Year 6 Spanish Curriculum
Children will continue developing knowledge in the 4 key strands of Spanish but will by now, be consolidating much of their learning around fluency and competency with speaking and listening. They will continue to build on prior language knowledge with reading and writing short passages of text. New content taught will include celebrations and festivals, technology and places around the town.
Language Knowledge
- Numbers to 100 (revisiting Y4/5 Obj.)
- Ordinal numbers
- To hold a conversation about themselves (including topics from previous years)
- Celebrations/festivals
- Musical instruments
- Technology - computers, games, music, video
- Continents
- Around the town - places/points of interest
Speaking and Listening
- I can listen carefully to spoken Spanish and respond.
- I can speak in advanced sentences, using familiar vocabulary and phrases.
- I can lead in and appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in Spanish.
- I can pronounce and intonate accurately so that others understand me when I am reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases.
- I can engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help.
- I can present ideas and information orally to the class.
- I can describe people, places, things and actions orally
Reading and Writing
- I can write phrases from memory.
- I can describe people, places, things and actions in writing.
- I can understand basic Spanish grammar to include the correct form of the verb (I, you, he/she, we, they etc.), masculine/feminine agreements for nouns and articles and how these differ from or are similar to English.
- I can link the spelling, sound and meaning of words.
- I can spell basic vocabulary, forming simple Spanish sentences.
- I can read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing in Spanish.
- I can broaden my vocabulary through the use of a dictionary (online/physical) and through written texts.