📖🔎Welcome to Early Elementary Beginner's Spanish 📖🔎

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⭐Classes designed to join anytime!⭐

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📖🔎Welcome to Early Elementary Beginner's Spanish 📖🔎

This Spanish Class is the perfect spot for students who are still new to Spanish but have had some previous exposure as we practice reading and writing throughout the class as we build real life connections to the material. This class truly provides an amazing class experience as well as so much for you to utilize at home with your littles to keep the learning going! 

➕In this class we use a monthly theme song and practice actions and vocabulary in the song to deepen our mastery of the topic.

➕In this class we introduce four or five new words in Spanish connected to the theme and provide multiple different strategies to practice the new words in each session. 

➕In this class we provide many opportunities for students to use Spanish independently and build on their Spanish reading and speaking skills. 

➕Parents will receive a worksheet with activities to practice the vocabulary, a link to the song of the month, the Kahoot! Link to practice our review game from home, as well as a PDF of our beginner Spanish reader for that week to practice those reading skills at home! 

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❗THIS CLASS IS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE READING, OR WORKING ON THEIR READING SKILLS. IF YOUR STUDENT IS NOT YET READING PLEASE VISIT OUR PROFILE TO SEE SEVERAL CLASSES THAT ARE PERFECT FOR YOUR LITTLE!


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OUR MISSION AND VALUES:

😃  We believe children are hard wired to learn languages and its our MISSION  to tap into that SUPERPOWER!

😃 We believe in REAL. Real Teachers, Real Language, Real Life Relevance, and Real Connections!

😃 We create space for the NATURAL learning process to take place!

😃 We allow students to speak when THEY are ready! (research shows that the silent phase of learning a second language is extremely important!)

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CLASS ROUTINE

🌟Greetings 
🌟Gather materials for class (when needed)
🌟Theme Song of the Month
🌟Introduce new vocabulary
🌟Practice vocabulary (with visuals/games/songs/coloring)
🌟Reading Time
🌟Review game
🌟Sharing time (learn the word for what you brought and discuss the items as time allows)
🌟Goodbyes!

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OUR TEACHING STYLE

🌞is energetic and active to help pull in every type of learner
🌞engages learners minds through body movements to connect to meaning
🌞will use around 80% Spanish and 20% English (or less just to help integrate new students in our class). 
🌞will use interesting visuals, realia, and movement as well as other learning methods to keep class interesting
🌞encourages participation from every learner 

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IN THIS CLASS WE….

😃 Have interactive activities
😃 Practice Reading
😃 Use body movement to connect to the meaning of new words
😃 Have a sharing time to bring a toy or stuffed animal to show you friends and learn how to say it in Spanish! 
😃 Use lots of repetition 
😃 Use multiple learning methods for different types of learners
😃 Use simple sentences and phrases like "Veo..." "I see...", "Me gusta..." "I like..." "Tengo...." "I have...", "estoy..." "I am..." and others! 

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CLASS MATERIALS

📘Printable PDF provided each week (or notebook paper)
📕Crayons or markers
📙A quiet learning Space
📗A secondary device (phone or tablet for review game)
📘An item from home for sharing time




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CURRICULUM OUTLINE
**I will release our full curriculum plan here quarterly so you know what’s coming up and what lesson you are joining on! 
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🎒🏫📓August: Back to School!

Week of July 28th: 
I go, we go, school, teacher, students,  (voy/vamos/ escuela, maestra(o) estudiantes)

Week of August 4th:
Write, backpack, paper, notebook (escribir, mochila, papel, cuaderno) 

Week of August 11th: 
read, book, cut, scissors (leer, libro, cortar, tijeras)

Week August 18th:
 chair, desk, sit down, stand up (Silla, sentarse, levantarse, escritorio)

Week August 25th:
hand, raise, question, I know/I don’t know (Mano, levantar, pregunta, yo sé/ yo no sé)


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🥳🎂🎈September: It’s My Birthday! 

