I have heard it many times. “I have only taught middle/high school language, and I am going to be teaching Pre-K …or K-5… or K-8. Someone, help me! What do I do?”
OK, You got this. Take a deep breath. Now let’s talk little learners.
Here is a post I wrote a few years ago about things I have learned from teaching younger students. Little Language Learners – What I have learned
I also have a series of posts on how I build a lesson.
Stories in K-2 classroom (Building Blocks for how I plan a K-2 lesson)
How I plan a K-2 lesson… Building Blocks- PQA
How I plan a K-2 lesson… Building Blocks- TPR
Stories in K-2 classroom (Building Blocks for how I plan a K-2 lesson)
How I plan a K-2 lesson… Building Blocks- After the story
Now … Let’s talk curriculum and resources specifically for ELEMENTARY SPANISH
What is available?
Here are some other curriculums to think about:
¡No me digas! (my curriculum)
Fluency Matters: ¡Hola niños! (K-3) & ¡Cuéntame! (4-6)
Blogs to follow:
Niki Tottingham (earlier posts since she has moved to middle school)
Music / other resources:
I hope this gives you a good start!!
Looking forward to the new units for year one. Love your units so much!! I was wondering when they might be available?
¡Hola Lillian! It had been my plan to have the rest of YEAR ONE done by Thanksgiving but alas life took some crazy twists this past semester. It is looking like March before I finish the last two units for YEAR ONE. So glad to hear that my units have worked for you!