What's included
20 live meetings
10 in-class hoursHomework
Speaking practice and review of content is optional outside of class.Assessment
Assessment is formative, during class feedback, directly from the instructor.Class Experience
Novice level class (some knowledge of colors, foods, or animals is helpful) In this fourth class, we start with questions that will drive our focus to describe ourselves, who we are and what we wear, what we do and like to do, activities, our favorite movies, games, and foods. This is a 10-week class complimenting the ebooks (ABC’s 140 Sight Words in English / Spanish by Diana Di Tolla, 25 pages of pictures/text/audio. Purchase the ebook on iTunes.) Our focus is creating comprehensible input using sentences with simple grammar in Spanish that follows the ABCs to promote conversation and understanding. Learning is focused on speaking accompanied with visual cues, imagery, and repetition. This fun and engaging class will teach useful vocabulary to get your child conversing in Spanish. Weekly, we add to our conversation collection a new question and explore the many ways to answer it with a variety of vocabulary. Using words in English and Spanish for each letter, we cover most of the alphabet. ABCs in Spanish! covers Letters A-G, ABCs in Spanish 2! covers Letters H-P, ABCs in Spanish 3! Includes Q-Z, and ABCs in Spanish! 4 reviews the alphabet with questions/sentences. Review of previous vocabulary is included as well as a daily presentations, all the way to the final week of class. Each class introduces vocabulary from the ebook and we will practice: pronouncation (how to produce the sounds) and create a simple sentence in context. Also, about 10 minutes at the beginning of class will be to review previously learned vocabulary. Ten minutes on new vocabulary, with 5-10 minutes for review with a follow-up activity. Week 1-2: Who are you? Week 3-4: Describing yourself Week 5-6: What do you like to do? What don’t you like to do? Week 7-8: What do you do? (frequency words) Week 9-10: review + final project / presentations Interaction (speaking and listening) is guided by the teacher and students will be prompted to volunteer for practice using simple commands (circling, pointing to, repeating vocabulary words.) Students will repeat after the teacher and practice speaking with visual cues or hints from the teacher. Students will speak individually and as a whole class as they practice. Eventually, the students will be the ones asking as they practice being the teacher. This is a very organic process, very much like we learned our first language, and struggling is a normal part of learning. Feeling discouraged is NOT part of the process. My students’ find they will understand more than they can explain because of the visual cues and repetition that I use as the instructor. As students get more independent, and they learn from each other, they will retain the vocabulary, which will enable them to start creating simple sentences, and then sentences with more complexity. I am tall, funny, and curious. I am not patient. I like to swim. Dogs are my favorite animal. My mom is nice and affectionate. Getting students to use Spanish and be independent is what I do best. Class size maximum is 5 students per class to ensure a lot of personal attention. Let's have fun while we learn this beautiful and amazing language!
Learning Goals
Students will learn vocabulary that relates to specific personal questions and be able to describe themselves (their personality, what they look like, what they like to do) and others (their friends and family).
Students will recall vocabulary for foods, the home, items around the house, animals, toys, and the natural world.
Students will speak in Spanish during each class and learn to navigate conversations (questioning techniques and simples questions + examples of ways to respond.)
Students will apply understanding of vocabulary to answer simple questions in class and ask them to fellow students.
Students will learn to speak another language in a more holistic and natural process.
Students will have fun and be challenged beyond what they think they can do.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
<I am taking a hiatus until January 2025> ~ Profesora D
Hola - I am a National Board Certified Teacher of Spanish language and culture, from the novice levels to advanced of Spanish language learners, including heritage speakers in Washington state. I am a public school teacher for 20+ years, have tried and true methods for language learning, and love to share my passion for this beautiful language with young people. As well as my National Board Certification (until 2031), I have a Master's in Teaching, a Bachelor's of Arts in Spanish, a Bachelor's of Science in Botany, College Board certified to teach AP Spanish Language & Culture, and TEFL certified (Teaching English As A Foreign Language.)
I have loved Spanish since I first heard it at 5 years old and have spent my life immersed in this amazing culture and language. I value hard work more than perfect pronunciation as that will help my students more in life and I know from first hand experience that everyone can learn. My classes are fun, interactive, conversational, and academic (although I slip this in and students are having so much fun that they forget they are in class). I have also created a few classes in Udemy.com that focus on Spanish grammar. In addition, I spend my time with my family and friends, cooking, going on walks, camping, biking, reading, and, of course, watching movies. I can't wait to meet you in our virtual classroom!
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Live Group Class
$15
weekly or $150 for 20 classes2x per week, 10 weeks
30 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
2-9 learners per class