Simply Spanish

Simply Spanish is designed for those who would like to start their own business (part-time or full-time) for under $1,000. Simply Spanish curriculum can easily be used by intermediate Spanish speakers. Fluency in Spanish is not a requirement in order to use this curriculum, a couple years of beginning spanish is sufficient. Plans are written in English with key words and vocabulary in Spanish.

"I love teaching Spanish to kids and adults. There is a joy in seeing "the light go on" and to hear my students using Spanish right away! The little 3-4 years olds are so cute when they sing the songs and greet me with Hola!"

During the summer, families look for opportunities for their children to
be involved in camps! Therefore, by demand, Ms. Jen created Simply
Spanish Summer Camp©. This three-week camp is full of cultural
learning based on exciting themes and various Latin countries!

Over five years of writing and teaching this curriculum has brought it to
a refined and ready state for others to enjoy. Ms. Jen wanted to share the
opportunity to teach young children Spanish and offering this curriculum
was the way to help others do the same.

After moving to Florida, Ms. Jen found that many families wanted to learn
Spanish, but the opportunities were limited. So, she began writing Simply
Spanish©. She found that many parents wanted their children to begin
learning Spanish earlier than most public and private schools provide.
Therefore, the need for a fun, upbeat curriculum came to her attention.
Now, hundreds of children each year are beginning their second language
learning using Simply Spanish©.

Ms. Jen began her second language learning as an adult. She travelled
to various Latin countries and worked with migrant workers with English
being taught as a second language. She learned a lot of her Spanish
conversationally.

Key Objective: Introduce new theme: Thanksgiving Day
Happy Thanksgiving
Introduce the Days of Thanks Song
Teach I’m thankful for things
Use the numbers one through ten

New Vocabulary: El Dia de Accion de Gracias (Happy Thanksgiving)
Un dia, dos dias etc. through diez (One day, two days…)
Gracias por _____ (Thank you for _____)
Mi familia, mi comida (my family, my food)

Supplies: Half sheet white paper
Sheet of neutral construction paper

Key Objective: Review “Making a friend” concepts, first two colors and the new song
Introduce How are you?, I’m fine.
Introduce next two colors (blue and green) with the phrases in the Color’s Song.
Numbers 1-10

New Vocabulary: Como estas? (How are you?)
Estoy bien, (I’m fine)
Azul y verde (blue and green)
Azul es el cielo (Blue is the sky)
Verde es el arbol (Green is the tree)

Supplies: Half sheets of white paper divided into four squares with lines
Kids book on Colors with pages marked
Dog puppet (or a friendly puppet that isn’t human)

Circle Time: Feliz Dia de Accion de Gracias! Happy Thanksgiving! Go around the
circle and take turns telling the person to our left Feliz Dia de Accion De
Gracias!

Activity: We all have something to be thankful for! Gracias por…. Everyone gets
to say something.

Craft: Half sheet of construction paper with the words “Gracias por” written on
the top. Write “Mi familia” on one side and draw a line down the middle
of page (up and down), then write “la comida” on the other side of line.
Kids draw a picture of their family and then food they like. As they draw
say “gracias por mi familia” y “gracias por la comida.” Then each child
shares their drawing.

Review: Sing the song Dias de Gracias using fingers for the numbers.

Circle Time: This month is special because of a holiday. What holiday? Give clues
where needed. All of the days leading up to Thanksgiving we can give
thanks! We are going to do fun projects for…(with a grand voice) El dia
de accion de gracias!

Song: Teach the Diez Dias De Gracias song to the tune of Ten Little Indians.
Review the numbers through ten and explain dias de gracias. (Un dia,
tres dias de gracias, cuatro dias, cinco dias, seis dos dias, dias de
gracias, siete dias, ocho dias, nueve dias de gracias….DIEZ dias de
gracias!) Sing in English first.

