Beginners-Learn Spanish Vocabulary Through Reading A Novel, Discussions & Interactive Games! (Elephant Flex)
In this Spanish class, students will learn through reading a comprehensible novel called Edi El Elefante (Edi The Elephant) . Through reading and interactive activities students will increase their vocabulary and proficiency level in Spanish while gaining confidence in the language. Activities and games will be used as tools for language learning in this SIX-week asynchronous course.
Marcie (Exploring Languages)
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What's included
Homework
1 hour per week. Homework will consist of watching the weekly video lesson and completing practice activities. This class may take up to 20-30 minutes each week. Learners will be encouraged to make videos, draw pictures and record themselves speaking Spanish. They are also able to interact with other learners in the Outschool classroom. The learners will receive digital flashcards that can be printed out each week.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Beginner Level
Stories, laughter, and games make compelling forces in language-learning! In this class, those at or near the beginning of their Spanish-language journey will practice different kinds of structures and phrases each week while playing games and listening to a story. No previous Spanish knowledge is required. Though this flex version of the course includes no live class time, please see below the various ways we will interact over the course of this learning experience: ~Interaction Through Instructional Videos~ Each Sunday, I will post a video introducing the new structures and vocabulary for the week. I will also read a short story or a chapter of the novel and provide comprehension questions. Students will have opportunities to show their understanding through various methods and activities. The teacher will provide constructive feedback on responses. ~Interaction Through Reinforcement Games and Activities~ Each Sunday, I share a video of myself reading the story, I provide printable versions of the stories and practice activities for the students. I recommend that students read that story to a person at home, SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) or record themselves and share with the teacher for additional practice. We will correct comprehension questions every week for feedback and have an optional interactive game or activity to check for understanding. These will be our weekly focuses: Week 1 - Introductions, calendar, weather, greetings, Butterfly story Vocabulary- Numbers 0-15 Verb- es, hace Week 2 - Vocabulary- colors, body parts Verb- tiene, da Week 3 - Edi El Elefante We will read chapter 1 & 2 from the Spanish novel (English title: Edi The Elephant) and answer comprehension questions based on the story. Week 4 - Edi El Elefante We will read chapter 3 & 4 from the Spanish novel (English title: Edi The Elephant) and answer comprehension questions based on the story. Week 5 - Edi El Elefante We will read chapter 5 & 6 from the Spanish novel (English title: Edi The Elephant) and answer comprehension questions based on the story. Week 6 - Edi El Elefante We will read chapter 7 & 8 from the Spanish novel (English title: Edi The Elephant) and answer comprehension questions based on the story. Looking forward to helping you improve your Spanish skills!
Learning Goals
There will be a combination of videos, audio excerpts, pictures/infographics, discussion boards, or music, and, of course, stories all focused on a specific topic. We will learn new vocabulary in the context of the story each lesson. These items will be available for you to go through at your own pace throughout the week. I will be checking in with the class on a regular basis to see how they are progressing. Resources for each lesson will be provided every Monday.
Even though this isn't a live class, this is an interactive class! Make sure you are actively reading/listening and participating throughout the lessons. Your participation helps guide me, the teacher, to provide materials to review words or add more challenging words! Please feel free to message me with any questions you have, I LOVE helping my students! :) Students can contact me (the instructor) any time they wish via the Classroom page & Teacher page. I will respond to questions within 24-48 hours.
Each week, learners are encouraged to complete the following assignments to receive the maximum out of this class, retain the material, and have fun:
1. Watch the teacher instructional video.
2. Read the week's story with a person at home, SSR or share recording of the story with the teacher.
3. Do follow up comprehension activities and worksheets about the story.
4. Participate in reinforcement weekly games or activities.
Throughout this course, Students will be practicing the 4 main parts of learning Spanish through reading, listening, speaking & writing. Each week, I will post activities to complete requiring written or spoken responses in the form of practicing reading/listening comprehension, spoken Q & A/prompts, or writing prompts. Response activities are centered around a main story tied to each week's topic. Each week's activities (including the student's response activity) are planned to take 20-30 minutes of a student's time to complete.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Google Slides/Screensharing- Class will be delivered using Google presentations and screensharing.
Pear Deck- Is an educational site that I will use to create more engaging lessons. If this site is utilized, I will share the log in code via Outschool platform. Students log in with a class code.
Gimkit & Kahoot- I will assign optional activities on these educational platforms for reinforcement games/activities. There will be a student log in code for this class acce.ssable via Outschool messaging
Youtube- I use this platform to share educational videos via screensharing.
Supply List
Edi El Elefante novel will be utilized during this class. Book can be purchased at Wayside Publishing if you would like your own copy. I will provide reading materials during class.
Language of Instruction
Spanish
External Resources
Sources
Edi El Elefante novel will be utilized during this class. Book can be purchased at Wayside Publishing if you would like your own copy. Youtube will be used to show videos. Pear Deck and Google slides will be used to deliver class information. Quizlet, Flipgrid, Gimkit and may be used as optional ways to practice the language and reinforce class topics.
Joined October, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been a certified Spanish teacher for the past 24 years. I have a masters in education. I lived and studied in Spain for several years so I have a true Spanish accent (castellano). I have attended CI (comprehensible Input) conferences and implement the CI teaching strategy into my lessons. Reviews
Live Group Class
$4
weekly6 weeks
Completed by 2 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
