Beginner Spanish Immersion - Elementary School - Level 1
A Spanish Immersion curriculum toward proficiency with communicative, comprehension-based instructional strategies that bring together language and culture.
Mrs./Maestra Maria - Sequoia Academy
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(82)
What's included
16 live meetings
24 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Handouts/assignments will be assigned through the Outschool classroom and another learning management system for completion.Assessment
Students are continually assessed informally during in class activities, lessons, and participation.Grading
Certificate of completion will be offered, as well as grades, as per parent request.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 4
Beginner Level
Content may be modified to match the class and students' needs to fit with individual and classroom academic goals. The curriculum used in this course may be supplemented with some activities/lessons from other sources to enhance and practice vocabulary, knowledge, skills, and promote engagement for all learners so that the class is equally academically rich and fun! Supplemental activities/lessons will be relevant and aligned to the weekly theme so that content and vocabulary can be learned effectively and consistently. *Please read thoroughly all the sections of this class listing* Feel free reach out to the Teacher if you have any questions about this course/curriculum and/or if you need the ages of the class modified to reflect your specific group. Course Outline: Level One This is a course for beginner Spanish learners! We will include warm-up activities to learn/practice Spanish skills that we have acquired through the previous lesson and to spark discussions, thinking, and classroom connections with peers and the teacher. The curriculum activities/lessons are comprehension-based which use instructional strategies that bring together language, comprehension, and culture rich content of different Spanish speaking countries. Unit 1: Vocabulary/Focus este es/esta es/esto es - this is un muchacho/una muchacha/una persona - a boy/a girl/a person dice/hay - says/is Special person interviews ¿Cuál es la fecha? - What is the date? Activity - Te presento a… I present to you... Reading - Me llamo Ronaldo - My name is Ronaldo ¿Qué hay en tu casa? hay - is The Unfair Game: Hay + animales - There are animals grande/pequeño - big/small este/esta es - this is CULTURAL FOCUS Republica Domicana/Dominican Republic Culture ¿Qué te gusta? - What do you like? le gusta - they like LESSONS AND GOALS - completed through story telling/reading/writing to learn/practice vocabulary and establish comprehension/translation Lesson 1 - Establish meaning We will complete a dictionary and translate words/sentences. Learn/practice new vocabulary Complete a comprehension activity Lesson 2 - Ask a story Students will listen to and create a story using story builder to practice vocabulary/sentence structure and comprehension/translation. We will use a story map for students to create their own stories in Spanish. Lesson 3 - Process the story We will read a story together as a class and complete a translation activity. Lesson 4 - Understand a story Students will listen to a story and draw what they hear to practice/exercise comprehension through illustrations. Lesson 5 - Process a story Students will read and illustrate a story. Students will sequence events from the story. Lesson 6 - Understand content We will watch a short movie and answer yes/no questions. Lesson 7 - Process content Retell the story Q&A about the story. ¿Qué te gusta? - What do you like? le gusta - they like Listen to/watch a music video and connect it to its culture Lesson 8 - CULTURAL FOCUS Republica Domicana/Dominican Republic Culture - Introduction Sobremesa Episode 1 - Talk show made specifically with this curriculum in mind Get $10 off this class with coupon code MARIAOS10
Learning Goals
Students will learn Spanish through a comprehensive approach to learning language. Students will also learn Spanish through various cultural rich content.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
In the MovieTalk story shown on video/screenshot, Wildebeest (on lesson 6), there is a part that insinuates that one of the wildebeests has been eaten by a crocodile (similar to the story of the gingerbread man who gets eaten by the fox when he lands on his back).
Synopsis: There are 2 wildbeests by the river, they see a strange still object floating, one suggests it is a crocodile, the other suggests it is a log. One of them stands on the log and gets eaten by the crocodile.
This is the video shown in class on lesson 6, please preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMJXvsCLu6s
Name: Wildebeest from birdbox studio
Supply List
Handouts and assignments will all be digital and can be completed on a device. Please bring a notebook and a writing tool to have on hand. I would recommend having a binder where you can print and store all your completed work.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
YouTube
Curriculum material through Google Slides and PowerPoint presentation
Additional lessons and assignments through Google doc (Icebreaker questions)
Joined December, 2017
5.0
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello!
My name is Maria and I am a lifelong learner!
I have 10 years of experience working at many different public schools with grades Kindergarten to Grade 12.
My experience includes working in main stream classrooms, small groups, and one on one Teaching Assistant developing individual education plans modified to each students' needs and academic goals in the classroom.
My passion is teaching and tutoring, and Outschool is a great opportunity for me to teach online from home allowing me to continue doing what I love most!
My educational approach consists of the philosophy that children learn at their own pace in what interests them the most, making the students more engaged in their path to learning.
My teaching strengths are mostly in Science, Math, English (ELA and ESL), and Spanish Immersion.
Being bilingual allows me the opportunity to teach proficiently in both English and Spanish for young learners.
I am a native Spanish speaker.
As a visual learner, I like to include a lot of images, media, and videos in my teaching method, with the use of Powerpoint, YouTube, and using a variety of external resources and curriculums that are best suited for the classroom.
In my classroom I like to include games as well so that learning can be fun and engaging!
My teaching strategies are interactive to ensure opportunities for participation for all students in the form of a presentation, discussions, Q&A, and feedback at the end of class.
I have extensive education and experience and training in crisis intervention and conflict resolution for over 10 years in the field of Social Work.
I am also TESOL certified since December 2019
Fun Facts:
I am a mom of 4!
Uruguay is my country of birth, I was raised in Port Chester NY, and I now live in Ontario, Canada.
As a family, we enjoy outdoor activities, exploring new places, meeting new people, and spending quality time together living and learning through life!
I look forward to welcoming students into my online classroom; a safe, interactive, and fun space for learning and growing!
Mrs./Maestra Maria -Reviews
Live Group Class
$44
weekly2x per week, 8 weeks
90 min
Completed by 14 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-9
3-8 learners per class
