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Who Participates? All levels:
- Nursery School
- Prekindergarten
- Jr. Kindergarten
- Kindergarten
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How long is each session and how often are the lessons?
| 30 minutes |
Pre-K, JK and K |
| *15 minutes |
Nursery School
*(As children are able to attend for a greater period
of time, lessons will be lengthened up to 30 minutes). |
What will my child learn?
Nursery School
Children will have fun participating in songs, fingerplays,
and rhymes through puppets, felt board, visuals, books and
manipulatives. Children at this age love Dora the Explorer
and are excited to share phrases they have already assimilated.
Children will be engaged in learning vocabulary from the
following areas:
| general greetings |
colors |
| body parts |
family names |
| animals |
numbers |
Pre-K
Children will have fun and enjoy Spanish through songs, manipulatives,
rhymes, games, movement, visuals and books. Children at this
age are ready to move a bit faster and retain more vocabulary
from session to session. Previously learned material is repeated
over and over and new vocabulary is added. Whenever possible,
vocabulary that is related to the pre-K curriculum or holidays
is added in.
Children will be engaged in learning vocabulary from the
following areas:
| general greetings |
colors |
numbers |
| body parts |
animals |
relatives |
| calendar |
seasons |
weather |
| food |
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JK and Kindergarten
Children at this age are excited about Spanish and become
quickly engaged, They have fun and enjoy Spanish in greater
depth through songs, manipulatives, rhymes, games, movement
visuals and books. Children at this age are sponges for language
acquisition. Their desire coupled with their developmental
ability enables them to learn quickly. Retention of this information
is possible when Spanish is encouraged at home through cassettes/CD's,
computer programs, books, and parent involvement by reviewing
lessons as often as possible. In addition to learning vocabulary
listed above in the pre-K section, children will begin to
string together phrases and gradually form sentences. Communication
(speaking to and understanding) among classmates will be encouraged.
How can you encourage your child?
- Express enthusiasm.
- Gently encourage your child to use Spanish.
- Ask your child to teach you what he or she has learned.
Access the songs and vocabulary at this site and help your
child to improve comprehension.
- Point out Spanish phrases in Dora the Explorer and Dragon
tales.
- Allow them to listen to an appropriate show on a Spanish
station to hear the flow of the language.
- Count stairs in Spanish as you go up or down.
- Expose your children to the language through cassettes/CD's,
computer programs or books.
How will I know what is taught each week?
Songs and vocabulary will be posted on this site.
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