Course Overview:
Elementary Spanish an exploratory introduction to Spanish culture and language. Students learn the target language in a story-based framework, providing a fun and positive experience with the learning. Each lesson is taught through an engaging, authentic story that gives students an opportunity to see and hear the language in context. Students will learn foundational skills in listening and speaking in the early levels, and then will add Spanish literacy skills beginning in Level 2. The course provides audio and visual stimuli for all learning types and ample opportunity to hear, speak, read, write and record the language. Course also provides strategically-based reviews of past learning. Each course is built on connections to an authentic culture of a specific Spanish-speaking region through the arts, celebrations, and traditions of the culture, leading students on the path to becoming global citizens.
Courses provide a natural progression of learning through the following language acquisition stages:
- Preproduction
- Early Production
- Speech Emergence
- Novice Proficiency
Prerequisites:
Required Materials:
Student-Supplied Resources:
- Printer
- Disk space on your computer as well as external devices to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD–Rom, etc.)
- Cell phone to take photo of student's work or scanner to scan student's work
- Interactive notebook (three-ring binder)
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Scissors
- Crayons and colored pencils
- Glue
- Tape
- Ruler
- Printer paper
- Multi-colored paper
Module Specific Materials:
Module One: ¡El Caribe es un lugar fantástico!
- Notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- Pencil
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Glue
- Tape
- Scissors
- Printer
- Headphones
- Microphone
Module Two: ¡Bienvenidos a la tierra Boricua!
- Notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- Pencil
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Glue
- Tape
- Scissors
- Printer
- Headphones
- Microphone
Module Three: ¡El sabor cubano!
- Notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- Pencil
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Glue
- Tape
- Scissors
- Printer
- Headphones
- Microphone
Module Four: ¡El tesoro dominicano!
- Notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- Pencil
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Glue
- Tape
- Scissors
- Water color paints
- Paint brush
- 5 coffee filters
- Paper clip or dice
- An empty water bottle or can with ridges on the side
- A wooden or plastic stick
- Printer
- Headphones
- Microphone
School-Supplied Resources:
Free Downloads:
- Java
- Windows Media Player
- Apple iTunes
Syllabus:
Module 01: ¡El Caribe es un lugar fantástico!
- 01.00 Module One Pretest
- 01.01 El Caribe maravilloso
- 01.02 ¡Empaquemos nuestras maletas!
- 01.03 Ayudando a los animales marinos
- 01.04 Actividades acuáticas con mi familia
Module 02: ¡Bienvenidos a la tierra Boricua!
- 02.00 Module Two Pretest
- 02.01 El coquí en el barco
- 02.02 La leyenda de los taínos
- 02.03 Una merienda deliciosa
- 02.04 El Yunque Rainforest
Module 03: ¡El sabor cubano!
- 03.00 Module Three Pretest
- 03.01 Una nueva aventura
- 03.02 El colibrí abeja
- 03.03 El gallo de bodas
- 03.04 ¡Camina, corre, salta!
Module 04: ¡El tesoro dominicano!
- 04.00 Module Four Pretest
- 04.01 Las tradiciones del festival del merengue
- 04.02 En búsqueda del tesoro
- 04.03 El tesoro precioso
- 04.04 Rutina antes de acostarse
