Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids from Whistlefritz is a 40-lesson Curriculum plan which requires you have the videos and music for the course (sold separately). Practical and well-designed lessons are easy for parents to follow using the Whistlefritz series. Lessons use creative and interactive projects like making puppets, trying new recipes, making play dough, and drawing pictures of family.
Each new lesson refers back to past learning, helping the new vocabulary and phrases stick. Fritzi is a cartoon mouse found throughout the program and he is darling. The lessons guide a parent/teacher, telling them exactly what to say and do, however; parents have shared with us that they feel some previous knowledge of Spanish is essential to the program.
In the lesson plans are vocabulary words to have your student repeat and practice. Expect each lesson to take 30-40 minutes including the videos and activities. You are only watching a part of the video during the actual lesson. Scripted plans mean very little prior planning!
Every single lesson has the following categories: description of lesson, goal, objective, vocabulary, materials, time, focus, teacher input, guided practice, independent practice, closure and extension activities. I love that this is a hands-on program without requiring a student to be able to write just yet. It’s a good in-between step from a beginner's initial exposure to a comprehensive foreign language study and doing something with a writing component.
Videos: Animals, Let’s Play, Inside and Out, The Seasons, Fritzi’s Party, Music
Music: Let’s Dance, Cha Cha Cha, Sabor, Carnival, Hello
Cards: vocabulary words from the videos and songs