for 12 classes

Middle School Spanish Summer Camp : Beginner & Intermediate, Prep for Spanish 2

Completed by 20 learners

Ages 11-13

Live Group Course

SUPER FUN Spanish Summer Camp with interactive games & activities. Certified Spanish teacher who lives in Mexico City. Real-world beginner & intermediate Spanish. Learn Spanish vocabulary in 4 weeks this summer. Prep for Spanish 2!

Chatterbox Academy by Señora Sarah

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4.9

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(84 reviews)

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Live video meetings

3x per week, 4 weeks

3-4 learners per class

30 min

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What's included

12 live meetings

6 in-class hours

Homework

1 hour per week. Spanish homework will be assigned in a post in the virtual classroom. Homework includes custom worksheets and word searches. We will also offer links to review games, so students can have another fun way to learn Spanish vocabulary.

Progress Report

We send feedback for the group as a whole after each lesson.

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8

Beginner - Intermediate Level

😨Don't fear the "summer slide"! Stay on top of Spanish this summer. SUPER FUN Spanish Summer Camp with interactive games & activities. Certified Spanish teacher in Mexico City. Real-world Spanish for intermediate and beginner tweens.

Review Spanish 1 and prepare for Spanish 2!

Throughout this 4-week adventure, we'll meet 12 times, packed with exciting lessons and interactive games that will help your kids learn real-world Spanish that people actually use in Mexico. Scroll down to the class syllabus to see exactly what we'll study in this beginner/intermediate Spanish course.


🎉Get ready to speak confidently in Spanish in full sentences! Your child will receive electronic flashcards, vocabulary lists, and printable homework activities to enhance their learning experience.


Join us for an unforgettable summer filled with learning and laughter. See you in class!

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PARENTS, please scroll down to the PARENTAL GUIDANCE section for details on technology and behavioral requirements, refund policy, and specifics on the different sites and tools we’ll be using.

Message us with any doubts!

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Is this class not your cup of tea? Check out our profile to see what other Spanish classes we offer, including 1-on-1 private Spanish tutoring and several other Spanish lessons:

https://outschool.com/teachers/chatterboxacademy

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Please note that  teachers are not permitted to provide links to access Zoom. Classes on Outschool must be accessed via the Outschool website. I can’t do anything to change this policy, even if kids or parents ask me to send them a Zoom link.
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Please note that this is a set of Spanish lessons for beginners and intermediate students. This material is not designed for advanced students.

Learning Goals

By the time your kids leave this Spanish Summer Camp, they'll master:
-home, family members, and daily activities
-personality and appearance in Spanish
-weather and time
-likes and dislikes
-present tense verbs
-comparisons
-possession

Syllabus

12 Lessons

over 4 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Present Verbs and Physical Descriptions

 We'll review basic verbs like ser, estar, llamarse, and tener. Students will work in pairs or small groups to create a profile of a person and present it to the class.

30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

Ser and Estar

 Review SER and ESTAR in the present tense. Play a "who am I?" game as a group to reinforce vocabulary and grammar.

30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

Gustar (and verbs like it)

 Practice gustar, encantar, interesar, doler with interactive activities. Students talk about their interests in Spanish and present to the class.

30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

Daily Routine and Reflexive Verbs

 Review of discussing daily routine in Spanish. Students discuss their routines in pairs or groups, and present to the class.

