for 16 classes

Introduction to Spanish, Elementary School Course -Part I

Completed by 50 learners

Ages 8-12

Live Group Class

An 8-week Spanish course for elementary school students focused on conversation and culture.

Val Vega, M.A. Spanish and History

Average rating:

4.8

Number of reviews:

(248 reviews)

Live video meetings

2x per week, 8 weeks

4-9 learners per class

50 min

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What's included

16 live meetings

13 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Homework

1-2 hours per week. Students are expected to study/practice for 1-2 hours a week outside of class.

Assessment

-Kahoot quizzes/games to assess learning -Group work

Class Experience

This 8-week class will introduce elementary Spanish to young learners. With eye-catching images and interactive activities, this course will keep your learner engaged while acquiring a new language. This course has been designed for students to learn the fundamentals of the Spanish language while also studying the culture of several Spanish-speaking countries.

This class will be 40% vocabulary and grammar, and 60% guided practice.

Students will be expected to:
-Actively participate in class discussions and conversations
-Practice 1-2 hours a week outside the classroom
-Keep a Spanish notebook/diary.

Structure:
-Icebreaker/greetings (5 mins)
-Teacher lecture/slides (15-20 mins)
-Guided practice (20-30 mins)


Week 1: 
-Greetings / Goodbye
-The Alphabet
-Spelling names
-Introducing yourself

Week 2: 
-Introduce yourself and others
-I like/ I don't like
Grammar: subject pronouns
Grammar: verb "ser", verb "gustar" (infinitive)
Grammar: "de" to describe

Week 3: 
-Colors
-Items of clothing
Grammar: Adjectives
Grammar: definitive and indefinite articles
Grammar: the noun-adjective agreement

Week 4: 
-Items of clothing
-Numbers (1-100)
-Ask and tell time

Week 5:
-Days of the week
-Have/Have to do
-Months of the year
Grammar: expressions of frequency, present tense of "-ar" verbs
Grammar: verbs "tener" and "tener que"

Week 6: 
-Months of the year + seasons
-The weather
-Items of clothing
Grammar: descriptors of weather and seasons
Grammar: verb "ser", verb "gustar" (infinitive)

Week 7: 
-The two verbs "to be": "Estar" vs "Ser"
-Emotions
Grammar: verb "ser", verb "star" 
Grammar: the noun-adjective agreement

Week 8: 
-Review + assessment games

Learning Goals

At the end of this course students will:

-Be able to identify and describe themselves and others.
-Be able to use short sentences in Spanish to communicate.
-Be able to ask and answer simple questions in Spanish.
-Recognize the uses of the verbs "estar" and "ser"
-Have learned about the culture of Spanish-speaking people from different countries around the world.

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Meet the teacher

Val Vega, M.A. Spanish and History

Joined May, 2020

4.8

248reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

I am a certified ELL and TESOL native Spanish speaker. I have been teaching Spanish to young learners for over 10 years. I teach other Spanish classes here in Outschool, all with 5-star reviews.