KS2 Spanish curriculum

This unit builds on pupils’ knowledge of ‘estar’ to be, being for location and state by introducing the second verb ‘ser’ to be, being for permanent traits. Pupils learn to use ‘ser’ with prior knowledge of singular adjective agreement to describe their general personality traits. They also use ‘ser’ to say where they are from and what day of the week it is. At the end of the unit, pupils use ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ together to say how they are feeling on different days. Adjectives are revisited to embed pivotal understanding of the different meanings of ‘estar’ and ‘ser’.

1. I am happy: the verb 'ser', 'soy' and 'es'
2. What someone else is like: 'soy' and 'es'
3. Where you and I are from: 'eres'
4. Are you from Spain? intonation questions
5. Days of this week: information questions with ¿qué?
6. How do I feel today? 'ser' and 'estar' together
7. Christmas celebrations in Spain

• Pupils know the question ¿Cómo estás? meaning 'How are you?'
• Pupils know the verb 'estar' and that 'estoy' means 'I am' for location and state or mood
• Pupils know the sound-symbol correspondences [a] [e] [i] [o] [u]