Spanish Syllabus- First Grade
Teacher: Tia Beltz
Phone:(502) 863-1393 ext. 8018
Hours: 8:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Email: tia.beltz@scott.kyschools.us
Grades Levels: 1st grade - 4th grade
Description of class:
In Spanish, we will be working towards acquiring the Spanish language by learning to
speak, read and write in Spanish. This is a life-long process! First grade is an introduction
to the basics of Spanish. We will learn basic principles like ABCs and numbers and basic
conversation skills. We will also cover many cultural aspects of the Spanish culture. This
includes holidays, traditions and the arts just to name a few.
Goals:
The first goal is to help students communicate by connecting with other cultures and
comparing what they learn to their own lives.
It is our goal as a community of learners (parents, teachers and students) to create more
well-rounded students that are tolerant and knowledgeable of other cultures.
But most importantly, it’s our goal to have fun! Learning through dance, song and
experiences is the best way to learn a language! Sharing in the fun and learning can help
motivate your students and create more permanent learning. The best way to know you
have something down is to teach it to someone else. So let your students “teach” you and
we can learn together!
Requirements:
I only ask that students always give their best faith effort and have a positive attitude in
class! No student will ever be punished or penalized for not pronouncing a word or for a
misspelling. Learning a language is hard work but very rewarding! I just ask for 100%
from all my students!
Resources:
If you want to know what is going on in the classroom, check out the Teacher’s Website
link on the right hand side of Western’s homepage. From there you can view my Online
Classroom which can also link you to my blog! The address is the following:
www.mrsbeltzspanishclassroom.blogspot.com. Visit and leave comments and keep up-todate with what your child is doing in Spanish class!
There are some great websites out there that can help you go above and beyond with your
students! Here are a few that I’ve found helpful and just really enjoy:
www.wordreference.com – Online dictionary
www.senorwooly.com – Music, games, karaoke, videos, etc. We use this website a lot!
The kids love Senor Wooly! PLEASE DO NOT BUY A MEMBERSHIP. I have already
done this for you.
Here is the login information:
USERNAME: beltzspanish PASSWORD: spanish
http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq - Fun challenges! Great for Latin America
Challenge and learning capitals.
http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_for_children - Great games and
flashcards for elementary learners.
The best tool: www.google.com! It’s amazing all the resources that are just floating out in
cyber space, waiting for us to soak up its knowledge!
Schedule:
August- September
Introductions
ABCs
Numbers 1-20
Culture- Clothing in Latin America
October- November
Conversation basics
~Greetings and Salutations
Culture- Art (Fall Break Mini-Lesson)
Conversation basics continued
~Name
~Origins
Culture- Day of the Dead Holiday
Countries and Capitals of Central/South America
December
Culture- Traditions of Christmas (Navidad)
January- February
Review of previous semester
Colors
Culture- Music
Likes/ Dislikes
March- May
Culture- Music and Dance
Culture- Body Language
Culture- Making art
Wants/Needs
Culture- Cinco de Mayo Holiday