Below is a list designed by Alisa Shapiro and her elementary CI team in Chicago. Alisa explains:
“This is a document that many elementary TCI teachers have shown interest in. We included it in our (Denver 2014 iFLT) workshop on Transitioning to TCI: a Toolbox for Newbies. We culled the structures from Carol’s elementary materials, plus some of our favorite stories and TPR language, and some of Ben’s ‘words with energy.’ There are some heinous ‘classroom objects’ that we threw in because of an assessment we were required to give. Note that the list is not divided by grade level, and is Spanish-friendly, with fewer direct cognates in French and other languages. Though we had to create all sorts of UbD Backward Design curriculum docs, this list has been most helpful and we rarely refer to the Scope and Sequence.”
D36 Winnetka Public Schools World Language Target Structures Grades 1-6:
Super 8: [Super 7 plus ‘can’]
Possession – has
Volition – wants
Motion – goes
Location – is (in/at)
Identity – is
Preference – likes
Existence – There is/are
Ability – can
Additional classroom verbs for grades 1-6:
Comes/goes [arrives, enters/leaves]
Prefers, likes, loves/dislikes, hates
Eats/drinks
Sleeps/wakes up
Plays + ___
Sings
Dances
Sits/stands
Reads
Writes
Says
Tells
Shouts
Takes/grabs
Touches
Walks
Runs
Opens/closes
Makes (does), prepares
Picks up
Puts
Wears
Acts (dramatizes)
Applauds
Votes
Asks/answers
Draws/Paints
Gives/takes
Thinks (believes)
Calls (i.e., phones)
Knows
Stomps
Claps
States of being & descriptions grades 1-6:
Happy/sad
Hungry/thirsty
Fantastic/terrible
Good/bad
Angry
Tired/energetic
Sick/well
Nervous/confident
Creative
Funny, silly/serious
Tall/short
Nice, kind/mean
Fat/thin
Intelligent/dumb
Noisy/quiet
Honest
Obedient
Normal (regular)/strange
Hot/cold
Big/small
Famous/ordinary
Narrative Structures & transition words 1-6:
Once Upon a Time
First
Then/next
Before/after
So
Finally
The end
With/without
To/from
In/on/at
Inside/outside
When, who, what, where
Why/because
Never/always
But
Other important classroom vocabulary 1-6:
The
House
School
Classroom
Teacher
Principal
Mr./Ms.
Board
Pencil/marker/pen
Eraser
Paper
Book
Chair
Floor
Door
Lights
Desk
Screen
Computer
Camera
Music
Song
Drawing
Bathroom
Very
A lot/a little
Greetings/goodbyes
Numbers (as needed)
Animal (cognates, pets)
Foods (cognates, cultural)
Months
Days of the week
Tomorrow/yesterday
Colors
Please/thank you
The interrogatives (which we point to when we use them):
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?
Which?
How much/How many?