Fun Summer Camp for Kids, Learn Spanish With Crafts: Under the Sea

Welcome to my Spanish Summer Camp for children ages 6-10. My program is designed to introduce your child to the Spanish language in a fun and engaging way.
In this class, I will use a variety of interactive activities, games, and crafts to teach your child basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar. I believe that children learn best when they are actively engaged and having fun, so I have designed my curriculum to be both educational and enjoyable.
I believe that learning a new language is a valuable and enriching experience for children, and I am committed to making the process as enjoyable and effective as possible. We welcome children of all language backgrounds and abilities, and we look forward to helping your child develop their Spanish language skills and cultural awareness.

Crafts and languages are excellent activities for children for many reasons:
1. Boosts cognitive development: Learning a new language and participating in crafts can help improve a child's cognitive development, including their problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity skills.
2. Boosts confidence and self-esteem: Learning a new language and creating something through crafts can be challenging, but when children succeed, it can boost their confidence and self-esteem. This can lead to a greater willingness to take on new challenges and a more positive outlook on life.
3. Provides a fun and engaging way to learn: Learning a new language and participating in crafts can be enjoyable and engaging for children. It provides a hands-on, interactive way to learn, which can help children stay interested and motivated.
Overall, crafts and languages are great activities for children that provide numerous benefits, including cognitive development, communication skills, cultural awareness, confidence and self-esteem, and a fun and engaging way to learn.

In this Summer camp for beginners, students ages 7-11 years old, will Learn Spanish vocabulary related to Ocean animals, the numbers from 1 to 10 and interactions in Spanish such as : color, cut and paste. 
Students will practice sentences with " I see" using the vocabulary they are learning and speaking in Spanish with confidence. It will be a bilingual class English/Spanish, with lots of repetition.

➡️ **Please print the PDF for the craft** before class, and have your glue, safety scissors, tape, markers ready.
There will also be a PDF with the vocabulary and audio with the pronunciation for the students to practice. I will be sent after class.
Camp will be as follows:

🪸 Day 1: 
⚓️ Meet and Greet for the first 10 minutes, where students will introduce their names and show something that they like.
⚓️ Students will learn the following instructions in Spanish:
      * Let's color
      * Let's cut
      * Let's glue
🖍️Craft: Students will color, cut and decorate a clam 
🗣️Individual vocabulary practice. Each student will have a chance to practice the pronunciation.

🌊 Day 2: 
⚓️ Vocabulary review: Jumping Frogs
⚓️ Students will learn new vocabulary about sea animals
✄ Craft : Students will begin their Ocean Scene project
🗣️Individual vocabulary practice. Each student will have a chance to practice the pronunciation.

🐳 Day 3: Show and Tell 
⚓️ Vocabulary review: Jumping Frogs
⚓️Students will learn numbers from 1-10
🗣️Individual vocabulary practice.
⚓️Students will present their projects. 

🦀 Day 4:
⚓️ Students will practice : I see
⚓️ Students will play a memory game


**The main vocabulary will be sent in a PDF with an audio to practice the pronunciation,
Please PRINT the PDF with the Craft each day. It will be posted inside the classroom the day before each class.
In order for students to complete the crafts they will need scissors, glue, colors, markers, or crayons. Have them ready for each class.

** Students will review the vocabulary using interactive games from a website called "Blooket". Students Do Not need to create a Blooket account. Students need Parental Permission to access Blooket.com/play and use a Game ID that I will provide, or  use the link that I will provide in the chat. Only the students that are present in class that day will be allowed to play. 
***All material will be presented via Canva and screen shared by the teacher. The PDFs will also be screen shared by the teacher so they can be completed as an oral and written exercise.
CLASS RECORDING POLICY: I do not share recordings of my group classes in order to protect the privacy of all learners (many parents do not feel comfortable with other families having access to videos that include their child). However, you are welcome to watch and participate with your child, OFF SCREEN, to comply with Outschool Policy, so that you can have access to the content.