• Introduction - preparing to teach the course

Getting support of school & parents -
Your own language skills -
Schemes of work - Link schools - Support networks

• 1. Hola - greetings

Portfolios -'Say Hello to the World' - More about Calahorra

• 2. Adiós - saying goodbye

Compare saying "goodbye" in different languages
Siesta: do you have a lunchtime snooze?

• 3. ¿Qué tal? - asking people how they are

The flags outside the school (Spain and La Rioja).

• 4. ¿Cómo te llamas? - introducing yourself and asking other children's names
  Famous Spanish people

A survey of first names
Famous Spanish-speaking people.

• 5. Los colores - colours

Picasso, colours of a Spanish artist

• 6. Los números 1-12 - numbers 1-12

Dinosaurs in Spain

• 7. ¿Cuántos años tienes? - saying how old you are and asking other children their age

• 8. Los meses del año - the months of the year

Christmas festivities in Spain

• 9. Los números 13-31 - numbers 13-31

Lotteries are popular

• 10. ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? - saying when your birthday is and asking other children when their birthdays are

Special birthdays: looking forward to being 15 -

• 11. Los días de la semana - the days of the week

• 12. ¿Qué día es hoy? - saying the date

Public holidays

• 13. ¿Tienes alguna mascota? - talking about your pets

Swap drawings of pupils' pets with your link school - Some Spanish children's drawings - Data handling: suggested software

• 14. ¿Tienes hermanos? - talking about your brothers and sisters

Swap drawings of pupils' families with your link school - Data handling: suggested software

• 16. En la clase - useful Spanish words and phrases that teachers and pupils can use in the classroom when playing games and participating in language learning activities.

Books for teachers