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¡Empecemos! Spanish for Middle School

Grade 6-8 · Christian · NGSS/CCSS-aligned

Clara talks with your child in Spanish and English for about twenty minutes a day, using more Spanish as they cope. She never teaches grammar: when they say it wrong she says it back right and keeps talking, which is how your child learned English. Middle school pacing: more games, more culture, shorter sessions than the high school course. By June they can introduce themselves, survive a pretend shop, tell a small story, and argue about which game is best, in Spanish.

What your child will learn

The whole year, in plain English. Tap any unit to see every skill inside, nothing is hidden.

First Words That Workpeek inside ▸

Hello, names, feelings, numbers, where you're from, the alphabet, a cognate safari proving they already know hundreds of words, and the superpower of saying 'I don't understand' in Spanish.

  1. Say hello and tell someone your name

    Say hello and tell someone your name

  2. The cognate safari: Spanish you already know

    The cognate safari: Spanish you already know

  3. Say how you are — honestly

    Say how you are — honestly

  4. Count to 39 and use it for something

    Count to 39 and use it for something

  5. Say where you're from

    Say where you're from

  6. Say 'I don't understand' like a champion

    Say 'I don't understand' like a champion

  7. Spell and ask 'what is it?'

    Spell and ask 'what is it?'

  8. Culture week: the Spanish-speaking world

    Culture week: the Spanish-speaking world

  9. Introduce yourself completely (checkpoint)

    Introduce yourself completely (checkpoint)

Mi Mundo — My Worldpeek inside ▸

Family (pets count), describing people, likes and dislikes, school opinions, days, daily routine and telling time, all about their actual life.

  1. Name the people (and pets) in my family

    Name the people (and pets) in my family

  2. Describe a person in three ways

    Describe a person in three ways

  3. Say what I like — and what I don't

    Say what I like — and what I don't

  4. Talk about school without groaning (much)

    Talk about school without groaning (much)

  5. Name the days and own a week

    Name the days and own a week

  6. Say what I do every day

    Say what I do every day

  7. Tell the time (well enough to be on time)

    Tell the time (well enough to be on time)

  8. Culture week: a day in a kid's life

    Culture week: a day in a kid's life

  9. Describe my whole world (checkpoint)

    Describe my whole world (checkpoint)

Out in the Worldpeek inside ▸

Ordering food, buying things, finding places, directions, weather, home. Survival Spanish through games: pretend cafés, treasure hunts, market haggling.

  1. Order food like you mean it

    Order food like you mean it

  2. Ask how much and buy something

    Ask how much and buy something

  3. Say where things are

    Say where things are

  4. Get around town

    Get around town

  5. Talk about the weather (and complain about it)

    Talk about the weather (and complain about it)

  6. Describe my home

    Describe my home

  7. Say what I'm doing RIGHT NOW

    Say what I'm doing RIGHT NOW

  8. Culture week: fiestas and food

    Culture week: fiestas and food

  9. Survive a whole errand (checkpoint)

    Survive a whole errand (checkpoint)

Stories and Planspeek inside ▸

Yesterday and tiny stories, plans and dream plans, invitations, feelings, comparisons and opinions, plus a music tour of the Spanish-speaking world.

  1. Say what I did yesterday (the easy way)

    Say what I did yesterday (the easy way)

  2. Tell a tiny story

    Tell a tiny story

  3. Say what I'm going to do

    Say what I'm going to do

  4. Invite someone and answer an invitation

    Invite someone and answer an invitation

  5. Say how I feel and ask what's wrong

    Say how I feel and ask what's wrong

  6. Compare things and defend a favorite

    Compare things and defend a favorite

  7. Culture week: music en español

    Culture week: music en español

  8. The big conversation (checkpoint)

    The big conversation (checkpoint)

  9. Show off week (capstone)

    Show off week (capstone)

From the parent guide

Clara talks with your child in Spanish and English for about twenty minutes a day, using more Spanish as they cope. She never teaches grammar: when they say it wrong she says it back right and keeps talking, which is how your child learned English. Middle school pacing: more games, more culture, shorter sessions than the high school course. By June they can introduce themselves, survive a pretend shop, tell a small story, and argue about which game is best, in Spanish.

Unit 1 · what to expect

Hello, names, feelings, numbers, where you're from, the alphabet, a cognate safari proving they already know hundreds of words, and the superpower of saying 'I don't understand' in Spanish.

The full guide covers all 4 units: where kids get stuck, what to say, and how to tell it's working. Included with the course.

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¡Empecemos! Spanish for Middle School, Grade 6-8 Homeschool Curriculum