Iran Cultural and Educational Center
Persian Language Development by Proficiency Language Skills Levels
Novice High – Second Grade
All About Me – My Extended Family [Please note: This unit could be based on a teacher-made story.]
- I can share my parents’ names and age.
- I can share my siblings’ names, age and grade levels at school.
- I can present information about my siblings’ likes and dislikes.
- I can present information about my siblings’ physical characteristics.
- I can exchange information about my immediate family members, their names, age, physical characteristics and likes and dislikes.
- I can share information about my grandparents including their names and age.
- I can indicate where they live; in the US or in Iran.
- I can share information about my maternal and paternal aunts and uncles.
- I can share information about my maternal and paternal cousins including their names, age and grade level at school.
- I can make a simple family tree.
Where I Live – My Community
- I can present information about places in my neighborhood, such as school, library, parks, recreation and shopping centers, etc.
- I can follow directions to get to different places at school.
- I can indicate whether different places in the community are close to or far away from where I live.
- I can ask and answer questions whether different places in the community are close to or far away from where I live.
- I can indicate how to get to different places in my neighborhood.
- I can talk about my favorite places in the neighborhood and say why.
- I can talk about what I do to help in the community.
What to Wear – Seasons and Occasions
- I can describe weather conditions associated with each season.
- I can name, read and write different seasons.
- I can ask and answer questions about my favorite season and why.
- I can describe current weather conditions of the area where I live.
- I can describe clothing items people wear in the winter.
- I can describe clothing items people wear in the summer.
- I can explain what people wear for formal occasions or for work.
- I can share my favorite colors of clothing.
- I can present information about main season-related holidays in the US and Iran.
Where in the World – US – Iran – Geography
- I can identify and name the continents on a world map.
- I can locate US on a world map.
- I can locate Iran on a world map.
- I can locate US and its neighboring countries on a world map.
- I can present information and ask and answer questions about the US neighboring countries and bodies of water using cardinal directions (North, south, east, west).
- I can read and write/copy/label US neighboring countries and surrounding bodies of water.
- I can locate Iran and its neighboring countries on a world map.
- I can present information about Iran’s neighboring countries and bodies of water using cardinal directions.
- I can ask and answer questions about Iran’s neighboring countries and surrounding bodies of water.