30 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance

BLOOKET, GIMKIT, and CONJUGUEMOS We like to use websites called BLOOKET, GIMKIT, and CONJUGUEMOS to play review games with students. We create the games and provide a link to them directly in the Zoom chat box during our live class. Students do not need a Blooket, Gimkit, or Conjuguemos account to participate. If they have their own account, they may use it. ************ KAHOOT We may use Kahoot in this class, or we may not. Kahoot is a website where teachers design quiz games for students to test their knowledge and review what they have learned. If we use Kahoot in class, we will provide students with the necessary link and Game PIN to access the Kahoot game. We will also include this information in the virtual classroom for students who wish to play the Kahoot game at a later time. STUDENTS DO NOT NEED A KAHOOT ACCOUNT TO USE THIS FEATURE. ********* CANVA We may need to use Canva to present class material in the event that the NEARPOD website is down. This would be a rare event and only in an emergency. Please note that students do not need a Canva account for us to use this feature. Students will not need to log into Canva. If we use Canva to present the lesson, this will only be via screen share. ********************** YOUTUBE Occasionally, our classes include a very brief YouTube video. This is only in a class or two, but it adds to the class experience when we choose to use it. YouTube videos that we use are very short, usually under two minutes long. Students do not need a YouTube account and they do not need to sign into YouTube for us to use this feature in class. We will simply share a video embedded into the Nearpod material sourced from YouTube. This will be used only on the screen share, and students do not need to sign into YouTube to use this feature. **** QUIZLET We often use Quizlet to help students review vocabulary learned in class. Quizlet is a website with electronic flashcards and games to help students review. Students do not need a Quizlet account to use this feature. We will provide specific links to Quizlets that we create for students to use in the virtual classroom. ******** ZOOM LINKS Please note that we cannot provide Zoom links for students to enter the session. Outschool does not allow this. ***************************** TECHNOLOGY NOTE Children should be able to handle technological functions like accessing the Zoom chat box, turning on or off their microphone on Zoom, clicking a link to open the Nearpod website, navigating to the Nearpod website, and opening a new tab on their internet browser to see the Nearpod website. They should be able to click answers to questions on their screens. It would also be good for them to know how to navigate between Zoom and an external website, since they will need to do this during class to participate in the Nearpod games. **************************** PARENTS EMAILING OR MESSAGING THE TEACHER DURING CLASS Please note that we may not receive messages if parents email or message us during a live class. For example, if a child is unable to enter Zoom due to a technical issue and a parent messages us during a live group class, we may not be able to check messages or respond right away. Our attention is naturally focused on the students in the classroom at that time, and we are not closely monitoring our email or messages. We try our best to check on messages if a student has not joined us, but we cannot always check immediately. **************************** SKILLS REQUIRED Students need to be able to read to participate in this class. *************************** BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS Students are expected to raise their hands to share their thoughts or ask/answer questions. Interruptions will be handled with patience, but we may need to mute a student who constantly interrupts the teacher or fellow classmates. We do not like to mute students because we want to encourage free and frequent participation, but on rare occasions, it is necessary to preserve the class flow and environment. Profanity will not be tolerated. This is extremely rare, but any student using profanity will be immediately muted. *************************** POLICY REGARDING CLASS RUNNING OVERTIME Rarely, class may run overtime by a minute or two. If a child needs to leave right on time, and for some reason, we have not wrapped up, they may leave immediately without asking permission. We understand that students have other classes, obligations, and activities. ************************* POLICY REGARDING EATING AND RESTROOM BREAKS Please let children know that they do not need to ask for permission to go to the restroom. They may just get up and go when they need to. We are perfectly fine with kids eating or drinking in class, as long as they are able to swallow their food before speaking to the class and turn off their microphone while chewing. ************************* PARTICIPATION POLICY Our classes are student-centered, meaning that we try to let kids participate and speak as much as possible during class. This gives them more opportunities to use Spanish and get involved in the lesson. Students who come to our class are expected to participate frequently. If a student is shy, don't worry; everyone is welcome to participate in the chat box rather than speaking aloud. Speaking aloud is preferred but not mandatory. We understand that every student is different. *********************** CAMERA POLICY Please note that children are NOT required to keep their cameras on during class. They are, however, required to turn their cameras on for a split second at the beginning of class so we can verify that they are children. This is an Outschool safety policy. The exception to this rule is verified learners. Please make sure that your child has a working camera so we can verify who they are. If we cannot see them at all and they are not verified learners, we are required to remove them from the classroom, even if we recognize their voice. ********************* STUDENT NAME POLICY Please make sure children understand that their name is important when they sign in to the classroom. For their safety, their name must match exactly what it is on their Outschool profile OR it can match their parent’s name on their Outschool profile. We are not allowed to admit students with other names into the Zoom classroom. ******************** REFUND POLICY Each class type on Outschool has different refund policies. Refunds are generally given for emergencies, student illness, death in the family, funerals, and other special circumstances at our discretion. Refunds are generally not given for last-minute family vacations, student technical issues, or missed classes without prior notice. Each situation will be handled on a case-by-case basis. ************************ STUDENT NO-SHOW POLICY If a student does not show up to class, with no communication from the family, for ten minutes after the class start time, we may exit the Zoom classroom and end the class. No refund is provided in this situation. We will leave a brief comment in the virtual classroom explaining that we are no longer on Zoom to advise the family. ************************* CLASS RESCHEDULING POLICY If we are at fault for class not taking place on time, we will offer to reschedule the lesson at no charge to the family. If the student is at fault due to technical issues, vacation, emergencies, etc., we may offer to reschedule the lesson on a case-by-case basis.

Pre-Requisites

Students should have taken Spanish 1 or its equivalent for taking this class. This is a class to review Spanish 1 and prepare for Spanish 2.

Supply List

Students will need: 

-a working electronic device that can operate Zoom and any game sites we use
-a working camera
-OPTIONAL: a notebook and paper to take notes
-HELPFUL: a printer to print out homework and activities

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Sources

Chatterbox Academy teachers are the source for this class information. Please scroll down to read about our expertise. We may also use videos from Chatterbox Academy's YouTube channel to enrich the content of this Spanish summer camp. Videos will be provided via a link directly in the Outschool classroom, and students will not need to access YouTube directly or have a YouTube account.

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Chatterbox Academy by Señora Sarah

Joined June, 2021

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Teacher expertise and credentials

SEÑORA SARAH 
-holds a Bachelor's Degree in Language Education
-has spoken Spanish for 20 years
-has lived in Mexico since 2014, and uses Spanish in her daily life
-holds a TEFL certificate 
-has taught online since 2014

SEÑOR ELIÚ
-is a native Spanish speaker from Mexico
-holds an ELE certificate ("español como lenguaje extranjera")
-has taught online since 2021

MS. DIANA
-is a native Spanish speaker from Mexico
-holds a TEFL certificate
-has taught since 2011