Craft: Have “Dias de Gracias” written on the top of a half sheet of white paper.
Write the numbers 1,2,3 with a box around each number then “de gracias”
written after. Next line 4, 5, 6, de gracias the same way. The number ten
should be written at the bottom with dias de gracias written after. Kids use
anaranjada, amarillo, y café to color squares around boxes as we practice
the song.

There are specialized songs written for Simply Spanish, a list of words to the songs (in
English and Spanish) is provided with the curriculum. A CD with all the songs will be
included with the curriculum.

Each week session includes an objective page that is the week's objective, a list of new
vocabulary and a list of supplies.

The plans include themes centered around the seasons and holidays through out the year.
There are themes interspersed like family, clothing, food, colors, etc. All the plans are
outlined according to circle time, activities, crafts, songs, or review.

The curriculum is set to run 9 months beginning the first week of September through the
last week in May (excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and Spring Break weeks).
Each session is set up to run for two half-hour sessions per week. Those sessions can be
combined into one one-hour session per week. All words on activities and crafts are
pre-written by the teacher so that pre-readers and pre-writers can learn Spanish
conversationally.

Simply Spanish© is an easy, step-by-step curriculum for conversational Spanish. No reading or
writing is required for any of the plans (unless the teacher chooses to incorporate it for
older children).

Session One

Intro: Begin with Hola. Then tell them to make a friend. We ask “What is your name?” (Como te llamas?) and tell them ours: My name is ___ (Me llamo). Kids go around and ask the child on their left. We ask, “How are you?” (Como estas?) Everyone practice! The answer is “I’m fine” (Estoy bien).

Circle Time: We are making a friend. Turn to the child on left and ask “como estas?” and help with answer “estoy bien.” Now that child turns to the left and asks his friend, “como estas” (help if needed) and that child answers. Now, all hands into the middle! After uno, dos, tres, we shout out “Somos amigos!” Do it several times!

Game: Numbers 1-10 with the number chant. Begin crouching down, slowly marching and quietly saying numbers. Get louder and louder while standing on sies. We yell out siete while waving our hands! March with large steps to diez.

Activity Review our Color Song (Amarillo y Rojo). Now introduce the
And song: next two colors (azul y verde) with the color circles. Have them say them as the teacher places them in the area on the floor. The teacher says the color and the kids go to that color.
The teacher sings the next verse to Colors’ Song using azul y verde with actions! (Azul wave hands in the air coloring the sky azul. For verde, make tree branches with hands).

Session Two

Intro: Bring out our new amiga, Amor. Have her review Hola, Como te llamas, Me llamo, Como estas? Estoy bien. Amor does our numbers chant with us.

Song: Kids practice the Color’s Songs with the motions. Teach the new words one section at a time. Practice a few times!

Craft: Go to table. Use washable markers and ½ piece of plain paper divided into four areas labeled in four colors: rojo, amarillo, verde, azul. Tell the kids a color (ie. azul, blue) and find the word written in that color. Have them draw/scribble something in that color in the box. Do our four colors each time saying the phrase from our Colors’ Song.

Wrap up: Use a children’s book about colors (mark our four colors before hand). Turn to the page. Ask “Que color es?” and have them say the phrase from our color song.

Give stickers before dismissal for a job well done!!!

Intro: Bring out our new amiga, Amor. Have her review Hola, Como te llamas,
Me llamo, Como estas? Estoy bien. Amor does our numbers chant with

Song: Kids practice the Color’s Songs with the motions. Teach the new words
one section at a time. Practice a few times!

Craft: Go to table. Use washable markers and ½ piece of plain paper divided
into four areas labeled in the colors rojo, amarillo, verde, azul. Tell the
kids a color (ie. azul, blue) and find the word written in that color. Have
them draw/scribble something in that color in the box. Do our four colors
each time saying the phrase from our Colors’ Song.

Wrap up: Use a children’s book about colors (mark our four colors before hand).
Turn to the page. Ask “Que color es?” and have them say the phrase
from our color song. Give stickers before dismissal for a job well done!

