Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids (English and Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Krista Hope Lambert; Theresa Daleo-Stock; Silvia Goncalves Holman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988928507 ISBN 13: 9780988928503

Publisher: Whistlefritz, 2013

Synopsis

Developed by professional educators with over forty years' of combined teaching experience, this award-winning curriculum of 40 lessons engages children in fun, interactive, age-appropriate activities, such as creating puppets, following recipes, conducting experiments, and playing board games. In addition to Spanish, the curriculum includes cross-curricular lessons in math, science, and physical education. Beginning with Lesson 1 Who am I? (¿Quién soy?), the lessons flow in a logical progression of thematic units (Colors, Numbers, Shapes, Places, Around the House, Clothing, Seasons, Parts of the Body, Positional Words, Food, Family, Animals, and Descriptive Words), culminating in a fiesta. Lessons identify clear goals and learning objectives as well as extension activities that are designed to enhance children's appreciation of Spanish culture. The lessons emphasize the development of proficiency in speaking and listening, with play-based assessments included to allow educators to evaluate student progress.

Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids is an adventure in learning for teachers and students!

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About the Author

Theresa Daleo-Stock is National Board Certified in World Languages Other than English/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood. She holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in French studies and is certified to teach French (grades 1-12) and English (grades 7-12). She has over fifteen years' experience teaching students at every level of instruction from elementary school to university. She currently teaches Honors and AP French at the high school level.

Silvia Goncalves Holman holds degrees in Early Childhood Education and English, as well a certificate in bilingual special education. She is certified to teach Early Childhood, Elementary, Spanish K-12, and English as a Second Language. She has over 12 years' experience teaching pre-school and elementary school in Peru and the United States. She currently teaches kindergarten in a Spanish immersion school.Krista Hope Lambert has a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts and a Masters degree in Education. She has over 19 years' experience teaching pre-school, kindergarten, and sixth grade. She is certified to teach nursery through sixth grade. She is actively involved in Curriculum Writing for math, English, and social studies in her school district. She currently teaches kindergarten.

Review

I am so pleased that Whistlefritz has created lesson plans to use with their wonderful videos and songs. This award-winning company is known for engaging, effective materials to teach children Spanish. Now, in the new book Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids, they offer a pre-K and early elementary curriculum. With an emphasis on speaking and listening, these 40 lessons create a rich language-learning experience as children use Spanish in carefully designed hands-on activities and games.

These are a few of the features I like best about Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids. Emphasis on hands-on learning These lessons are designed so that children spend a significant amount of class time hearing and using the language as they do hands-on activities like crafts, sorting, coloring, and playing games. Each class begins with a short review and the introduction of new vocabulary. Next, the teacher models the activity, which provides exposure to the new words in context. Then, as children do the activity themselves, the teacher continues to provide comprehensible input.

I like the percentage of class time that the Whistlefritz curriculum dedicates to hands-on learning; it is the most effective way for children to engage with Spanish. By keeping the review and initial input short and focused, and devoting more time to carefully designed activities, the Whistlefritz lessons make the most of a child's energy and attention span. Through spiraling lessons, the Whistlefritz curriculum also incorporates review into the hands-on learning. This maximizes the effectiveness of class time without sacrificing necessary repetition.

The materials for the activities support all the key vocabulary with pictures, so a few of the lessons require quite a bit of cutting. Everything you need to cut out is provided (except for some magazine pictures), but if you have a big class, you will want to be sure to leave preparation time.

The DVDs If you have seen the Whistlefritz DVDs, you know that they are fabulous language learning products. Some of these lessons include a video clip to show at the end of class. I have to say, this almost feels like cheating! Having the DVD is like having a magic second act - a team teacher who comes in and reinforces exactly the right material, is wonderfully entertaining and never uses more than her share of class time. --Spanish Playground

About this edition

• Publisher: Whistlefritz
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0988928507
• ISBN 13: 9780988928503
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 273
• Editor: Heidi Stock
• Illustrator: Linda Davick