All About Me - Beginner Italian - Flex Class

Buongiorno! Il mio nome è Madame Cristina !! Come ti chiami? 

In this flex style course, learners will learn the Italian alphabet, numbers, colors, animals, and family vocabulary.  Each learner will have an "All About Me" activity sheet to be used as a guide.  They will learn how to say and spell their name in Italian, as well as state how old they are, what their favorite color is and what their family looks like.

This class will follow the same pattern every week.
There will be a video introducing the topic and the main vocabulary for that week. Students will be asked to record a video of them using the vocabulary on their own. I will give private, video feedback for each of these assignments.
My teaching style is to combine visual aids and hands on activities to attend to the different learning abilities of all those in the class.

Although this is a "Flex" class, students are still required to participate. Learners will complete and submit assignments (video and written), play games in the OutSchool classroom (via Nearpod link) and practice their Italian with fellow classmates.  I will reply to the student by video with feedback on grammar and pronunciation for every video assignment submitted by the learner.   Each week there will be a question and answer section at the end of class. Students are expected to create videos answering the question or simply typing the full sentence into the comments section. When each class ends, students will take a picture of their work and share with the class. Students will be expected to leave a supportive comment to their classmates.

There will be a craft activity every week pertaining to the items learned in that week. I will post a video, and students can follow along and post a picture of the finished product, or a video of themselves participating. I will comment on each student's picture or video.  Students will also be expected to leave a supportive comment to their classmates.

There will also be a partnering or group activity every week, which might be a conversation, finishing a story -roundtable style(each learner will be picking the next sentence in a story until everyone has added a line and the story is complete), or playing a game to practice our vocabulary!

Items will build from week to week and we will begin each class answering questions in Italian from the week before. By the end of the course, learners will be speaking basic Italian  and able to share details about themselves in Italian .

Week 1: Greetings -Hello! What’s your name?  -Good Bye- How are you?
              The Alphabet. Students will pronounce and learn the Italian alphabet.

Week 2: Numbers 0-50. How old are you? Vocabulary and Activities
              
Week 3: Colors - Vocabulary and Activities
               
Week 4: My family  - Vocabulary and Activities

Please note that this is a flexible class, meaning there are NO live meetings. Recorded classes will be posted on Monday mornings, Eastern Time, as well as in response to any video submissions.