Week of September 1st: Cumpleaños (birthday), tengo____años( I am ____ years old), celebración (celebration), 1-10

Week of September 8th: Pastel (cake), velas (candles), regalos (gifts), deseo (wish) 

Week of September 15th: Amigos (friends), fiesta (party), juegos (games), divertido (fun)

Week of September 22th: Globos (balloons), decoraciones (decorations), silbato (party whistle), piñata

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🍁🍎October: Fall Festivities!

Week of September 29th: fall (otoño), tree (árbol), leaves (hojas), 1-10
Week of October 6th: pumpkin (calabaza), orange (anaranjado), big (grande), small (pequeña)

Week of October 13th: apple tree (manzano), apples (manzanas), pick (recoger), 11-15

Week of October 20th: wind (el viento), fall (down) (caerse), 16-20, review leaves (hojas), apples (manzanas), and pumpkin (calabaza)

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🏈🦃November: Food and Thanksgiving

Week of October 27th: Halloween Class- costume (disfraz), bat (murciélago), spider (araña), trick or treat (dulce o truco)

Week of November 3rd: Pavo (turkey), Pluma (feather), Maíz (corn) , noviembre (Novemeber)

Week of November 10th: Plate (plato) , table (mesa), vegetables (verduras), meat (carne)

Week of November 17th:  want (quiero), mashes potatoes (puré de patatas), bread (pan), cake (tarta)

Week of November 24th: grateful for (doy gracias por), family (familia), friends (amigos), home ( hogar)

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🎄⛷December: Winter Activities and Christmas

Week of December 1st:: Patinar (skate), Reno (reindeer), duende (elf), trineo (sled)

Week of December 8th: hot chocolate (chocolate caliente), snow angel (angél de nieve), cookies (galletas), candy cane (bastón de menta)

Week of December 15th: Gifts (regalos), stocking (cancetín), Christmas tree (árbol de navidad), ornament (adorno)

Week of December 22th: Happy New Year (feliz año nuevo), party (fiesta), fireworks (fuegos artificiales), midnight (medianoche)

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⛄❄January Theme: Winter Fun!

Week of December 29th: Invierno (winter), hace frío (it’s cold), la nieve (snow)

Week of January 5th:  Muñeco de nieve (snowman), bola de nieve (snowball), está nevando (it’s snowing)

Week of January 12th: Me siento frio (I feel cold!), bufanda (scarf), sombrero (hat), botones (buttons)

Week of January 19th: Círculo (circle), ojos (eyes), nariz (nose), me siento emocionado (I feel excited)

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💜👪February Theme: I love my family!

Week of January 26th:  Mi familia (My family), Hace buen tiempo (The weather is nice), Me siento contento (I feel happy)

Week of February 2nd:  heart (corazón), I love (Yo amo), mom (madre), dad (padre)

Week of February 9th: Chocolate (chocolate), gift (regalo), brother (hermano), sister (hermana)

Week of February 16th: Red (rojo), pink (rosado), friend (amigo/a), It’s cloudy (está nublado), 

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🙂March Theme: My Face / My Senses!

Week of February 23rd: Mi cara (My face), primavera (Spring), Colores (colors), Me gusta (I like), no me gusta (I don’t like)

Week of March 2nd: Está lloviendo (It’s raining), arcoíris (Rainbow), Ojos (eyes), Veo (I see)

Week of March 9th: Nariz (nose), Flores (flowers), Huelo (I smell)

Week of March 16th: Orejas (ears), pájaros (birds), música (music), escucho (I hear)

Week of March 23rd: Boca (mouth), tengo hambre (I’m hungry), Tengo sed (I’m thirsty), Yo como (I eat), Yo bebo (I drink)

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🌳🌎April Theme: Earth Day

Week of March 30th: to plant (plantar), earth (la tierra), tree (árbol), seed (semilla)

Week of April 6th: to search for (buscar), insects (insectos), magnifying glass (una lupa), butterfly (mariposa).

Week of April 13th: to paint (pintar), eggs (huevos), rabbits (conejos), basket (canasta).

