Advanced Beginner Spanish for Middle School and Tweens

This is an Advanced Beginners Spanish class for learners who are already familiar with some basic Spanish vocabulary and some verb conjugation.  We utilize a popular and researched based learning method called TPRS

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Prerequisites include knowledge of some of the following: 
The verbs estar, tener, gustar, ser, ir and some other common verbs.  You may not know how to conjugate them, but you are familiar with what they mean.  

Basic vocabulary, which means you may already know words like: days of the week, colors, numbers, clothing words, food, family, animals, greetings, house vocabulary so on.  You may have already taken several weeks of my beginners Spanish classes or another beginner level Spanish class. 

You may not know how to put words together yet to form sentences or read or write stories or conjugate verbs. We will work on this together using TPRS techniques with comprehensible input. A general exposure to Spanish to helpful but mastery is not required.  

Learners that are already forming complete sentences are welcome to join this class. I do differentiate and speak full sentences to learners as their level progresses, however please note some English is used to direct learners that are not at this same level.   

Goals of our class:
The goal of this class will be to work on conversation, fluency and comprehension while applying the vocabulary you already know with sentences, conversations and reading and comprehending short comprehensible stories that the teacher writes.

This class follows a very similar pattern and structure to my Middle School Spanish class for Tweens, just in an ongoing format.  

Each class we will
1. Practice a vocabulary set.  We do what is called circling around the set of vocabulary that we will see in our story.  
2. Use the vocabulary set in context to read and or illustrate, act out, retell and answer short comprehensible questions about the story
3. Discuss and apply one present tense verb from the story
4. Following class: Extra practice is provided in the classroom.  These are not required but there are suggestions of how to practice retelling the story, comprehension questions, and verb conjugation practice

The class will follow a similar pattern each week as noted in steps 1-4, but the text will change.  For example

September 3rd- El alce y Gabi- Verb gustar- to like
September 10th- Los amigos van de pesca- Coger- to catch 
September 17th- El pez de hielo- viajar- to travel
September 24th- Un explorador profesional- volar- to fly
October 1st- Gabi el Gato pesca en el hielo- caer- to fall
October 8th- Detectivo Jorge- ganar- to win
October 15th- El pastor grita- gritar- to yell
October 22nd- La oveja inteligente- decir- to say
October 29th- El lobo aburrido- escuchar- to listen
November 5- El lobo aburrido 2- bailar- to dance
November 12th- Los chistes- regresar- to return
November 19th- La chica no escucha- correr- to run
December 3rd- El Gato va a la escuela- ir- to go
December 10th- Los gatos van al parque- mirar-to look at
December 17th- El lobo tiene hambre- caminar- to walk

January7th- May

Lesson 1:
Review story 1
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb jugar- to play
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:
Story 2 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb dormir- to sleep
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:
Story 3 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb buscar- to look for
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:
Story 4 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb despertar- to wake up
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 5:
Story 5 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb comer- to eat
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 6:
Story 6 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb llegar- to arrive
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 7:
Story 7 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb ayudar- to help
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 8:
Story 8 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb bailar- to dance
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 9:
Story 9 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb escuchar- to hear/listen
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 10:
Story 10 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb cantar- to sing
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 11:
Story 11 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb dormir- to sleep
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 12:

Story 12 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb ir- to go
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 13:
Story 13 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb querer- to want
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 14:
Story 14 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb tener- to have
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 15:
Story 15 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb oler- to smell
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 16:
Story 16 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb limpiar- to clean
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 17:
Story 17 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb perder- to lose
30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 18:
Story 18 vocabulary and verb application
This week learners will learn how to apply basic vocabulary to a read and comprehend a simple story. We will focus on on the verb ver- to see
30 mins online live lesson