 (A escuchar: listening, A conversar: speaking, A leer:
reading, A escribir: writing)
 Complete interactive workbook page 6 and save it as a PDF in your
COVE Spanish folder on your H: Drive. Then, on your Schoology
Assignment page, upload the file onto the proper assignment and
submit to your COVE Spanish teacher.
 Complete interactive workbook page 7 and save it as a PDF in your
COVE Spanish folder on your H: Drive. Then, on your Schoology
Assignment page, upload the file onto the proper assignment and
submit to your COVE Spanish teacher.
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Review what you have learned through Descubre Online: Los
Saludos (Semana 1)
In Schoology, make an audio recording of your vocabulary list and
send it to your COVE Spanish Teacher.
Enrichment:
Read the online books in the Themed Library "Biblioteca temática"
Principiante: ¡Buenos días, Julio y Julia!
Choose 3 new words that you learned from the story. In Schoology, make
an audio recording of the new words, their translation, and you using them
in a sentence. Send the audio recording to your COVE Spanish teacher!
Week 3: La familia (Family)
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Vocabulary:
Abuelo(a), Familia, Hermano, Hermana, Mamá, Papá, Continente,
Nación/Naciones, Roca, Tierra, Volcán/Volcanes, Hermoso, Hermosa,
ígneo(a), Sedimentario, Sedimentaria, Valiente, Ven, Visitan,
Bendita de mi corazón, ìQué linda!
Essential Question:
How do you describe family members?
What I’m Learning:
 names and introduce family members
 identify vowels and vowel sounds
 use location expressions
 learn and identify cognates
Introduction:
Read and listen to eBook pages: 18–21. Quietly repeat to yourself, using
your inside voice.
Lesson:
Watch U1 Video: La Familia (0 to 2:23 min.)
Read and listen to eBook pages: 22–23. Quietly repeat to yourself,
using your inside voice.
Complete and Submit:
 Vocabulary list and translation (write the Spanish words and their
translation in English, and make an audio recording in Schoology of
both Spanish words and their English translation. Send both to your
COVE Spanish teacher)
 eBook page: 15, Parts A & B For part A, place the events in the
order in which they occur in the dialogue. For part B, Decide if
numbers 1 – 4 occurred in the dialogue on page 14 (true – cierto),
false – falso). Make an audio recording and send it to your COVE
Spanish teacher.
 In Schoology, make an audio recording of the cognates (words that
are similar in Spanish and English) from eBook page: 21
 In Schoology, make an audio recording of eBook page: 23 B and
send to your COVE Spanish teacher.
 Complete interactive workbook page 8 and save it as a PDF in your
COVE Spanish folder on your H: Drive. Then, on your Schoology
Assignment page, upload the file onto the proper assignment and
submit to your COVE Spanish teacher.
Enrichment:
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Spanish Spelling Bee words:
abracadabra, abrasivo, abrochar, abrupto, absolución, absolutamente,
abuhardillado, abultar, abuñolado, abusivo
Optional Enrichment Assignment: In Schoology, make an audio recording of
the spelling words. First say the word, and then spell it in Spanish. Send
the audio recording to your COVE Spanish teacher!
Week 4: La familia (Family)
Badge
Vocabulary:
Abuelo(a), Familia, Hermano, Hermana, Mamá, Papá, Continente,
Nación/Naciones, Roca, Tierra, Volcán/Volcanes, Hermoso, Hermosa,
ígneo(a), Sedimentario, Sedimentaria, Valiente, Ven, Visitan,
Bendita de mi corazón, ìQué linda!
Essential Question:
How do you describe family members?
What
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I’m Learning:
names and introduce family members
identify vowels and vowel sounds
use location expressions
learn and identify cognates
Introduction:
Watch U1 Video 2: La Familia (8 min.)
Lesson:
Read and listen to eBook pages: 24 – 25. Quietly repeat to yourself, using
your inside voice.
Read and listen to eBook page: 26. Listen, repeat, and respond to the
questions quietly.
Complete and Submit:
 Complete interactive workbook page 9 and save it as a PDF in your
COVE Spanish folder on your H:Drive. Then, on your Schoology
Assignment page, upload the file onto the proper assignment and
submit to your COVE Spanish teacher.
 Complete interactive workbook page 10 and save it as a PDF in your
COVE Spanish folder on your H:Drive. Then, on your Schoology
Assignment page, upload the file onto the proper assignment and
submit to your COVE Spanish teacher.
 eBook page 26 B & C. Make an audio recording and send it to your
COVE Spanish teacher.
 Review what you have learned through Descubre Online: La Familia
(Semana 2)
 In Schoology, make an audio recording of your vocabulary list and
send it to your COVE Spanish Teacher.
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Enrichment:
Spanish Spelling Bee words:
(Review words) abad, abandonado, abarcar, abarquillar, abastecimiento,
abatible, abdicar, abdomen, abecedario
(Additional words) abolir, abracadabra, abrasivo, abrochar, abrupto,
absolución, absolutamente, abuhardillado, abultar, abuñolado, abusivo
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Optional Enrichment Assignment: In Schoology, make an audio recording of
the spelling words. First say the word, and then spell it in Spanish. Send
the audio recording to your COVE Spanish teacher!
Week 5: Los amigos (Friends)
Vocabulary:
Abreviatura, Amigo(a), Caballo, Carta, Dirección/Direcciones, Farmacia,
Mapa, Niño(a), Nombre, Número, Señor/Sr., Señora/Sra., Señorita/Srta.,
Al lado(de), Cerca (de), Lejos (de), Busco, Canta, Encuentro, Preguntamos,
Tiene
Essential Question:
How do you describe where your friends and other people are?
What I’m Learning:

