Spanish

Watch the new video that Mr. Edgar created to wrap up the first semester of Spanish class at OUS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDsUTVp1ShQ

Pre-Kindergarten, Jr. Kindergarten, & Sr. Kindergarten

The Spanish curriculum for pre-k to Sr. Kindergarten focuses on the younger learner's wondering, curiosity, and experience. Lessons focus on the concentration of songs, videos, puppets, stories along with interactive activities in the target language. Using of the target language will help the students developed their listening comprehension skills. Instruction is done using TPR methodology to help convey meaning.  The goal of the instruction is to help students acquire Spanish in a simple, fun, and meaningful manner that will reduce their stress and help them learn easily.

First Through Fourth Grade

The Spanish curriculum for elementary students focuses on integrating the four competency skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students are presented with more concrete vocabulary that will help them communicate in real life situations. The amount of vocabulary will increase as the lessons progress using videos, websites, music, guess speakers; along with topics of realistic activities with realia in the classroom thereby getting them get closer to the Spanish speaking world.

Instruction for the students will be given in the target language and English will only be used for clarification purposes. The lesson plans were developed to help empower students by giving them opportunities to use the material that is learned in class in outside settings. The focus is the communicative approach which provides practice that is active, guided, and extensive. This class will focus on basic integrated skills that will empower students by expanding their horizons.

When students finish the Spanish class, they should be able to introduce themselves, recognize colors, shapes, opposites, numbers, different types of animals, parts of the body, to communicate and read in simple statements, questions, phrases, and sentences.

Check out these fun Spanish links:
 
Numbers 1-100
http://onlinefreespanish.com/aplica/lessons/numbers1100.htm
 
The Alphabet
http://onlinefreespanish.com/aplica/lessons/alphabet/alphamenu.htm

Los colores / Colors memory game
http://www.onlinefreespanish.com/aplica/lessons/memory.htm

Los días de la semana / Days of the Week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7mm8MC1MgY&feature=related

Saludos ¡Hola! Plaza Sesamo  / Greetings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKFIOwc7m30

Canción del ABCD Plaza Sesamo / ABC Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgbD33FeSWE&feature=related