Spanish Beginner Course: Let’s Learn Emotions, Colors, Actions & Family Vocab!
Come learn Spanish through interactive games, play-acting, and drawing! In this course, students learn greetings, colors, feelings, family members, and a variety of descriptive adjectives as well as learn how to create simple sentences!
Babbling Brook Language School by Miss Jocelyn
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What's included
8 live meetings
4 in-class hoursHomework
There will be very minimal work to do outside of class, however, some weeks teachers may request that students bring an object or picture to share with the class that relates back to the lesson. For example, during our week exploring colors, teachers may ask each student to bring an object of a particular color to the next meeting, or during our family week, teachers may ask studets to bring a photo of their family to share with the class. These assignments are optional and will be assigned at the end of class with a reminder message posted in the classroom dashboard.Class Experience
Hola! In this 4 week course, students will meet twice a week to learn and practice basic Spanish vocabulary including greetings, colors, actions, numbers, feelings, family members, and simple sentences. Our first meeting each week will introduce the new vocabulary and target sentence frames through interactive games and call and response dialogues. The second meeting of the week will be a review of the material and consist of additional exercises, games, and short stories to help students gain confidence in their Spanish speaking and comprehension skills. Each week will build upon the last and students will have the opportunity to use their knowledge from previous weeks. Please see the breakdown of the weekly themes below.
Week 1: Emotions
Class Objective: I can say hello and introduce myself in Spanish. I can describe how I am feeling in Spanish.
Vocabulary: Feliz (happy), Triste (sad), Cansado (tired), Enojado (angry)
Sentence Frames: "Cómo Estás?"(How are you?)~ "Yo Estoy...."(I am...)
Week 2: Colors
Class Objective: I can identify different colors in Spanish
Vocabulary: Rojo (red), Verde (green), Rosado (pink), Amarillo (yellow), Azul (blue)
Sentence Frames: "De Qué color es? ("What color is it?")~ "Es...." ("It is...?")
Week 3: Action Words
Class Objective: I can describe different activities I can do.
Verbs: Bailar (to dance), Caminar (to walk), Correr (run), Saltar (to jump)
Sentence Frames: "Qué haces?" (What do you do?)~ "Yo bailo, camino, corro, salto"( I dance, walk, run, jump...)
Week 4: Family Members
Class Objective- I can name who is in my immediate family.
Vocabulary: Madre (mom), Padre (dad), Hermano (brother), Hermana (sister)
Sentence Frames: "Es mi...padre, madre, hermanos." (It is my...mom, dad, siblings.)
The vocabulary in this course will be learned through exaggerated facial expressions, TPR (total physical response), pictures, games, and props to help your child make associations between the new words and their meaning. During class, our teachers try to limit their use of the English language. Of course, teachers will clarify in English if needed and use some English to explain grammar concepts when necessary. By limiting the use of English in the classroom your child will have a more natural understanding of the words and will not need to translate from English to Spanish but instead will have an innate understanding of the vocabulary and phrases.
Teachers will speak slowly and clearly and model sentence frames and vocabulary for the student. After modeling the sentence frames the students and teacher will practice them in a call and response manner. Class sizes are small so that every child in attendance has plenty of opportunities to practice the new vocabulary and build their confidence in a small class environment. In addition to speaking/verbal activities, teachers may utilize Nearpod (https://nearpod.com/) in presentations so that students can demonstrate their understanding in a nonverbal manner by drawing on the presentation slides.
This course is designed to give students repeat exposure to the target vocabulary and sentence frames so they have plenty of opportunities to practice and master the lesson objectives. It is not expected that they will retain everything after only one lesson, learning any new language takes time and practice and with repeat exposure, we know they will see success! Please also keep in mind that it is developmentally acceptable for your child to respond in a nonverbal manner (thumbs up or thumbs down), repeat, or sometimes remain silent and listen to the lesson as they become familiar with the new Spanish sounds and words!
Our teachers are so excited to share their love of the Spanish language with your students through fun and interactive activities!
Nos Vemos Pronto :)
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TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS:
1) Language or Education Background (Bachelors Degree and/or Teaching Certificate)
2) Native or Fluent Speaker
3) 5+ Years of Experience Working With Youth
4) Have Travelled or Lived in a Country or Territory Where Language is Spoken.
5) Believe in Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Environment For All Students to LearnLearning Goals
In this 4 week course, students will meet twice a week to learn and practice basic Spanish vocabulary including greetings, colors, actions, numbers, feelings, family members, and simple sentences through games, stories and interactive activities.
Other Details
Supply List
In this course, students will need minimal supplies. Any worksheets will be posted in the classroom portal before class starts. Please let the teacher know if you do not have access to a printer so they can make accommodations. Information for this class will be presented via google slide presentations and nearpod presentations (a link will be sent to participants via the classroom dashboard before class starts). Depending on how quickly the students go through the material there may be time to complete additional exercises to practice new vocabulary. Please have your student bring a piece of paper and something to draw with to each class. If time allows these materials will be used to continue practicing the new words. Student's should come prepared to speak Spanish, interact with their classmates, and have fun! If there are any additional supplies they will be listed in the classroom section before the class begins.
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External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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In this course, teachers may integrate interactive features in their presentations using nearpod (https://nearpod.com/). This will allow students to draw on the presentation slides and demonstrate their knowledge in a nonverbal manner in addition to speaking activities and exercises.
Before class, a link will be posted in the classroom portal that will allow students to access this interactive slideshow. On select slides, students will be able to draw and complete activities. They can submit their work to me so the teacher can gauge their progress and understanding of the class objectives.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from University of Buckingham
1 teacher has a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Nazareth College of Rochester NY
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS:
1) Language or Education Background (Bachelors Degree and/or Teaching Certificate)
2) Native or Fluent Speaker
3) 5+ Years of Experience Working With Youth
4) Have Travelled or Lived in a Country or Territory Where Language is Spoken.
5) Believe in Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Environment For All Students to LearnReviews
Live Group Class
$105
for 8 classes2x per week, 4 weeks
30 min
Completed by 22 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-6
2-6 learners per class
