This course is for the brand new Spanish student who wants to learn Spanish at their own pace! This is the first semester of a 2 semester, academic course which completes the high school requirement of Spanish 1. 

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to your self-paced Spanish journey! 


This first semester of Spanish 1 includes a full-curriculum, engaging Spanish 1 course that your student can complete on their own schedule each week! Through fun and interactive video lessons, practice and review in Nearpod and regular question-and-answer with me (la profesora) you will grow in your Spanish speaking, reading and writing abilities! 

Once complete you will be ready to move in to semester 2 in order to complete the full year of Spanish 1! 

Keep Reading for more details on this course, the content and the grading. Also, check out the syllabus to see in detail what each lesson will cover and all the things your student will learn in just 17 weeks! 

What is Spanish 1? 
Spanish 1 is for the beginner Spanish student and is traditionally offered in year 1 of high school, but a student may begin Spanish 1 whenever they desire to start learning Spanish. There is no prior knowledge of Spanish necessary for this class. 

Why Self-Paced?
This course was created from my live Spanish 1 course. It is my own curriculum, designed in such a way to not only complete the Spanish 1 requirements but most importantly to help students grasp the language and begin using it. This asynchronous style course allows a student to complete lessons and activities on their schedule and at their pace. The student does not lose the magic of a live classroom as the video lessons are interactive with verbal prompts, question/answer, and other interactive activities. This class will offer the opportunity for students to interact verbally with me in the security of their own space! Students listen and repeat to practice pronunciation and they respond to questions to practice forming language. The beauty of self-paced also allows students to pause or repeat in order to ensure they have grasped a concept or to gain more practice. While working through each video lesson students are simultaneously working through Nearpod activities to go along with the lesson. I check in on the students' work in Nearpod as well as their comments and question responses that are part of the course assignments. This ensures that although a student is taking the course at their pace, they are not alone and will always have me to reach out to with questions or doubts. 

What will it be like for a student in Self-Paced Spanish 1? 
Spanish 1 semester 1 consists of 6 units. Each unit contains 8-9 video lessons. There are approximates 3 vocabulary quizzes in a unit, 1 after each 3 lessons. A student completes each unit with a written unit test and verbal review activities. There are recommended written assignments, as well as regular engagement questions to get students using Spanish outside of the lesson time. I check the students work in Nearpod, send feedback with their graded tests, and engage and offer correction where needed on the classroom page as they respond to each lesson's question. 

Semester 1 Breakdown: (Please see the Syllabus for a more detailed look at each unit and lesson)
Units 1-6: 
Weeks 1-3 Unit 1: Alphabet, Accent / Emphasis, Rules for pronunciation, Date /Time, Definite Articles (el, la, los, las), 
Weeks 4-6 Unit 2: Subject pronouns, Present tense verbs (-ar, -er, -ir), Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas), Telling time, Numbers 3-100
Weeks 7-9 Unit 3: Ser & Estar conjugations and uses, Adjectives (limiting and descriptive) 
Weeks 10-12 Unit 4: Prepositions (with estar), Prepositional pronouns, Formation of questions with and without interrogative words, Present progressive
Weeks 13-15Unit 5: Irregular "yo" verbs, Stem changing irregulars (o-ue), negative statements, negative responses to questions
Weeks 16-17 Unit 6: possessive adjectives, The verb "gustar" 

 Students have the option to receive a formal grade for the semester. I keep an organized record of each student's progress and grades.  Upon completion of the semester the student and parent will receive their overall semester grade and feedback. This will only be sent once the student has completed the work for the semester. Upon completion of this course students may choose to continue in to the second semester to complete the full year of Spanish 1. 

The grading scale is as follows: 
Participation 30% -- completion of Nearpod Activities with each lesson video
Homework 30% -- responses to regular questions in our class assignments tab
Tests: 20%
Quizzes: 20%

I hope to get to walk along with your learner as they learn Spanish!