be able to ask and give directions

distinguish between declarative and interrogative sentences

use abbreviations in correspondence

identify and use singular and plural nouns
Introduction:
U1 Video 3: Los Amigos (00-2:32 min.)
Lesson:
eBook pages: 28-29, play two times
eBook pages: 30-31, play and repeat
U1 Video 3: Los Amigos (00-4:34 min.)
Complete and Submit:
 Vocabulary list and translation
 eBook page: 31 B. & C , complete and record
 Workbook page: 11 part B
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Enrichment:
Spanish Spelling Bee words:
abyección, acacia, academicismo, acampanado, acampar, acanaladura,
acantáceo, acantocéfalo, acaracolado, acaramelado
Optional Enrichment Assignment: In Schoology, make an audio recording of
the spelling words. First say the word, and then spell it in Spanish. Send
the audio recording to your COVE Spanish teacher!
Week 6: Los amigos (Friends)
Vocabulary:
Abreviatura, Amigo(a), Caballo, Carta, Dirección/Direcciones, Farmacia,
Mapa, Niño(a), Nombre, Número, Señor/Sr., Señora/Sra., Señorita/Srta.,
Al lado(de), Cerca (de), Lejos (de), Busco, Canta, Encuentro, Preguntamos,
Tiene
Essential Question:
How do you describe where your friends and other people are?
What I’m Learning:

be able to ask and give directions

distinguish between declarative and interrogative sentences

use abbreviations in correspondence

identify and use singular and plural nouns
Badge
Introduction:
U1 Video 3: Los Amigos (4:34 – 7:34 min.)
Lesson:
eBook pages: 32 – 33, Listen and repeat
eBook page: 34, Listen and repeat
Complete and Submit:
eBook page: 33 D & E, complete and record
Workbook page: 12
Workbook page: 13
Descubre Online: Los Amigos (Semana 3)
Record your vocabulary list
Enrichment:
Read the online books in the Themed Library "Biblioteca temática"
Intermedio: El diario de Rick: Nuevos amigos
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Choose 5 new words that you learned from the story. In Schoology, type in
your 5 new words, their translations, and use them in a sentence. Submit
this assignment to your COVE Spanish teachers through Schoology.
Week 7: Las despedidas (Good – Byes)
Vocabulary:
Correo electrónico, Despedida, Lindo(a), Querido(a), Mostrarnos, Visitar,
Soy, Eres, Es, Somos, Son, Gracias, Hasta luego, ¿Quieres…?, ìVuelvan
pronto!
Essential Question:
How do you say goodbye to your friends and to your family?
What I’m Learning:

learn and practice goodbyes

identify different forms of media by reading an email

identify and use words for people, places and things
use and apply present-tense forms of the verb ser (to be)
Introduction:
Video 4: Las despedidas (0 – 3:18 min.)
Lesson:
eBook pages: 36 – 37, Listen and repeat
eBook pages: 38, Listen and repeat
U1 Video 4: Las despedidas (3:18 – 4:02 min.)
Complete and Submit:
Vocabulary list and translation
eBook page: 39
Workbook page: 14 A & B
Workbook page: 15
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Enrichment:
Spanish Spelling Bee words:
acarrear , acaudillamiento, acceder, accesión, accionista, aceitillo,
aceleración, acémila, acérrimo, acertadamente
Badge
Optional Enrichment Assignment: In Schoology, make an audio recording of
the spelling words. First say the word, and then spell it in Spanish. Send
the audio recording to your COVE Spanish teacher!
Week 8: Las despedidas (Good – Byes)
Vocabulary:
Correo electrónico, Despedida, Lindo(a), Querido(a), Mostrarnos, Visitar,
Soy, Eres, Es, Somos, Son, Gracias, Hasta luego, ¿Quieres…?, ¡Vuelvan
pronto!
Essential Question:
How do you say goodbye to your friends and to your family?
What I’m Learning:

learn and practice goodbyes

identify different forms of media by reading an email

identify and use words for people, places and things
use and apply present-tense forms of the verb ser (to be)
Introduction:
U1 Video 4: Las despedidas (4:02 – 6:34 min.)
Lesson:
eBook pages: 40 – 41, Listen and repeat
eBook pages: 42 – 43
Complete and Submit:
eBook page: 41 D, complete and record
Workbook page: 16
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Descubre Online: Las despedidas (Semana 4)
Workbook page: 17 – 18, Review
Record your vocabulary list
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Unit 1 Exam (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)
100
Enrichment:
Read the online books in the Themed Library "Biblioteca temática"
Avanzado: El Club de Español explora España
Optional Enrichment Assignment:
Choose 5 new words that you learned from the story. Use MicroSoft Word
to create a document with your new words, their translation in English, and
use them in a sentence! In Schoology, submit your assignment to your
COVE Spanish teacher!
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