How to Use this Guide...
This guide has EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED for teaching an entire year of Spanish to 3rd ~ 5th grades! It is intended for use with beginning Spanish students who are learning Spanish as a second language. (It is not recommended for Spanish immersion classes.)
Looking for a guide for younger students? Make sure to check out The COMPLETE Guide for Teaching Spanish to Kindergarten-2nd Grade!
This guide starts with a clickable TOC and contains over 200 PAGES covering 10 complete units that include the following for EVERY unit:
- Unit Overview with Scope & Sequence
- Visual Aids
- Age-Appropriate Worksheets for Writing Practice
- Word Searches and Crossword Puzzles
- Clickable YouTube Hyperlinks for Lesson-Related Videos
- Recommended Games or Activities
Each unit is broken into individual lessons that include a corresponding visual aid and a recommended scope and sequence. YouTube videos are also included with clickable links. Several worksheets are provided with each lesson that include tracing and coloring activities. As you move through a unit, you can check the box when you’ve completed part of the lesson so that you don’t lose track of your progress.
I recommend printing out all worksheets before starting a lesson and keeping them in a three-ring binder so that you can pull out what you need easily and make copies for your students. I would also highly recommend printing out the visual aids in color and laminating them ahead of time. You can also use the visual aids digitally, but I find them to be more useful to have in hand during lessons.
Review all YouTube videos ahead of time to see what will work best for you and your students.
You will probably not use all the recommended worksheets for every lesson. You may pick and choose what will work best for your students considering their academic ability. For Kindergarten students, choose VERY BASIC worksheets at the beginning of the school year since most kids will still be learning to write their letters.
You will probably not use all the recommended worksheets for every lesson. You may pick and choose what will work best for your students considering their academic ability.
Lessons are designed to be flexible so you may pick and choose which lessons to teach in any order appropriate for your students. Happy teaching!
Learning Spanish has never been more fun!
Table of Contents...
How to Use this Guide
Unidad 1 - ¡Repaso!
- Saludos y Despedidas
- El Calendario
- Me Gusta y Verbos
- Los Números
- ¿Qué hora es?
Unidad 2 - ¡Todo Sobre Mí!
- Mi Casa
- Mi Familia
- Mi Rutina Diaria
Unidad 3 - ¡Mi Gente!
- Los Pronombres Singulares
- Los Pronombres Plurales
- El Verbo SER
Unidad 4 - ¿Cómo Eres?
- Las Descripciones Físicas
- Los Adjetivos Personales
- Las Profesiones
Unidad 5 - ¿Adónde Vas?
- El Verbo IR
- Las Palabras Interrogativas
- ¿Adónde vas?
- Mi Comunidad
Unidad 6 - ¿Qué Tienes Puesto?
- El Verbo TENER
- Las Expresiones con TENER
- La Ropa ~ ¿Qué me pongo hoy?
Unidad 7 - ¡Tengo Hambre!
- El Desayuno
- El Almuerzo
- La Cena
- Las Frutas
- Las Verduras
Unidad 8 - ¿Dónde Está?
- El Verbo ESTAR
- Las Preposiciones de Lugar
Unidad 9 - O, AS, A, AMOS, AN
- Verbos Regulares (AR, ER, IR)
- 12 Verbos Iregulares
Unidad 10 - Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World!
Acknowledgements! Toon graphics courtesy of Ron Leishman Digital Toonage. Emoji clipart and clothing courtesy of Little Red. Clocks clipart courtesy of Educlips and Sticky Foot Studio! Some country clipart courtesy of Educlips. Preposition monkeys and sports kids courtesy of A Sketchy Guy. Wacky pencil & community buildings courtesy of Krista Wallden – Creative Clips. Weather wheel clipart courtesy of Creating4 the Classroom! Fruit & vegetable clipart licensed by Dancing Crayon Designs. Kids in clothing and daily routine images courtesy of Lilly Silly Billy.