Supplies:
Ball of yarn
Map of Mexico
8 x 10 paper
Wood maracas
Paper plates
glitter
stapler
paint
balloons
newspaper
large bowls
trash bags (for smocks)
cover for table
white glue (a lot)
Mexico books
Food:
cupcakes
punch
napkins
plates
Prep!
Tear strips of newspaper
Cover tables
Tear holes in trash bags for smocks to be ready to put on
Week 1 – Festivities and Holidays
Day One – Mexico
KEY WORDS:
Fiesta, Pais de Mexico, Mariachi, Cumpleanos Feliz

9-9:30=Circle Time: Welcome! Bienvenidos! Buenos Dias! Do circle of friends. Sit in a circle and say “Hola, Me llamo” first in English then in Spanish. Each child holds on to the string and continues to pass it around. We are “a circle of friends.”
Talk about our theme – holidays and festivities. Each day we will talk about a new country. Today is Mexico! (“El pais de Mexico”)
Teach how to say that! Using books from library show pictures of holidays. Talk about how Mexicans celebrate families and religion the most. Today we are focusing on Birthdays! Mexican fiestas are focused on family, friends, music and food. Start showing a mariachi band in the books and say we have to learn one song “Cumpleanos feliz” and we will be a mariachi band!

9:30-10:00= Craft Time: Paint the maracas and add glitter. (Just dip maracas in a baggie half full of colored glitter and rotate the maraca.) Also paint two paper plates. Then put rice inside and staple for tambourines.

10:00-10:30=Snack – Postre (cupcakes) and punch. Sing Cumpleanos Feliz.

10:30-11:30= Piñata. Mix glue with water and glue strips of newspaper on 12” balloons. Cover balloons with three layers of newspaper.

11:30-12:00=Read. Skippy Jon Jones (a popular character in several books perfect for a Mexican theme) or a fun Mexican book. Also, march around the area (even outside) being a mariachi band.

Supplies:
Thick plain paper
Map of Spain
markers
scrapbook paper (brown textured)
2-sided tape
cotton
pretzels
popsicle sticks
mini cardboard boxes
gold paint
brushes
plastic gems
glue
Food:
juice
crackers
fruit snacks
Prep!
Draw on 8x11 paper a large Spain (mark the country above it)
Draw boat on brown paper – cut out if kids can’t cut them
Make color copies of little fish, cut out
Put together little boxes
Week 3 – Oh! The Places We Go!
Day One – Spain

KEY WORDS: pais, bonito, el tren

9-9:30=Circle Time: Welcome! Buenos Dias! If kids have been in camp – ask them how to make a friend. If not, begin again with me llamo __________.
This week is sooo cool! We are going to be explorers. We are going to explore the land and terrain of 4 different countries! We will discover what makes each country special in the countryside! Today we are going to Spain! Show pictures of countryside of Spain! Each day we are going to make a special map of each country!

9:30-10:15: Activity: Decorate Map! Write Spain in middle of map. Glue on bottom of boat. Draw the masts and color. Make water using blue tissue paper. Glue on little fish around boat.
. Then glue on cotton in middle of map. Using black markers draw a railroad all the way around.

10:15-10:30= Snack Time: pretzels, fruit snacks, juice

10:30-11:15=Craft: Paint Boxes. In Spain, they like to decorate with ornate items on their houses, yards or in cities and courtyards. Paint little boxes with gold paint and glitter. Then glue on gems!

11:15-12:00= Activity: Make railroads! Put kids in groups of 3-6. Using popsicle sticks, place them parallel on table making sides of tracks, using pretzel sticks put 4 across popsicle sticks (this makes one track). Then continue making a long railway! (Kids can begin on one end of table and meet up with others coming from other way of the table).

Welcome to Spanish Camp!!
This is an exciting camp filled with activities, crafts, hands-on fun and based on
cultural education! Are you ready for some helpful information?

Who is this camp for?
This camp is written for kids ages kindergarten through about 3rd grade. (If kids
are 4th-6th the activities can just be adjusted to suit their age!)

How long is the camp?
It is based on a three-week camp. The day runs from 9:00-12:00. Prep is expected
for ½ hour before and after the camp.

