Spanish Immersion
Lower Elementary Spanish Immersion/Story Dramatiztion (Blended Lab):
Pre-K to 2nd grade
4 yo - 7 yo
These early years are the perfect time to start learning a second language and these little minds learn so well through storytelling and dramatization. This blended lab can provide a foundation for lifelong success and a love for reading and also Spanish!
So with blending Story Dramatization and Spanish Immersion together we will essentially use planned improvisation.
Students will use acting, tools, props, puppets, and skills to become the characters of and objects in the story, all while learning Spanish vocabulary and actually using it!
We will make role-play, skits, and dramatization a regular in our activities in our Spanish/Story classroom. It is a great way to bank on your students’ love for theatricals and language. It’s also a great way to get kids out of their seats and speaking in Spanish and loving the stories amd languae!
We will act out and learn traditional “American” nursery rhymes in Spanish. We will also learn nursery rhymes, fables, poems, folklore and stories from other Spanish speaking counties. There will be a great mix of both.
Here are a few examples of stories that we will have fun learning Spanish with and acting out:
-Los Tres Cochinitos (The Three Little Pigs)
-Los Pollitos Dicen “Pio Pio Pio” ( The Chicks Say “Pio Pio Pio”)
-Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood)
-La oruga muy hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
- La tortuga y el conejo (The Tortoise and the Hare)
- El gallo sale a ver el mundo (Rooster's Off to See the World)
- Humpty Dumpty
- Ricitos de Oro y Los Tres Osos (Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
- La Gallina Turuleca (Mexico)
- La Llorona (Mexico)
- Un Elefante Se Balanceaba (Central America)
- La Llorona ( The Weeping Woman)
And there are many many more! Each story will take 1-3 weeks to study and really immerse ourselves in them! We will even plan times where the students can act out their stories for parents/gaurdians as in a play/drama type setting!
A more detailed lesson plan will be provided the first day of labs after our “Intro Day” lesson!
Teaching to proficiency, through Story Dramatization, will be a game-changer. Students handle real language much more confidently, have so much fun learning stories, and my lessons are based on communication and action.
List of School Supplies for Story Drama/Spanish:Basic Items (All other props and items will be provided by instructor!)
____ back pack (bulto, mochila, morral)
____ construction paper (papel de construcción, cartoncillo, cartulina)
____ crayons (crayones, crayolas)
____ eraser (borrador, goma de borrar)
____ filler paper (papel de argolla, hojas sueltas, repuesto, hojas de carpeta)
____ folder (cartapacio, archivador)
____ glue (pega, pegamento, cola)
____ modeling clay (plastilina, plasticina)
____ paint brushes (pinceles)
____ pen (bolígrafo, pluma, birome, esfero, lapicero, lápiz tinta)
____ pencil box (cartuchera)
____ pencil sharpener (sacapuntas, tajador)
____ pencils (lápices, lapicero, lápices de grafito)
____ scissors (tijeras)
____ subject notebook- wide ruled (cuaderno de resorte)
____ tape (cinta adhesiva)
____ water colors (acuarelas)
Instructor: Maresa Hernandez is a certified language instructor with over 5 years experience teaching Spanish and ESL to students of all ages. She is passionate about helping kids find a love for the language and excel on the path to fluency.
Education,Training, & Certification
-Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education
Southern States University System (2016)
Certifications:
-Early Childhood Education & Development (ECE & ECD)
-Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE)
-Standards-Based Assessment & Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP)
-Certificate of Use of Language in Spanish (CELU)
-Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
-Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
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