What's included
12 live meetings
9 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Optional flashcards and authentic articles and videos will be available. There will be minimal work to do outside of class, however, it is highly suggested that families encourage their children to practice the new vocabulary and concepts outside of the classroom. Practicing outside of class will give students the opportunity to relate the class material to their own life and environment which will help cement the new language in their brains.Assessment
Informal assessing will be used during class with optional writing and oral exam at the end of the course.Class Experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Beginner Level
Week 1- Topic/Theme- Introductions, Calendar, Emotions, Weather, Numbers 1-15, SA speaking countries. Students will learn different ways to greet each other, talk about the weather and calendar and discuss how they feel in Spanish. Students will learn how to form Spanish numbers 1-15 by playing a fun I Spy game. Students will also learn the Spanish speaking countries and capitals of South America. Materials- Vocabulary sheet, South America Map, Weather Diary, Numbers Practice Vocabulary-Numbers 1-15, Greetings, Weather, Emotions Structures- Soy de, Me llamo, Estoy, TPRS-LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES, SIÉNTATE Week 2 Topic/Theme- Colors, Numbers 16-31, Students will learn the CA speaking countries. Students will learn how to form Spanish numbers 16-31. Students will practice forming Spanish numbers 1-30 by playing a fun Bingo game in Spanish. Students will learn Spanish colors. Students will also learn the Spanish speaking countries and capitals of Central America. Materials- Vocabulary sheet, Central America Map, Bingo sheet, Colors butterfly or flower wkst, Vocabulary-Numbers 16-30, Greetings, Weather, Emotions, Colors Structures- ES- Mi color favorito es…., El color es……, La capital es…. TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES, BAILA, SIÉNTATE Week 3 Topic/Theme- Age, Birthdays, Numbers 32-100 Students will learn how to form Spanish numbers 0-100. Counting games will be played and a story about a cat is read in Spanish. Students will discuss their age and birthdays in Spanish. Students will play a Sorry game with colors and numbers. Materials- Vocabulary sheet, Gato story wksts Vocabulary- Months, Day of week, Numbers 10’s place Structures- ES, TIENE, TENGO, HAY (CUÁNTOS GATOS HAY PRACTICE) TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, SIÉNTATE Week 4 Topic/Theme- Alphabet & Body Parts Students will learn the alphabet and body parts. A fun marching song will be used to reinforce vocabulary and a hide and seek game to help practice their pronunciation of the letters in the alphabet. Materials- Vocabulary sheet, Alphabet practice wkst, connect the dots wkst with numbers and alphabet, body parts labeling wkst.Students will reinforce body parts in Spanish. Mr. Potato Head (Pobre Enzo) story will be read during class.Vocabulary- body parts, alphabet Structures- TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, SIÉNTATE Week 5 Topic/Theme- Body parts Students will learn how to say body parts in Spanish. Vocabulary will be reinforced through a short Spanish story called Monstruo en el Bosque. Monster guessing game, create your monster activity. Vocabulary guessing game will be played. Partner Tic Tac Toe will be played during class. Materials- Story wksts and vocabulary Vocabulary- Structures- TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, CORRE, SIÉNTATE Week 6 Topic/Theme- EDI EL ELEFANTE Students will read chapters 1-3 of the novel Edi El Elefante. Students will start to learn present tense verb conjugations. Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Materials- Chapter practice worksheets and vocabulary Structures- DICE, PUEDE Vocabulary- CHAPTERS 1-3 VOCABULARY TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES (NARIZ, OJOS, OREJAS) TOCA LA GUITARRA/TROMPETA, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, CORRE, SALTA, NADA, SIÉNTATE Week 7- Topic/Theme- EDI EL ELEFANTE Students will read chapters 4-6 of the novel Edi El Elefante. Students will start to learn present tense verb conjugations. Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Materials- Chapter practice worksheets and vocabulary Structures- Vocabulary- CHAPTERS 4-6 VOCABULARY TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES (NARIZ, OJOS, OREJAS) TOCA LA GUITARRA/TROMPETA, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, CORRE, SALTA, NADA, , SIÉNTATE Week 8- Topic/Theme- Students will read and discuss a Halloween story in Spanish and chapter 7-8 of the novel. Materials- Story worksheet and vocabulary Structures- DA, PONE, SALE, VE/MIRA - HOW TO INTRODUCE IN STORY OR LESSON Vocabulary- TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES (NARIZ, OJOS, OREJAS) TOCA LA GUITARRA/TROMPETA, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, CORRE, SALTA, NADA, GRITA “OLE”, SIÉNTATE Week 9 Topic/Theme- ESCAPE CUBANO Students will read chapters 1-4 of the novel Escape Cuban. Students will continue to practice present tense structures. Materials- Chapter practice worksheets and vocabulary Structures- Vocabulary- CHAPTER 1-4 VOCABULARY TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES (NARIZ, OJOS, OREJAS) TOCA LA GUITARRA/TROMPETA, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, CORRE, SALTA, NADA, GRITA “OLE”, MUEVE LAS OREJAS/LAS MANOS/LA NARIZ, SUBE EL PAPEL, BAJA EL PAPEL, SIÉNTATE Week 10 Topic/Theme- ESCAPE CUBANO Students will read chapters 5-8 of the novel Escape Cuban. Students will continue to practice present tense structures. Materials- Chapter practice worksheets and vocabulary Structures- Vocabulary- CHAPTER 5-8 VOCABULARY TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES (NARIZ, OJOS, OREJAS) TOCA LA GUITARRA/TROMPETA, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, CORRE, SALTA, NADA, GRITA “OLE”, MUEVE LAS OREJAS/LAS MANOS/LA NARIZ, SUBE EL PAPEL, BAJA EL PAPEL, COME UNA HAMBURGUESA, SIÉNTATE Week 12 Topic/Theme- ESCAPE CUBANO Students will read chapters 9-11 of the novel Escape Cuban. Students will continue to practice present tense structures. Materials- Chapter practice worksheets and vocabulary Structures- Vocabulary- CHAPTER 9-11 VOCABULARY TPRS- LEVÁNTATE, TOCA LOS PIES (NARIZ, OJOS, OREJAS) TOCA LA GUITARRA/TROMPETA, BAILA, JUEGA AL BÉISBOL/VOLIBOL/FA/BASQ, CAMINA/MARCHA, CORRE, SALTA, NADA, GRITA “OLE”, MUEVE LAS OREJAS/LAS MANOS/LA NARIZ, SUBE EL PAPEL, BAJA EL PAPEL, COME UNA HAMBURGUESA, BEBE UNA COCA COLA, SIÉNTATE Review and Optional assessment day!
Learning Goals
Students will acquire the Spanish language naturally while having fun reading stories in Spanish, learning new vocabulary words, and playing traditional games to reinforce vocabulary. This class will help students become more fluent and confident in the language. This class will also help students prepare for the national AAPPl language test (I do not administer this exam). The AAPPL test Exam is used to assess a student's proficiency in the language. Students that score high enough will be awarded the bi literacy seal.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Google Slides/Screen sharing- Class will be delivered using Google presentations and screen sharing.
YouTube- I use this platform to share educational videos via screen sharing.
Supply List
Wayside publishing to purchase the book, Edi El Elefante and Escape Cubano by Mira Canion. Here are is the direct link for Escape Cubano on Amazon- https://a.co/d/0Podz3r Here is the link for Edi el elefante-https://www.waysidepublishing.com/languages/spanish/edi-el-elefante
Language of Instruction
Spanish
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Wayside Publishing or Amazon to order class novels.
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been a certified Spanish teacher for the past 25 years. I have a masters in education. I lived and studied in Spain for several years so I have a true Spanish accent (castellano). I have attended CI (comprehensible Input) conferences and implement the CI teaching strategy into my lessons.
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Live Group Class
$22
weekly1x per week, 12 weeks
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
3-8 learners per class