How to Use this Guide...
This guide is EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED for teaching an entire year of Spanish to Kindergarten ~ 2nd grade! 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.)
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
Coloring Pages & Tracing Activities
Short Stories
Clickable YouTube Hyperlinks for Lesson-Related Videos
Recommended Bilingual Read Alouds
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 following a predictable lesson structure like this:
Open with a video (or a simple song like “Buenos Días”) and sing along with your students.
Use a visual aid to drive circle time discussion.
Read a short story if included with the lesson.
Watch a lesson-related video using the links included with the lesson overview.
Finally, have students return to their desks to complete a worksheet to wrap up a lesson and to reinforce learning. Most worksheets take 10 minutes to complete, and coloring pages may take longer. Make sure to explain how to complete the worksheet before handing it out!
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.
Lessons are progressive so I recommend following the order that I have laid out in this guide, although in many cases it will be okay to pick and choose. However, I recommend starting with units 1-3 before moving on. Happy teaching!
Learning Spanish has never been more fun!
Table of Contents...
How to Use this Guide
Unidad 1 - Los Saludos
Hola, ¿Cómo te llamas?
Buenos días. / Buenas tardes. Buenas noches.
¿Cómo estás?
Una Conversación Básica en Español
Unidad 2 - El Alfabeto y Los Números
El Alfabeto
Los Números 1-10
Los Números 11-20
Unidad 3 - Los Colores y Las Formas
Los Colores
Las Formas
Unidad 4 - El Calendario y El Tiempo
Los Días de la Semana
Los Meses del Año
Las Estaciones
¿Qué Tiempo Hace?
Unidad 5 - La Escuela
Vuelta a la Escuela
En Mi Mochila
Unidad 6 - ME GUSTA y Los Verbos
Unidad 7 - Las Partes del Cuerpo
Unidad 8 - ¡Los Animales!
Los Animales de la Granja
Mis Mascotas
Los Animales Marinos
¡Vamos al Zoológico!
Unidad 9 - Mi Casa y Mi Familia
Mi Casa
Mi Familia
Unidad 10 - Las Frutas
Acknowledgements! Toon graphics courtesy of Ron Leishman Digital Toonage! Animal & family clipart courtesy of Whimsy Clips! Shapes courtesy of Krista Wallden – Creative Clips! Alien Family courtesy of Chirp Graphics! Fruit clipart courtesy of Speech Doodles! Weather clipart courtesy of Creating4 the Classroom! School clipart sampler 2 SMART Chicks! Back to school images courtesy of Lilly Silly Billy!