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Elementary Elementary Spanish Level 1

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: ¡Qué viva España!

-Spanish culture

-greetings and introductions

-numbers 11-20

-plus and equals

-The Euro

-feelings

-activities with friends

Module Two: La Fiesta Del Toro

-days of the week

-places in the community

-clothing

-Spanish culture – La Fiesta del Toro

Module Three: ¡Me divierto en la playa!

-the beach

-How many are there?

-many and few

-the bathroom

-washing hands, feet, and face

-I know, and I don’t know

-lunch

-Asking “What do you want” and saying “I want”

-helping and putting away

-clean and dirty

Module Four: Explorando Las Montañas Españolas

-the five senses

-the ways I move my body

-the weather

-el flamenco