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:
N/A
Required Materials:
- printer
- disk space on your computer as well as external device 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 01: Viva México
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- Glue
- tape
- scissors
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
Module 02: El Rancho Mexicano
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- scissors
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
- items from their house to count
- recording device
Module 03: Una Celebración
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- scissors
- flour
- newspaper
- tissue paper of assorted colors
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
Module 04: Frida Kahlo, Artista Mexicana
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons, markers, or colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- scissors
- newspaper
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
- items from their house to count
- recording device
School-Supplied Resources:
Free Downloads:
- Java
- Windows Media Player
- Apple iTunes
Syllabus:
Module One: Viva México
- 01.00 Module One Pretest
- 01.01 Spanish is Fun!
- 01.02 Los Animales Del Rancho
- 01.03 Los Colores
- 01.04 Mi Familia
Module Two: El Rancho Mexicano
- 02.00 Module Two Pretest
- 02.01 ¡Vamos a viajar!
- 02.02 Hmmm…¡Tengo hambre!
- 02.03 Los Números
- 02.04 La Araña Pequeñita
Module Three: Una Celebración
- 03.00 Module Three Pretest
- 03.01 Mi Cuerpo
- 03.02 Mi Mochila
- 03.03 ¡Es una piñata!
- 03.04 Mi Cuarto
Module Four: Frida Kahlo, Artista Mexicana
- 04.00 Module Four Pretest
- 04.01 ¡Me Gusta Jugar!
- 04.02 Las Formas
- 04.03 El Sol, La Luna Y Las Estrellas
- 04.04 Frida Kahlo
