Hola Estudiantes! Hello Students! 

In this class, we will become masters of the Spanish verb "Estar- to be". 

🌟 Who is this class for?
1) This class is designed for beginner Spanish students. 
2) Students with some previous exposure to the Spanish language (numbers, letters, introductions, greetings)
3) Students who want to not only learn Spanish but also have fun!
4) Students who do well with small class sizes (6 students or less).

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🌟How is this class structured?
1) 1st meeting each week will be an introduction to the new vocabulary/grammar based on the weekly theme (topics listed below)
2) 2nd meeting each week students apply and practice what was learned in meeting #1 through games, stories, and activities. 
3) This course is the first part of a three part series. Once your child completes this course they can attend part #2.

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🌟Teaching Approach
1) Our number one priority is making your student feel welcome and included. We understand that when students feel comfortable they are more open to learning new things.

2) Vocabulary in this course is learned through exaggerated facial expressions, TPR (total physical response), pictures, songs, games, and props to help your child make associations between new words and their meaning. 

3) Teachers speak slowly and clearly and model sentence frames and vocabulary for students. After modeling the sentence frames the students and teacher will practice them in a call and response manner. 

4) Class activities include a mix of speaking, listening and writing/drawing activities. Teachers may utilize Nearpod (https://nearpod.com/) in class presentations so that students can demonstrate their understanding in a nonverbal manner by drawing on presentation slides. 

6) 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.

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🌟 Weekly Themes: 

WEEK 1: Bienvenidos! Welcome! 
1) Introductions and expectations for the class are shared. 
2) Students introduce themselves "Me llamo....My name is...", share how old they are "Yo tengo...años....I am...years old" and share how they are feeling "Yo estoy....I am....". 
3) Students learn a variety of emotions and get introduced to the verb "estar-to be" in the first and second person singular (yo estoy....tú estás....-I am....you are...) and the question word "cómo-how". 
4) Students will gain an understanding that the verb 'estar' can be used to talk about how we are feeling. 

WEEK 2: 
1) Students learn how to conjugate (change) the verb "estar-to be" in the third person singular and plural (la persona está...the person is...las personas están....the people are....). 
2) Students gain an understanding that an "s' must be placed at the end of the adjective describing more than one person/thing to make it plural.

WEEK 3: 
1) Students learn how to conjugate (change) the verb "estar" in the first person plural "mi familia y yo estamos....My family and I are....". 
2) Students learn that they change the verb "estar" to "estamos" when they are talking about themselves with either one other person or more. 
3) Students learn vocabulary they can use to refer to other people and themselves (amigo-friend, familia- family etc.).

WEEK 4: 
1) Students are introduced to how they can talk directly to a group of people and describe how they are all feeling (vosotros/vosotras/vosotres). 
2) Students learn that the vosotros form of the verb estar is most common in the country of Spain. 

WEEK 5: 
1) Students are challenged to apply what they have learned and create sentences describing how different people are feeling. 
2) Students learn a song to help remember all of the different ways we conjugate the verb "estar". 
3) Students complete a fill-in-the-blank exercises in addition to a roll-a-sentence game where students use a game die to create their own sentences!

WEEK 6: 
1) Students are introduced to the second use of the verb "estar-to be". 
2) Students gain an understanding that the verb "estar" can also be used to talk about the location of people and objects. 
3) Students learn vocabulary associated with places around the home
4) Students learn the question word "dónde- where".

WEEK 7: 
1) Students learn vocabulary that can be used to talk about their family members and will use this vocabulary to talk about where their family is within the home. 
Ex."Mi madre está en la sala de estar- My mom is in the living room....Mis abuelos están en la oficina....My grandparents are in the office." 

WEEK 8: 
1) Students learn vocabulary associated with furniture and items in the home.  
2) Students use new vocabulary to talk about where different items are located in the home using complete sentences and the verb "estar".

WEEK 9: 
1) Students apply what they have learned in this course to create a story about a group of people and how they are feeling and where they are! In our final meeting students will present this story to their classmates and we will celebrate everything they have learned!

END OF COURSE! Keep a lookout for our other class offerings :)

Please send us a message if you have any questions and we hope to see your child in class soon!

Nos Vemos Pronto :)
#confidence
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REFUNDS & TRANSFERS:
Per Outschool's limited refund policy: "Full refund within 24 hours of purchase or up to a week in advance of the class."