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Elementary Elementary Spanish Introductory Level

Suggested Prerequisites

N/A

Description

Students will explore the target language in a story-based framework, providing a fun and positive experience within 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 will add Spanish literacy skills beginning in Level 2. The courses provide audio and visual stimuli for all learning types and ample opportunities to hear, speak, read, write, and record the language. This suite 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: oPreproductionoEarly ProductionoSpeech emergenceoIntermediate fluency

Module One: Viva México

-Mexican culture

-greetings, introductions, and goodbye

-farm animals

-family and pets

Module Two: El Rancho Mexicano

-transportation

-food

-numbers 1–10

-nursery rhyme: La araña pequeñita

-small and big

Module Three: Una Celebración Mexicana

-body parts

-school supplies

-Mexican celebrations

-my bedroom

Module Four: Frida Kahlo, Artista Mexicana

-activities with friends

-shapes

-sun, moon, and stars

-parts of head and face

-The life and art of Frida Kahlo