What is the general theme of the camp?
The general theme of the camp is to introduce kids to four Latin countries and explore
different aspects of those countries. The four countries are: Peru, Spain, Mexico,
and Costa Rica. Each day of the week one of the four countries is emphasized using
the theme for the week. The three themes are:
Week 1: “Fun, Fun, Fun - Holidays and Festivities Around The Latin World”
Week 2: “Latin Kids Like You- Their Everyday Lives”
Week 3: “Oh the Places We Go – Geography at It’s Best!”

How is the camp set up?
Each week there are four days of plans and the fifth day is a field trip. During each day,
a different country is the focus – but the theme for the week remains the same (holidays,
kids, geography). The field trip is simply to a water area, park, or nearby play area. It is
a day to enjoy new amigos and review vocab in a non-stress environment. It is also a
day to wrap up activities or books if time ran short one day. I usually treat the kids to a
popsicle or ice cream and a small bouncy ball!

What is included in the plans?
The plans include everything needed for each day: specific plans and things to talk about,
explanations of activities, crafts, supply list, snack needed and prep instructions. It is
designed to make it easy to read and understand.

What is needed for the camp that is not
on the daily supply list?
There are general things needed for the camp not on the daily supplies list. These items
are not limited to, but include: plates, forks, spoons, napkins, plastic cups, paper towels,
plastic table covers (for painting), plastic trash bags (to use as smocks), hand sanitizer,
crayons, scissors, glue sticks, tape, etc. (It is good to have bouncy balls, blow-up soccer
balls, and small bottles of bubbles for filler activities in case a day proceeds “quicker”
than expected!)

Have fun and enjoy the days!
The kids have loved it and each day was a new experience! The plans worked very well
for the time allotted! Hasta Luego!

Simply Spanish for Kids© is copyrighted under U.S. regulations and copyright laws. Therefore, when purchased, one copy is allowed to be printed. Copies of the curriculum may be made for only the institution and participants for which is it purchased (ie. the school, the daycare, etc.). Subsequent copies must be purchased. For more information for county-wide programs or extensive use, please contact Ms. Jen via email (see contact page for information).

After purchasing Simply Spanish for Kids© a copy of the curriculum and a CD of the songs will be mailed within 30 calendar days of purchase. Subsequent CDs may be made within the same guidelines listed above.

Compare to SUBE and Rises y Sonrises and see that buying Simply Spanish is far less expensive. It can be offered LESS expensive because it is not fancy in the presentation. A simple print-out of the curriculum saves thousands of dollars in printing and publishing. These savings are passed onto you, the customer!

Ms. Jen has been offering classes in the greater Tampa
area for over 5 years. She offers private tutoring,
homeschool classes, and teaches directly in privately
owned pre-schools and clubs.

Currently the schools in which Ms. Jen teaches are:

Kids R' Kids (Valrico)

Kids R' Kids (Land O'Lakes)
Discovery Center (Land O'Lakes)
Creative World Apollo Beach
Creative World Ballentrae
Creative World Rivercrest
Creative World Fishhawk
Fishhawk Aquatic Club
Fishhawk Osprey Club

Adventures in Tampa with
Simply Spanish & Jen's Message Board

I would be happy to hear any feedback on the website or curriculum. In addition, after you have used Simply Spanish, I would love to hear back regarding usability, a success story or constructive criticism.

"I'm looking forward to this Winter and Spring! There are new classes all
the time and kids are continually joining our classes already in session.
Because my curriculum doesn't get harder - just more Spanish - kids can
join in anytime!"
Ms. Jen

Mr. Keith and Mr. Ben at Kids R' Kids on Lynx Paw (off of Lithia-Pinecrest Rd.) continue to be leaders in Second Language Learning by contracting Ms. Jen as a consultant each month. More than 80 of their 3-5 year-olds are receiving Spanish instruction on Wednesdays. Ms. Jen also offers an additional class from 4:15-4:45 on Wednesdays as a supplement to their program!

