Beginner Spanish Interactive Story Time: Los Amigos Animales
In this 4-week class, students will listen to an engaging animated story while participating in interactive activities such as drag-and-drop, charades and matching games to build their Spanish vocabulary and comprehension skills.
Magdalene Frailey, BS. Ed.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(18)
What's included
8 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
In this class, students will listen to and act out a story in Spanish about four animal friends' efforts to get a banana down from a tree. Each week, learners will participate in a variety of interactive activities to prepare them to comprehend each part of the story as well as after-reading activities to really reinforce new vocabulary items including colors, animals, story-related verbs and more. Learners can look forward to a variety of interactive games such as drag-and-drop activities, matching games, charades, Pictionary, Guess Who activities and others in Spanish to keep learning fun and help them acquire the language. The story will be broken up into four parts to give students a new installment to look forward to each week as we find out how four hungry animal friends ultimately work together to get their snack out of the tree. Class will be conducted largely in Spanish with minimal English for clarification to provide students with the most opportunities possible to acquire the language. This class is great for beginning students as all language will be made comprehensible through visuals and gestures. Students of all proficiency levels are welcome for a fun, engaging story time! Class activities will be as follows: Week 1, Day 1: Introduction - I will introduce myself and ask students to introduce themselves using simple greetings - I will explain what to expect to students, including class rules, the goal of the class and strategies students may use when they aren't sure that they understand - We will go over the characters in the story and introduce our animal friends' conflict Week 2: Story Time, Part 1 - We will review characters from last week and see how each animal friend attempts to get the banana from the tree Week 3: Story Time, Part 2 - We will review characters and actions from last week. Students will see how the turtle thinks they can get the banana down from the tree. We will find out if they can finally get their long-awaited snack! Week 4: Story Time, Part 3 - Students will answer comprehension questions to review what happened in the story - We will listen to a surprise alternate ending - Students will draw and discuss their favorite or least favorite part from the story Students may receive a certificate at the end of this course upon request.
Learning Goals
Students will practice their listening comprehension skills as they listen to and act out the Spanish story, reinforcing key vocabulary for animals, several verbs, food-related items (i.e. "I'm hungry," banana, etc.) and more.
Other Details
Supply List
Slides for the story and class activities will be provided. Students may occasionally need a paper and pencil to draw out key story items, however, I will let parents know this beforehand via Outschool messages.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
All materials including the story, accompanying animation and corresponding class activities are of my own creation using royalty-free graphics
Joined August, 2020
4.9
18reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
I hold my bachelor's degree in K-12 Spanish Education and have taught this class in person to 2nd grade studentsReviews
Live Group Class
$60
for 8 classes2x per week, 4 weeks
25 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
3-6 learners per class
