Notice and apply grammatical rules such as those relating to gender, simple verb forms and definite articles when describing people, places, things and relationships
[Key concepts: syntax, word order; Key processes: naming, noticing patterns]
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Elaborations
learning the structure of simple affirmative/negative statements and questions based on models, for example, No tengoperro. Gloria come verduras.¿María tiene cinco años?
recognising definite and indefinite articles with nouns, for example, la mesa, una mesa; el niño, un niño
noticing that adjectives usually follow nouns and are used to describe the colour, size, shape or characteristics of a person, place or object, for example, la casa grande, el balón gris, la silla amarilla, un auto azul, una mesa cuadrada,una niña alta
noticing and using singular masculine or feminine forms of nouns and adjectives, for example, el plátano delicioso, la canción chilena
understanding and responding to basic familiar instructions and imperatives, for example, siéntate, escucha, cierra la puerta, silencio
observing gender in patterns of naming, for example, Julio/Julia, Patricio/Patricia
using subject pronouns to identify people, objects or animals, for example, Yo, tú, él, ella
building vocabulary related to familiar environments (lápiz, casa, mamá, papá), and using cognates such as animal, color, triángulo, familia…
learning simple verbs to express likes and dislikes, for example, comer, bailar, hablar, correr, jugar and caminar, and using them in modelled and formulaic expressions such as Nome gusta correr/caminar; ¿Te gusta este juguete?
using singular possessive adjectives, for example, mi casa, mi hermano, tu amiga