Prince William County Public Schools

By the end of each marking period, students can perform the following functions.

Marking Period 1

Unit 1: My Personal Identity

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• say hello and goodbye to my teacher and friends
• ask and answer "how are you?"

Presentational Speaking

• Count from 0 to 10
• Greet according to the time of day
• Say if I am happy or sad
• Answer "what's your name?"

Presentational Writing

• Label the parts of the face

Interpretive Listening

• Understand basic greetings and farewells
• Understand when someone ask for my name

Interpretive Reading

N/A Not developmentally appropriate

Marking Period 2

Unit 2: My Life at School

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Say hello and goodbye to my teacher and friends
• Ask and answer "how are you?"

Presentational Speaking

• Say if it's hot or cold

Presentational Writing

• Copy a few basic schools supplies (pencil, crayons, paper)

Interpretive Listening

• Understand and follow basic commands
• Recognize colors, (red, blue, green, yellow)

Interpretive Reading

N/A Not developmentally appropriate

Marking Period 3

Unit 3: My Family and friends

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "how are you?"

Presentational Speaking

• Identify my parents and myself

Presentational Writing

• Label the words for my parents and myself

Interpretive Listening

• Recognize family members, (mom, dad, me)

Interpretive Reading

N/A Not developmentally appropriate

Marking Period 4

Unit 4: My Community

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "how are you?"

Presentational Speaking

• Identify community helpers with picture clues

Presentational Writing

• Label community helpers (police officer, teacher, doctor, nurse, fire fighter)

Interpretive Listening

• Recognize the farm animals

Interpretive Reading

• Match the community helper with the picture clue

By the end of each marking period, students can perform the following functions.

Marking Period 1

Unit 1: My Personal Identity

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "what's your name?"
• Ask and answer "how are you?"

Presentational Speaking

• Say if I am tired or angry
• Count from 11 to 20

Presentational Writing

• Label the body (head, shoulders, knees, feet, arms, legs, hands)

Interpretive Listening

• Point to the part of the body I hear

Interpretive Reading

• Read and point to the corresponding body part (choral reading, word charts, matching pictures)

Marking Period 2

Unit 2: My Life At School

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer what the weather is like (windy, rainy, sunny, or snowy)

Presentational Speaking

• Say what day of the week it is
• Say if it is windy, rainy, sunny, or snowy
• Say the appropriate greeting for the time of day

Presentational Writing

• Copy familiar phrases related to weather (it is cold, it is hot)
• Label familiar clothing items (t-shirt, pants, shoes)

Interpretive Listening

• Understand follow basic commands (up, down, left, right, etc.)
• Recognize additional colors (white, back, brown, purple, orange, pink)

Interpretive Reading

• Label school supplies with a word bank
• Sort clothes depending on the temperature

Marking Period 3

Unit 3: My Family And Friends

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and respond, "who is...?" question (brother, sister, dog, cat, fish) with picture clues

Presentational Speaking

• Identify and name my siblings and pets using a picture

Presentational Writing

• Copy the family members that I am learning

Interpretive Listening

• Understand when people name the members of their family

Interpretive Reading

• Match family members using a word bank

Marking Period 4

Unit 4: My Community

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "where is.....?"

Presentational Speaking

• Say the place in the community (school, police station, fire station, hospital)

Presentational Writing

• Label countries in North America

Interpretive Listening

• Find the place in the community on a map following basic commands (left/school, right/hospital)

Interpretive Reading

• Match the community helper with the place of work (firefighter/fire station)
• Match the stages of the life cycle using a word bank

By the end of each marking period, students can perform the following functions.

Marking Period 1

Unit 1: My Personal Identity

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "how are you?" in a variety of ways

Presentational Speaking

• Say how I feel (review & expand)
• Count from 21 to 31
• Say my age

Presentational Writing

• Label the body (toes, fingers, back, stomach, neck)

Interpretive Listening

• Point to the part of the body I hear

Interpretive Reading

• Read and point to the corresponding body part (choral reading, word charts, matching pictures)

Marking Period 2

Unit 2: My Life At School

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "how are you?" in a variety of ways

Presentational Speaking

• Say how I feel (review & expand)
• Count from 21 to 31
• Say my age

Presentational Writing

• Label the body (toes, fingers, back, stomach, neck)

Interpretive Listening

• Point to the part of the body I hear

Interpretive Reading

• Label additional clothes with a word bank
• Sort additional clothes depending on the weather

Marking Period 3

Unit 3: My Family And Friends

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and respond, "who is...? question (grandparents, baby) with picture clues

Presentational Speaking

• Identify and name my grandparents and baby using a picture

Presentational Writing

• Write how many family members I have (I have one brother; I have two cats)

Interpretive Listening

• Understand when people name the members of their family

Interpretive Reading

• Match family members using a word bank

Marking Period 4

Unit 4: My Community

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "do you like? using fruits and vegetables

Presentational Speaking

• Identify and name the amount and color of fruits and vegetables (there are/I see....)

