Young Explorers

Young Explorers is a beginning Spanish course for kindergartners through fourth graders. However, older students are always welcomed to register as well. And because Exploring Spanish is set in a safe home environment, parents can always see and hear their children from the adjacent room.

Please note: Parents are required to remain at Exploring Spanish and are responsible for the safety and well-being of their child(ren). That said, parents should feel free to bring reading material, knitting needles, etc., while they wait in a comfortable and relaxing adjacent room.

Materials: The philosophy behind Exploring Spanish is to make learning a second language an active and fun experience. All your student needs to bring to the first class is: a three-ring binder, a pen/pencil and enthusiasm! At the end of each class, the student will receive coloring pages, print-outs, booklets and/or other items to put in the binder. By session end, s/he will have created their own personalized Spanish dictionary.

Supplementing Your Child's Learning: We strongly urge you to go through the materials in your child's binder every week, so you can help reinforce the classroom learning. Because you will be nearby during your child's class, you will hear the pronunciations of different words and be able to assist them in their practice. It is up to your child and you to extend the lessons learned in the class to maximize their retention. Make sure to make it fun, though!

If you would like to supplement your child's learning at home, we recommend:

• "The Complete Book of Spanish, Grades 1-3"
• the "Teach Them Spanish" book series (School Specialty Publishing)
• the Spanish Reading Comprehension Series (School Specialty Publishing)
• "First 100 Words in Spanish" (Usborne)
• "Usborne Internet-Linked Spanish Dictionary for Beginners: Latin American Edition" (Usborne)

Many local libraries also have a nice-size collection of Spanish readers in their children's section. The newest books now also are bilingual with Spanish on one side and English on the other.

Courses: The following classes are offered periodically. Check the sidebar for the current class schedule.

• Young Explorers, Part A:
  Numbers & Colors
  Shapes & Sizes
  Days & Months
  the Body
  Clothing
  the Family
• Young Explorers, Part B:
  Transportation
  My Community
  Life on the Farm
  Forest Animals
  At the Zoo
  At the Beach
• Young Explorers, Part C:
  Around the House
  Daily Life
  Basic Conversation
  All About Pets
  At the Supermarket, I
  At the Supermarket, II
• Young Explorers, Part D:
  Basic Conversation
  Describing Things
  Weather
  Celebrations
  Illness & Health
  Vacation

Please note: The above coursework is always flexible and subject to be slightly altered due to holidays and the students' enthusiasm for a topic.

For registration information, please email Mrs. Veronica Maria at Exploring_Spanish@Hotmail.com.