Soar with Spanish - Beginner 1

Would you like your learner to be motivated to really care about Spanish speakers? Excellent! Yes, this is a beginner Spanish language class; at the same time, a main goal of a language class is to communicate with people, so we should focus on the people. As your Spanish tutor, I feel this is important. This way we can soar with Spanish!

This Spanish class includes learning Spanish culture, conversation and language. As a tutor, I'll guide students to learn common phrases so that we can have easy conversations with Spanish speakers. The teaching style can allow for the students to express themselves and also interact with one another.

There are many Spanish-speaking cultures, which include different vocabulary, customs and more. For example, there are different cultures in just one country such as Mexico! You'll see differences and similarities also if you compare Mexico to Argentina. Many Spanish-speaking cultures are social, and music, food and dance are popular.

Many Spanish speakers have left their homes from other countries to look for work. Also, not all know how to read and write in Spanish like we do in English. If you live in the United States or Canada, it may be that Spanish speakers from your area come from Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras. Or maybe they are from Cuba or Puerto Rico. It's reasonable to say they may be happy when people can speak their language.

What would you like to learn during this Spanish class? Please tell me, and we can try to include it into our lessons!

Structure: Group

***Topics***
Beginner Spanish 1 (7 to 10 year olds)
•	Greetings and Introductions (with family vocabulary); weeks 1-3
•	Alphabet (with classroom vocabulary); weeks 4-6
•	Colors; week 7
•	Numbers and Time (clock); weeks 8-10
•	Miscellaneous; weeks 11-12
•	Review and plans; week 13

***Topics in More Details***
In each class, I like to include part of the content being what's on the students minds by translating that into Spanish. This makes the Spanish more interesting, relevant and easier to remember for the students.  In addition, I incorporate sentence structure and grammar to varying degrees. In my lessons I screenshare so students can see what we are saying and learning, typed in Spanish. I also like to use a mixture of classroom instruction along with breakout rooms for efficiency and effectiveness.

Standard Class Structure:
5 min             Greet and homework review
5min              Translate to Spanish the students' thoughts
5min              Grammar or Project/assignment presentation by students
20 min           Class Content with breakout rooms potentially
5 min             Conclusion including homework, ending with motivation!



**Greetings**
Week 1:
Introduction and Semester Preview
      *Meet and greet (names, favorite things, etc.)
      *Review semester (projects, assignments, weekly plans, etc.)

      *Emphasize family involvement
      *Emphasize focus on interacting with Spanish speakers

      *Discuss class expectations, principles, standards for behavior (fun, respectful, educational)
      *Discuss potential learning obstacles and how to succeed

Spanish-Language Content
      *Salutations: Good morning (Buenos días), etc.
      *How are you? ¿Cómo está?


Week 2:
      Review previous week 
      
      Salutations: Good morning (Buenos días), etc.
      How are you? ¿Cómo está? 
      Names: What's your name? ¿Cómo se llama?
      Polite Words
      Short phrases

Week 3:
Review Class expectations (family involvement and Spanish speakers)
Review Content to Date
      Assessment of Dialogue (How are you? What's your name?)
      Bonus questions: Where are you from?




**Alphabet**
Week 4:
Encourage immersion in local Spanish environment with parents

Alphabet
    What do you like? What do you like to do?
    Classroom and miscellaneous vocabulary
    Grammar
    Alphabet Video

Week 5:
    Alphabet
          Building upon material from previous week

Week 6:
    Alphabet
          Building upon material from previous week




**Colors**
Week 7:
Encourage immersion in local Spanish environment with parents
     Colors
            What's your favorite color? Where do you see this color?
            Flashcards
            Have colored pencils and paper
            Create a song?




**Numbers and Time (Clock)**
Week 8
Encourage immersion in local Spanish environment with parents
Numbers and Time (Clock)
      1-12, show clock
      What time is it? It's 12:30.
      In the morning, in the afternoon, at night

Week 9:
Encourage immersion in local Spanish environment with parents
Numbers and Time (Clock)
Numbers 1-100     
      What time is it? It's 12:45
      What time is it? At what time do you ...

Week 10:
Encourage immersion in local Spanish environment with parents
Numbers and Time (Clock)
       At what time do you ...

Week 11
Misc.

Week 12
Misc.

Week 13
      Review semester
      Plan for Soar with Spanish 2

***Other Specifics***
       Lecture, games, discussion, videos, flashcards

***Assignments/Projects***
        Practicing your basic dialogue with a Spanish speaker, accompanied by one's parents
        Researching the people and culture of a Spanish-speaking country of your choice
        Fun with food from Spanish-speaking cultures

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. This way we can soar with Spanish, together!