"JUMP INTO JANUARY" enrollment in all schools has been great! It's not too late to jump in. Your little one can join in our Spanish fun any time! Find full contact info at one of the schools listed on the previous page, or email Ms. Jen at the link below.

KIDS R KIDS IN LAND O'LAKES has just decided to include their 2-year old room in the Spanish Program. The Friday classes for ages 3-5 will continue to be from 2:30-4:30 and now the 2-year old room will have Spanish from 4:30-5:00.

Discovery Point in Land O' Lakes has decided to partner with Ms. Jen by offering Spanish classes beginning in January 2010! Ms. Jen is excited to be able to offer Spanish to any parent who signs up their 3-5 year-old! Thanks Ms. Gayle for embracing second-language learning at Discovery Point!

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Tune: Chorus of Chiapanecas (Mexican Hand Clap Song)

Come let us sing about red, rojo,
Come let us sing about red, rojo,
Come let us sing about red, rojo,
The pretty manzana* is red, ROJO!

Come let us sing about green, verde,
Come let us sing about green, verde,
Come let us sing about green, verde,
The grass in our yarda* is green. VERDE!

Come let us sing about blue, azul,
Come let us sing about blue, azul,
Come let us sing about blue, azul,
Cielo* above us is blue, AZUL!

Come let us sing about purple,morado,
Come let us sing about purple,morado,
Come let us sing about purple,morado,
Sweet-tasting uvas* are purple, MORADO!

Come let us sing about yellow, amarillo,
Come let us sing about yellow, amarillo,
Come let us sing about yellow, amarillo,
Butter for our pan* is yellow, AMARILLO!

Come let us sing about white, blanco,
Come let us sing about white, blanco,
Come let us sing about white, blanco,
A tall glass of leche* is white,BLANCO!

Come let us sing about brown, marrón,
Come let us sing about brown, marrón,
Come let us sing about brown, marrón,
The soil in our jardin* is brown, MARRÓN!
(Alternate for brown is "café")

Come let us sing about black, negro,
Come let us sing about black, negro,
Come let us sing about black, negro,
The darkness of noche* is black, NEGRO!

Come let us sing about gray, gris,
Come let us sing about gray, gris,
Come let us sing about gray, gris,
The little ratón* is gray, GRIS!

Come let us sing about orange, anaranjado,
Come let us sing about orange, anaranjado,
Come let us sing about orange, anaranjado,
The juicy naranja* is orange, ANARANJADO!
(The color orange can also be "naranja")

Come let us sing about pink, rosado,
Come let us sing about pink, rosado,
Come let us sing about pink, rosado,
The sweet-smelling rosa* is pink, ROSADO!

Come let us sing about tan, crema,
Come let us sing about tan, crema,
Come let us sing about tan, crema,
The little cachorro* is tan, CREMA!

Come let us sing about gold, dorado,
Come let us sing about gold, dorado,
Come let us sing about gold, dorado,
The treasure moneda* is gold, DORADO!

*Key:
manzana - apple
yarda - yard
cielo - sky
uvas - grapes
pan - bread
leche - milk
jardin - garden
noche - night
ratón - mouse
naranja - orange
rosa - rose
cachorro - puppy
moneda - coin

Simply Spanish© is an innovative and upbeat approach to conversational Spanish for children ages 3-9. Plans can be slightly altered to suit ages 9-14. Fun and interactive plans help teachers and students enjoy teaching and learning Spanish the entire school year. The curriculum can be incorporated into daily school or offered as a separate enrichment. Separate plans for an exciting Simply Spanish Summer Camp© are also available.

Children between the ages of 2-8 have the best mental capabilities to learn a new language quickly. Studies have proven that young children who have been exposed to more than one language have a better learning curve as adults in learning and speaking other languages than children who haven’t been exposed.

Learning conversational Spanish is fun with Simply Spanish©. Children love the classes which are full of hands-on activities, crafts, songs, and puppets. Children will enjoy coming to Spanish when Simply Spanish© is taught!