Intermediate Spanish with Games and Read-Together Stories (Ages 9-12)

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. The lessons do not build on one another, and learners may join in or leave on any week. The teacher will work to foster a welcoming environment, encouraging all students to do their personal best and be supportive of others in the process. She will largely use Spanish but will provide English explanations where needed or requested. She 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 one or more games to practice our target words and phrases of the week, and 
5. If time permits, take a low-pressure "quiz" where learners take turns and work together to supply the appropriate phrases.

2022 spring semester topics:
Week of January 2 - Telling what we would like to eat, Book: "¿Qué te gustaría comer?" (by the instructor)
Week of January 9 - Telling where countries are on a map, Book: "¿Dónde está mi tesoro?" (by the instructor)
Week of January 16 - Using action commands, Book: "Coco, el buen perro" (by the instructor)
Week of January 23 - Asking and answering names and ages as we practice the right verb conjugations to tell about different people, Book: "Tú no te llamas Juan" (by the instructor)
Week of January 30 - Talking about chores, Book: "¿Cómo ayudamos en casa?" (by the instructor)
Week of February 6 - Using physical descriptions, Book: "¿Cuál es?" (by the instructor)
Week of February 13 - Talking about professions, Book: "¿Qué quieres ser?" (by the instructor)
Week of February 20 - Telling what furniture is in a house, Book: "¿Qué hay en la casa?" (by the instructor)
Week of February 27 - BREAK
Week of March 6 - Using prepositions of place to tell location, Book: "¿Dónde está la pelota?" (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 - Seasons of the year, Book: "¿En qué estación estamos?" (by the instructor)
Week of March 27 - Describing our attributes, Book: "¡Así soy yo!" (by the instructor)
Week of April 3 - Talking about facial features and body parts, Book: "¡No te toques la boca!" (by the instructor)
Week of April 10 - Asking and answering what we like to do, Book: "¡Me gusta hacer eso!" (by the instructor)
Week of April 17 - Talking about farm animals, Book: "En la granja" (by the instructor)
Week of  April 24 - Telling our favorite sports, Book: "Mi deporte favorito" (by the instructor)
Week of May 1 - Talking about family members, Book: "Esta es mi familia" (by the instructor)
Week of May 8 - BREAK

2022 summer topics:
Week of May 15 - Talking about rooms in a house, Book: "En mi casa" (by the instructor)
Week of May 22 - Talking about clothing, Book: "Ponte la bufanda" (by the instructor)
Week of May 29 - Delving into days of the week, Book: "¿Qué día es hoy?" (by the instructor)
Week of June 5 - Telling what musical instruments we play, Book: "Mi banda musical" (by the instructor)
Week of June 12 - Telling what we see in nature, Book: "Veo, veo" (by the instructor)
Week of June 19 - Talking about transportation methods, Book: "¿Cómo vamos a la tienda?" (by the instructor)
Week of June 26 - Talking about animals of the jungle, Book: "En la selva" (by the instructor)
Week of July 3 - BREAK
Week of July 10 - Telling how to set the table in Spanish, Book: "Pon la mesa" (by the instructor)
Week of July 17 - Asking and answering what we are doing, Book: "¿Estás listo, Federico?" (by the instructor)
Week of July 24 - Asking and answering how we feel, Book, "Copo de nieve, ¿cómo estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of July 31 - Telling where we are, Book, "Paula, ¿dónde estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of August 7 - Talking about the weather, Book: "¡Qué frío!" (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.