Presentational Writing

• Label the two oceans that surround North America
• Label the parts of a plant

Interpretive Listening

• Identify fruits and vegetables

Interpretive Reading

• Match fruits and vegetables using a word bank
• Label the parts of a plant

By the end of each marking period, students can perform the following functions.

Marking Period 1

Unit 1: My Personal Identity

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "how are you?" in a variety of ways
• Ask and answer how I feel

Presentational Speaking

• Describe how others feel
• Count from 32 to 50

Presentational Writing

• Label the pictures with the appropriate hair and eye color

Interpretive Listening

• Color a picture of a family based on an oral description (the dad has brown hair, the baby has blue eyes)

Interpretive Reading

• Label the pictures with the appropriate hair and eye color

Marking Period 2

Unit 2: My Life At School

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "when is your birthday?" (day/month)
• Ask and answer "what is the weather?"

Presentational Speaking

• Say the date

Presentational Writing

• Complete a class schedule using a word bank

Interpretive Listening

• Show the time I hear on a clock
• Select clothing depending on the weather/season described

Interpretive Reading

• Complete a class schedule using a word bank

Marking Period 3

Unit 3: My Family And Friends

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and respond, "who is....?" question (cousins, aunts, uncles, and stepparents) with picture clues

Presentational Speaking

• Identify and name my cousins, aunts, uncles, and stepparents using a picture

Presentational Writing

• Write how many family members I have (I have one aunt, I have two cousins)

Interpretive Listening

• Understand when people name the members of their family

Interpretive Reading

• Match family members using a word bank

Marking Period 4

Unit 4: My Community

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "do you like?" (food)

Presentational Speaking

• Talk about my favorite animal (arctic and desert)

Presentational Writing

• Use a sentence frame to categorize animals according to their habitat (arctic and desert)
• Label the continents on a map

Interpretive Listening

• Identify the animal based on oral description

Interpretive Reading

• Sort food in different ways using a word bank

By the end of each marking period, students can perform the following functions.

Marking Period 1

Unit 1: My Personal Identity

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "where are you from?" or "where do you live"?

Presentational Speaking

• Describe how I feel (hungry, thirsty, tired, scared)
• Count from 51 to 100
• Describe my physical appearance
• Say United States in the target language

Presentational Writing

• Describe my physical appearance

Interpretive Listening

• Choose the correct picture according to the description I hear (feeling/physical)

Interpretive Reading

• Draw a picture based on the description I read about physical appearance or feelings

Marking Period 2

Unit 2: My Life At School

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer "when is your birthday?" (day/month)
• Ask and answer "what is the date?"

Presentational Speaking

• Describe the weather according to the season
• Describe what someone is wearing

Presentational Writing

• Complete a class schedule using time, subject, and location

Interpretive Listening

• Show the time I hear on a clock (to the half hour)
• Find the place in the school on a map following basic commands (left/library, right/gym)

Interpretive Reading

• Complete a class schedule using time, subject, and location

Marking Period 3

Unit 3: My Family And Friends

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and respond, "how many....do you have?" (family members)

Presentational Speaking

• Describe family members

Presentational Writing

• Describe family members

Interpretive Listening

• Understand descriptions of family members

Interpretive Reading

• Complete a family tree according to the passage

Marking Period 4

Unit 4: My Community

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer either/or questions about likes, dislikes, and preferences

Presentational Speaking

• Talk about my favorite animal (rainforest and forest)

Presentational Writing

• Create a menu for a target language restaurant
• Label the oceans
• Use a sentence frame to categorize animals according to their habitat (rainforest and forest)

Interpretive Listening

• Identify the animal based on oral description

Interpretive Reading

• Answer questions about an authentic target language menu

By the end of each marking period, students can perform the following functions.

Marking Period 1

Unit 1: My Personal Identity

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer personal questions (review questions from previous years)

Presentational Speaking

• Describe how I feel (aches and pains)
• Say the number I see

Presentational Writing

• Describe others' physical appearance

Interpretive Listening

• Identify the number I hear

Interpretive Reading

• Sequence sentences in a story about aches and pains

Marking Period 2

Unit 2: My Life At School

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and answer what sports or leisure activities you like

Presentational Speaking

• Sing a traditional holiday song

Presentational Writing

• Describe my after school schedule

Interpretive Listening

• Show the time I hear on a clock (review and expand)
• Put the school worker in the school location I hear

Interpretive Reading

• Read authentic weather reports

Marking Period 3

Unit 3: My Family And Friends

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask and respond, "what is your family like?"

Presentational Speaking

• Describe someone in the classroom

Presentational Writing

• Create a poster about my favorite person (famous, friend, family
• Write an acrostic poem

Interpretive Listening

• Identify who is being described in the classroom

Interpretive Reading

• Sequence sentences in a story about a family

Marking Period 4

Unit 4: My Community

Functions/Objectives: I can...

Interpersonal Communication

• Ask for and order of food

Presentational Speaking

• Act out a dialogue at a restaurant

Presentational Writing

• Write a dialogue at a restaurant

Interpretive Listening

• Understand food items in a conversation

Interpretive Reading

• Read authentic menus