SPANISH AS AN ADITIONAL LANGUAGE (SAL)
Ms. Fiorella Perazzo
Ms. Mariella Valdez
fperazzo@amersol.edu.pe
mvaldez@amersol.edu.pe
Ms. Patricia Luna
pluna@amersol.edu.pe
SPANISH AS AN ADITIONAL LANGUAGE (SAL)
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Class time: Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 y 6: 40 minutes
Wednesday: 30 minutes
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How do we teach Spanish?
- We want to create a non threatening environment
- Teach in a fun way: games, songs, role play,
movement, bingo, etc.
- Your help and communication is extremely important
- Please e-mail us anything that you think we need to know to
help your child be happier at school …
. if it’s too hard for your kid
. if he/she didn’t understand something
. if homework hasn’t been completed (and there is a good reason for it…)
- Emotional component: it is important for the kids to see
you happy in Peru …
- Bring everyday the green bag to class with
materials needed
- Respect: others & materials
- Good behavior
- Responsible: class & home
- Speak SPANISH !
20 to 25´
25 to 35´
Spanish
English
(TOTAL = 45 to 60 minutes daily)
- Monday to Thursday
- Check homework (“Homework pocket” and/or Internet)
- Spanish/English dictionary at home ( Korean / French /
German / Dutch / Hebrew / Hindi / Swedish … )
- Reading in Spanish is very important
- If they do not bring their homework... 
- Individual and group work
- Working on-line: Internet (check webpage and play to learn)
- Will send home unfinished work
- Teaching rotates around working on projects
(outline deadlines), researching on a topic + writing
- Vocabulary: colors, shapes, numbers, family members,
parts of the body, clothing, food, etc.
- Regular verbs AR/ER/IR ending (present)
- Some reflexive verbs (present) ( “gustar”, “doler” )
- Correct gender, use of articles + pronouns (agreement,
nouns, pronouns, adjectives)
- Basic Peruvian history / Pre-Inca & Inca Empire
SPANISH AS AN ADITIONAL LANGUAGE (SAL)
- For fun / pleasure (in September)
- Share parts of the book they liked the best
- Write down 5 words (notebook)
- 2nd. Semester: write a little about the story (main
character, beginning, the end, etc.)
• Reading Club
• Booklets:
- Vocabulario SAL
- Folleto de concordancia y errores
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¡Hola!
• ¿Qué tal?
• ¡Adelante!
 Listen to and read simple conversations and respond
to comprehension questions
 Retell a story, answer comprehension questions
related to the story
 Participate in small group discussions
 Present projects and oral reports
 Role playing
 Informal reading: newspaper headings, and advertisements
 Read short stories, dialogues, poems, geography and
Peruvian history
 Identify characters, facts and different situations
 Establish proper sequence of a story; develop creative
different endings
 Identify the most important event in a story, secondary ideas
and details
 Use of a dictionary to find meaning of words
 Encourage creative writing: write scripts for sketches,
dialogues, plays and cartoon strips, commercial
advertisements
 Write stories, poems, autobiographical narratives,
summaries, etc.
 Apply the writing process
 Apply grammar concepts to written and spoken language
 Subject-verb, article-noun, noun-adjective agreement
 Use articles, pronouns and prepositions in context
 Identify and recognize meaning of antonyms and
synonyms
 Use of most common verbs -regular and irregular-,
gerunds and reflexive verbs
 Use of question and exclamation marks at the beginning
and end of a sentence
 Appreciate and value diverse cultural aspects of LatinAmerican / USA / Peru.
 Identify Spanish-speaking countries and capitals on a
world map.
 Learn about the main geographical aspects of
the Peruvian territory, language, customs, etc.
We work in coordination with homeroom teachers to
reinforce the PYP Program.
PERFIL DEL EDUCANDO
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Investigadores
Pensadores
Buenos comunicadores
Audaces
Informados
Con principios
Solidarios
De mentalidad abierta
Equilibrados
Reflexivos
ACTITUDES
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Curiosidad
Tolerancia
Compromiso
Cooperación
Independencia
Integridad
Apreciación
Confianza
Entusiasmo
Respeto
Creatividad
Empatía
SPANISH AS AN ADITIONAL LANGUAGE (SAL)
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Curriculum / Objectives
ANY QUESTIONS ?
Practice is the key to success !
… invite friends (Spanish speakers) over to your house
¡ Somos Colegio
Roosevelt !
Nuestra misión es ofrecer a
nuestros alumnos las
herramientas necesarias para que
persistan en su pasión por el
aprendizaje, sean íntegros y
tengan la capacidad de crear
soluciones socialmente
responsables.
Piensa VERDE,
actúa VERDE
Celebrando
nuestra Comunidad