Learn Italian With a Native Speaker - Ages 4 - 8 Level 2

In this multi-day course we will continue learning Italian! Students enrolled in this class should have already taken my level 1 class OR have previous knowledge of colors, numbers, emotions, animals. In level 2 we will add some more vocabulary and continue with simple sentences. I will guide students through the classes with an interactive approach to learning. First, a little bit of background about me: I am a native Italian speaker from Florence, Italy with a degree in Communication Science from the University of Pisa. I have over four years of teaching experience in ESL and in Italian as a second language. I am extremely passionate about teaching and very lively in class. I want my students to have fun while learning. 

What will students learn in this course? In class, we will apply vocabulary and sentences to games and interactive activities. Outside of class, students will receive the materials to practice at home. The students will have two classes a week. The first class will introduce the theme of the week and the main vocabulary. In the second class of the week we will add some extra vocabulary and review the previous lesson. I will focus class time on learning, applying what we learned and practicing independently. Having two shorter classes is the best way to keep the ideas fresh and have constant exposure to the language. Class sizes will be smaller to support the students and help them with pronunciation. Below is a breakdown of the topics covered in class.

WEEK 1: Yummy food!

Lesson 1: Fruits!
- Students will introduce themselves in Italian.
- Students will learn the words “apple” “pear” “banana” “strawberry”.
- Students will learn the plural forms of these words. 
- Students will learn “yummy” and “yucky”.

Lesson 2:
- We will review the previous lesson.
- Students will learn how to say some foods: “pizza, pasta, chocolate, cake”.
- Students will learn the sentences: “I like ___”. “I don’t like ____”. 
- Students will apply the sentences to the words we learned in the previous lesson.

WEEK 2: Verbs!

Lesson 3: Hobbies and verbs
- Students will learn the verb for “sing” “dance” “run” “read”.
- Students will learn the to say the verbs in the first person tense in a fun way. 
- Students we learn he/she 
- Students will learn the third person verb conjugation
- We will study by example and games

Lesson 4: Fun verbs!
- Students will learn the verbs “eat” “drink”
- Students will apply the verbs and vocabulary from the previous classes to various games and activities. 

WEEK 3: My house!

Lesson 5: We will learn the rooms in the house.
- Students will learn “bedroom” “living room” “bathroom” “kitchen”
- We will practice the verbs we previously learned to practice the verbs applied to activities in different rooms. 

Lesson 6: Family
- We will learn the family members and practice finding them in different rooms. 
- We will learn the word for “mom” “dad” “sister” “brother”.

WEEK 4: Describing things!

Lesson 7: Opposites part 1
- We will learn the words “big” “small” “fast” “slow”
- We will learn how to say sentences such as “It is ____ (adjective)”. 

Lesson 8: Opposites part 2:
- We will learn “tall” and “short”. 
- We will learn how to apply this to a girl and a boy since the adjective changes. 
- We will learn to say “He is tall”. “She is short”. 


**** Materials provided:
Students will receive worksheets and materials to practice at home after class. Students will also receive a video of me pronouncing the vocabulary and sentences so they can have extra practice at home. 

*** Important notes:
- Class times are approximate and may end a few minutes late if we are finishing an activity. 
- These classes build on each other, so if a student misses a lesson they will have access to the recorded lesson and if they need extra practice or some help with the material please send me a message.