In this THREE-week interactive, semester-long Spanish course, we will meet as a group FOUR times per week for 55 minutes to learn Spanish. In the class students will develop the ability to understand and communicate in Spanish while playing games and having a ton of fun through reading short stories and class novels. Here is what you can expect throughout the course.

Hola! Welcome to my Spanish  course. This course will be great for students that have had a little bit of exposure to Spanish. Students will be able to read, write, speak, and listen in Spanish at a beginner level after completing this course. I also offer 1:1 private tutoring if they need extra live help. I also offer a full curriculum for Spanish 2 and 3 if you wish to continue down the path of learning Spanish.

I use Google Slides to teach this unit. Students do not to have  previous knowledge of Spanish to join this class.  I teach with a focus on Comprehensible Input and not grammar since that is not how language is naturally acquired.  Comprehensible input Spanish readers are a game changer in the classroom. Leveled readers in Spanish tell captivating stories and incorporate repetition of high-frequency language making them an extremely effective way to engage students.  We will read a novel entirely in Spanish, have discussions in Spanish and play games/activities to expose students to the target language. Some fun traditional games that we will play are Tic-Tac-Toe, Connect 4, Sorry, Snakes and Ladders and Pictionary. The focus will be on developing skills in the areas of listening, speaking and reading.  

There are TWO class novels for this class.  They are called Brandon Brown Quiere Un Perro and Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto They are perfect novels to learn Spanish because they are filled with common repetitive phrases, structures and vocabulary words to help students acquire the language. 

Brandon Brown Quiere Un Perro Book Description- Brandon Brown really wants a dog, and he'll do almost anything to get one. Brandon Brown really wants a dog, but his mother is not quite so sure. A dog is a big responsibility for any age, much less a soon-to-be 9-year-old. Determined to get a dog, Brandon will do almost anything to get one, but will he do everything it takes to keep one…a secret?

The exceptionally low unique word count and high frequency factor (the number of times core structures are embedded in the text) in the Comprehension-based™ reader, ‘Brandon Brown quiere un perro’, make this an ideal read for beginning Spanish students. Each page is loaded with cognates (words that are similar in English and Spanish), recycled vocabulary, and illustrations, which makes this read highly comprehensible.

Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto Description- Spanish easy reader for beginners. A pirate and a Spanish sailor are on a quest for a secret map to a hidden treasure.

These will be our weekly focuses:

Class 1
Topic/Theme- Introductions, Calendar, Emotions, Weather, Chapter 1-2 of Brandon Brown Quiere Un Perro

Students will read chapters 1-2 of the class novel. Students will start to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities

Class 2
Topic/Theme- Brandon Brown Quiere Un Perro
Students will read chapters 3-4 of the class novel. Students will start to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities.

Class 3
Topic/Theme- Brandon Brown Quiere Un Perro
Students will read chapters 5-6 of the class novel. Students will start to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities.

Class 4
Topic/Theme- Brandon Brown Quiere Un Perro
Students will read chapters 7-8 of the class novel. Students will start to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities.

Class 5
Topic/Theme- Descriptive adjectives, present tense verb conjugations, Edi El Elefante Novel
Students will read chapters 9-10 of the class novel. Students will start to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities. Optional end of the book writing assessment is provided. 


Class 6
Topic/Theme- Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto
Students will read chapters 1-2 of the class novel.  Students will continue to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities.

Class 7- 
Topic/Theme- Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto
Students will read chapters 1-2 of the class novel.  Students will continue to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities. 


Class 8- 
Topic/Theme- Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto
Students will read chapters 3-4 of the class novel.  Students will continue to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities.


Class 9
Topic/Theme- Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto
Students will read chapters 5-6 of the class novel.  Students will continue to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities.

Class 10
Topic/Theme-Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto
Students will read chapters 7-8 of the class novel.  Students will continue to learn present tense verb conjugations.  Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities.

Class 11
Topic/Theme- Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto  
Students will read chapters 9-10 of the novel. Students will continue to practice present tense structures. Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities. End of the book writing assessment will be provided.

Class  12
Topic/Theme- Piratas Del Caribe Y El Mapa Secreto
Students will read chapter 11 of the novel. Students will continue to practice present tense structures. Present tense verb structures will be reinforced during this novel. Practice vocabulary and structures in a variety of fun and engaging activities. End of the book reinforcement activities will be provided. End of the book writing assessment will be provided.