This Spanish class is geared to short attention spans and reluctant foreign-language speakers who still want to be introduced to the Spanish language, speak it when they feel comfortable, and review it as they like over the week! We will practice different kinds of phrases and dialogues each week by playing games and listening to simple books. 

This beginner version of the class is aimed to be accessible for those brand new to the language. If your child has been learning Spanish for a while or has more exposure, please see my courses listed with "intermediate" in the title.

Learners will have lots of opportunities to interact but always have the option to pass. If they pass, I will still give them a turn from time to time to check if they want to speak. The lessons do not build on one another, and students may join in or leave on any week. The teacher will work to foster a welcoming environment, encouraging all students to do their personal best and be supportive of others in the process.

Our class time will include the following:
1. Introduce new words and phrases.
2. Listen to our book of the week. 
3. Play a game to further practice our target words and phrases of the week. 
4. If time allows: quick quiz to review if the learners want to speak up and/or matching opportunity that works great if kids are able to annotate. (Annotation ability is helpful but not expected or required for the course!)

This is our schedule for summer 2023:
Week of June 4 - Talking about professions, Book: "¿Qué quieres ser?" (by the instructor)
Week of June 11 - Telling what we would like to eat, Book: "¿Qué te gustaría comer?" (by the instructor)
Week of June 18 - Identifying shapes, Book: "Me gusta mi forma" (by the instructor)
Week of June 25 - Talking about clothing, Book: "Ponte la bufanda" (by the instructor)
Week of July 2 - BREAK
Week of July 9 - Using action commands, Book: "Siéntate por favor" (by the instructor)
Week of July 16 - Talking about the weather, Book: "¡Qué frío!" (by the instructor)
Week of July 23 - Talking about furniture, Book: "¿Qué hay en tu casa?" (by the instructor)
Week of July 30 - Telling where things are on a map, Book: "¿Dónde está mi tesoro?" (by the instructor)

This is our schedule for fall 2023:
Week of August 6 - Using position prepositions to tell where things are, Book: "¿Dónde está la pelota?" (by the instructor)
Week of August 13 - Identifying animals of the ocean, Book: "Quiero ver los animales del océano" (by the instructor)
Week of August 20 - Sharing about our families, Book: "La familia" (by the instructor)
Week of August 27 - Talking about the seasons of the year, Book: "¿En qué estación estamos?" (by the instructor)

Week of September 3 - Talking about rooms in a house, Book: "En mi casa" (by the instructor)
Week of September 10 - Telling what instruments we play, Book: "Mi banda musical" (by the instructor)
Week of September 17 - Asking and answering our name and age, Book: "Tú no te llamas Juan" (by the instructor)
Week of September 24 - Discussing forest animals, Book: "Buenos días, bosque" (by the instructor)

Week of October 1 - Identifying the months of the year, Book: "Estos son los doce meses del año" (by the instructor)
Week of October 8 - Talking about farm animals, Book: "En la granja" (by the instructor)
Week of October 15 - Asking and answering what something is, Book: "Busco un bolígrafo" (by the instructor)
Week of October 22 - Sharing how we feel, Book, "Copo de nieve, ¿cómo estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of October 29 - Asking and answering what we like to do, Book: "¡Me gusta hacer eso!" (by the instructor)

Week of November 5 - Asking and answering what we are doing, Book: "¿Estás listo, Federico?" (by the instructor)
Week of November 12 - Telling where we are in the town, Book, "Paula, ¿dónde estás?" (by the instructor)
Week of November 19 - BREAK
Week of November 25 - Sharing what school subjects we study, Book: "La escuela de Ibán" (by the instructor)
Week of December 3 - Telling what we want to drink, Book: "Tengo mucha sed" (by the instructor)
Week of December 10 - Talking about snowman parts with the book, "Un muñeco de nieve" (by the instructor) 


Optional homework: Students will frequently be provided with class notes highlighting the main vocabulary, worksheets, versions of the story we read in class to practice further on their own time, and links to videos of the instructors' reading of the story to practice during the week.