Week of April 20th:  to have (tener), bees (abejas), chicks (pollitos), to fly (volar).
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🐘🐔May Theme: Farm and Zoo 

Week of April 27th: farm (la granja), zoo (El zoológico), animals (animales), go (ir/voy) 

Week of May 4th: Elephant (elefante), Lion (león), Tiger (tigre), Monkey (mono)

Week of May 11th: cow (vaca), horse (caballo), pig (cerdo), hen (gallina)

Week of May 18th:  forest (bosque), bear (oso), wolf (lobo), zorro (fox)

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⛺🌄June: The Great Outdoors!

Week of May 25th: play (jugar), to run (correr), grass (yerba), green (verde) 

Week of June 1st: playground (parque infantil), slide (tobogán), swing (columpio), seesaw (subibaja).

Week of June 8th: To camp (acampar), fire (fuego), tent (carpa), sleeping bag (saco de dormir). 

Week June 15th: mountains (montañas), lake (lago), deer (ciervo), squirrel (ardilla). 

Week of June 22th: Outside (afuera), it’s sunny (está soleado), the sun (el sol), yellow (amarillo) 

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🏖🍦July: Summer and Beach!

Week of June 29th: Swim, beach, pool, it’s hot, I like the beach/ to swim. (nadar, la playa, piscina, hace calor)

Week of July 6th: I wear, swimsuit, hat, sandals (llevo, traje de baño, sombrero, sandalias)

Week of July 13th: I look for, shells, starfish, crabs. (busco, conchas, estrellas de mar, cangrejos)

Week of July 20th: I eat, watermelon, ice cream, popsicles. (como, sandia, helado, paletas)



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MEET YOUR TEACHER

Please visit our Outschool Profile page:
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To see an intro video of your teacher please copy and paste this link!

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Need to Know Before Your First Class:
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PARTICIPATION:
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🔘All students are encouraged to participate but please allow your learner to speak in their own timing. 


🔘The teacher will provide opportunities but for learning a second language it is important for students to go through the “absorption” phase.


🔘Some students will want to speak on day one, but some students will need a little longer. 


🔘Please message your teacher if you have concerns about your child’s participation.




BEFORE CLASS:
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🔘Be sure to have zoom downloaded and updated on your device. 


🔘Make sure you are logged into your Outschool account on that device as Zoom links cannot be shared. 


🔘You will receive a PDF (usually sent on Sunday’s) that you can print or use on a tablet for further interaction in the class. 


🔘Please have the designated class materials ready before the class meeting.


🔘Please have an extra device available for our game at the end of class (a phone or tablet will work just fine!) If you are unable to use another device you will receive a printout when your child enrolls that you can use during the game.


🔘Please post on our classroom page after you enroll so we can get to know your learner more!


DURING CLASS:
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🔘Please allow student time to adjust to the class. Not all students will be ready to speak on day one but they are learning!


🔘Be ready to help with the mute/unmute function or other technology issues that may come up.


🔘Please have a quiet learning space.


🔘We will use Kahoot! But it is not necessary to have the app. In fact, the App often has glitches but you will be given a QR code to join during class!


AFTER CLASS:
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You will receive the game link and an additional PDF to practice more from home.
The class recording will automatically be posted to the classroom page so that you are able to practice from home if you missed class or if you’d like your learner to review. 




REFUND POLICY:
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If you are unable to attend a live meeting you can:


🔘Choose to pause enrollment for that week (your child’s spot in the class may be taken, but you will not be charged for that week and if there is a space open when your pause ends you will automatically en re-enrolled.


🔘Choose to un-enroll from the class and re-enroll when your schedule allows.
Stay enrolled in the class, with the option of viewing the class recording from home, and guarantee your child’s spot in the class. 


🔘All changes must be made within 24hr of the class meeting. No refund will be given after 24hr prior to class. If your child is sick please ask to reschedule or view the class recording from home. 


ZOOM INTERACTION AND SAFETY REMINDERS:
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🔘All students must have a video check-in during the first 10 minutes of class or they will be placed in the waiting room for safety reasons.


🔘Be sure that your child’s name is displayed in Zoom before logging in.


🔘Please show your student the mute and unmute button or sit close by to assist. If there is distracting noise or background noise your teacher will have to mute your learner but we still want them to be able to participate.


🔘Only the enrolled learner may appear on the video. Parents or siblings need to be out of the camera’s view.