Intermediate Spanish with Games and Read-Together Stories (Ages 6-9)

Those who have already learned basics in Spanish challenge themselves by working toward complete sentences and back-and-forth dialogue, while still reviewing or filling in gaps through our weekly topics tackled through games and stories. For this class learners should be at least starting to read in one or both languages (Spanish or English). The lessons do not build on one another, and learners may join in or leave on any week. As the teacher, I work to foster a welcoming environment, encouraging all students to do their personal best and be supportive of others in the process. I largely use Spanish but will provide English explanations where needed or requested and will also encourage learners to use as much Spanish as possible and complete sentences for maximum practice.

Our class time will include the following:
1. Small talk time where we will talk weather, seasons, day and time, feelings, etc. (though not everything on every week),
2. Practice the key vocabulary and phrases for the week, adding in extra vocabulary as the learners desire or are ready,
3. Read our book of the week together, taking parts,
4. Play a game to practice our target words and phrases of the week, and 
5. Take a low-pressure "quiz" where learners take turns and work together to supply the appropriate phrases if we have time.

These are our topics for 2022:
Week of January 2 - Asking and answering how we feel, Book, "Copo de nieve, ¿cómo estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of January 9 - Telling where we are, Book, "Paula, ¿dónde estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of January 16 - Expressing likes and dislikes, Book: "Mónica, ¿qué te gusta?" (by the instructor)
Week of January 23 - Describing our attributes, Book: "¡Así soy yo!" (by the instructor)
Week of January 30 - Talking about clothing, Book: "Ponte la bufanda" (by the instructor)
Week of February 6 - Talking about farm animals, Book: "En la granja" (by the instructor)
Week of February 13 - Asking and answering what we like to do, Book: "¡Me gusta hacer eso!" (by the instructor)
Week of February 20 - Talking about family members, Book: "La familia" (by the instructor)
Week of February 27 - BREAK
Week of March 6 - Talking about rooms in a house, Book: "En mi casa" (by the instructor)
Week of March 13 - Identifying and discussing ocean creatures, Book: "Quiero ver los animales del océano" (by the instructor)
Week of March 20 - Talking about facial features and body parts, Book: "No te toques la boca" (by the instructor)
Week of March 27 - Seasons of the year, Book: "¿En qué estación estamos?" (by the instructor)
Week of April 3 - Delving into days of the week, Book: "¿Qué día es hoy?" (by the instructor)
Week of April 10 - Telling what we see in nature, Book: "Veo, veo" (by the instructor)
Week of April 17 - Talking about transportation methods, Book: "¿Cómo vas a la tienda?" (by the instructor)
Week of April 24 - Telling our favorite sports, Book: "Mi deporte favorito" (by the instructor)
Week of May 1 - Talking about animals of the jungle, Book: "En la selva" (by the instructor)
Week of May 8 - BREAK 
Week of May 15 - Telling how to set the table in Spanish, Book: "Pon la mesa" (by the instructor)
Week of May 22 - Delving into colors, Book: "¿De qué color es?" (by the instructor)
Week of May 29 - Talking about the weather, Book: "¡Qué frio!" (by the instructor)
Week of June 5 - Telling what chores we do, Book: "¿Cómo ayudamos en casa?" (by the instructor)
Week of June 12 - Giving physical descriptions with opposites, Book: "¿Cuál es?" (by the instructor)
Week of June 19 - Telling what instruments we play, Book: "Mi banda musical" (by the instructor)
Week of June 26 - Talking about what we do to get ready in the morning, Book: "¿Estás listo, Federico?" (by the instructor)
Week of July 3 - BREAK
Week of July 10 - Telling what professions we want to have, Book: "¿Qué quieres ser?" (by the instructor)
Week of July 17 - Telling what we would like to eat, Book: "¿Qué te gustaría comer?" (by the instructor)
Week of July 24 - Using cardinal directions to tell where countries are on a map, Book: "¿Dónde está en el mapa?" (by the instructor)
Week of July 31 - Giving action commands, Book: "Coco el buen perro" (by the instructor)
Week of August 7 - Exchanging names and ages, Book: "Tú no te llamas Juan" (by the instructor)
Week of August 14 - Talking about furniture in the house, Book: "¿Qué hay en tu casa?" (by the instructor)
Week of August 21 - Telling where things are with prepositions of place, Book: "¿Dónde está la pelota?" (by the instructor)
Week of August 28 - Sharing our feelings, Book: "Copo de nieve, ¿cómo estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of September 4 - BREAK
Week of September 11 -Telling where we are, Book, "Paula, ¿dónde estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of September 18 - Expressing likes and dislikes, Book: "Mónica, ¿qué te gusta?" (by the instructor)
Week of September 25 - Describing our attributes, Book: "¡Así soy yo!" (by the instructor)
Week of October 2 - Talking about clothing, Book: "Ponte la bufanda" (by the instructor)
Week of October 9 - Talking about farm animals, Book: "En la granja" (by the instructor)
Week of October 16 - Asking and answering what we like to do, Book: "¡Me gusta hacer eso!" (by the instructor)
Week of October 23 - Talking about family members, Book: "La familia" (by the instructor)
Week of October 30 - Talking about rooms in a house, Book: "En mi casa" (by the instructor)
Week of November 6 - Identifying and discussing ocean creatures, Book: "Quiero ver los animales del océano" (by the instructor)
Week of November 13 - Talking about facial features and body parts, Book: "No te toques la boca" (by the instructor)
Week of November 20 - Seasons of the year, Book: "¿En qué estación estamos?" (by the instructor)
Week of November 27 - BREAK
Week of December 4 - Delving into days of the week, Book: "¿Qué día es hoy?" (by the instructor)
Week of December 11 - Talking about body parts and clothing of snowmen, Book: "El muñeco de nieve" (by the instructor)

Optional homework: Students will frequently be provided with class notes highlighting the main vocabulary, worksheets, versions of the story we read in class to practice further on their own time, and links to videos of the instructors' reading of the story to practice during the week.