Students will learn basic Spanish vocabulary, improve their listening and speaking skills, develop confidence, self-esteem and sense of community. 

➡️I am a certified and experienced elementary school teacher who continues to teach children ages 4-9. Prior to this, I worked for several years at a daycare centre with preschool children, where circle time was our favourite part of the day. It was a time of fun activities where the children enjoyed learning through singing, rhymes, and a variety of interactive games. 
➡️In my years of working with children and now, as a graduate student completing a Master's degree in Marriage and Family therapy, I know the importance of circle time as a way to provide active listening time for children. Active Listening is a specific form of communication that lets another person know that you are “with them,” aware of what they are saying, accepting of their perspective, and appreciative of their situation. For this reason, the first few minutes of class will be dedicated to listening to the students and any important "noticias" (news) they may want to share with their friends and teacher. 
➡️In addition to this, circle time activities help children transition from one part of the day to the next. In this class, children will feel involved and will be taught important skills, like taking turns to speak and listening to others. Children who take part in this class will discover that learning is fun and exciting, as they learn a new language.
➡️Singing is a valuable teaching tool and an integral part of my lessons since I have found that learning a new concept through a song can be more enjoyable for children, specially for this age group. Using songs has helped my learners improve their listening skills and pronunciation; and has been useful for teaching vocabulary and sentence structures. Music offers many advantages for learning languages. Studies have shown that listening to a song and humming along can help with language learning! Listening to music also helps with memorisation because singing new words makes them easier to remember. And oh yes... I love to sing!

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Formative assessment of student's learning will take place through interactive games.
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