SPANISH CURRICULUM OVERVIEW - 2025/26

SPANISH CURRICULUM OVERVIEW -

	TERM 1: AUTUMN TERM		TERM 2: SPRING TERM		TERM 3: SUMMER TERM
YEAR GROUP	T1a	T1b	T2a	T2b	T3a	T3b
Year 7	‘Mi Vida’ - Introducing yourself - Talking about your personality - Use of Adjectives - Introduction to some family members ( brothers and sisters) - Using ‘tener’ - Discussing birthdays using numbers and the alphabet - Describing your pets using adjectives - Understanding a longer text Culture Capital An introduction to Spanish speaking countries Popular Spanish names Learning Spanish proverbs & rhymes European Day of Languages (Whole School)		‘ Mi tiempo Libre’ - Talking about freetime and giving opinions using ‘gustar’ - Understanding how to conjugate ‘ar’ verbs - Talking about the weather and using ‘cuando’ as a connective - Talking about sports and hobbies, introducing ‘hacer’ and ‘jugar’ - Understanding more challenging texts and developing reading skills - Analysing question words Culture Capital Different sports /hobbies in Spain Weather in Spain World Book Day		‘Mi Insti’ Introducing school subjects Using ‘ar’, ‘er’ and ‘ir’ verbs Giving opinions about school subjects. Using ‘gusta’ and ‘gustan’ Describing your school Using a mixture of articles in Spanish to help understand a topic Describing what you do at lunch / break time Improving listening skills Understanding details about a school Culture Capital Understanding the difference and similarities between Spanish and English school systems
Year 8	‘Mi Ciudad - Describing where you live using ‘some’ and ‘many’ - Recognising different areas of a town and it’s key buildings - Telling the time in Spanish - Using the verb ‘ir’ - Ordering snack food in a cafe and using the verb ‘querer’ - Saying what you are going to do at the weekend - Understanding a spoken text about a town in Spain - Using time frames confidently - including ‘a’, ‘some’ and ‘many’ in a paragraph Culture Capital: Individual research into a town/city of Spain/Spanish speaking country. Research into Habana Understanding the variety of snacks you can order in Spain Understanding the differences and similarities in ordering food in Spain and UK European Day of Languages (Whole School)		‘Mi Familia y Mis Amigos’ - Describing your family - Using possessive adjectives - Describing hair and eye colour - Using the verbs ‘ser’ and ‘tener’ - Saying what other people look like using verbs in the 3rd person - Describing where you live using the verb ‘estar’ -Using dictionary skills - Improving opinion sentences using positives and negatives Culture Capital: Looking at a variety of festivals in Spain, including El Carneval’ Discussing the architecture in Spain and looking and the similarities and differences between Spain and the UK World Book Day		“Me gusta comer” - Saying what food you like and using a wide range of opinions - Describing mealtimes using the time - Using negatives - Ordering meals at a restaurant and building vocabulary on this topic. - Describing a party - Introducing the Near Future Tense - Using the present tense and near future tense - Using direct pronouns - Culture Capital Difference and similarities in Spanish food Spanish dining culture Looking at food from around the world. Following a recipe in Spanish la Oruga muy hambrienta