How is Spanish taught?
Students have their Spanish lessons during the school day in their classroom, with their regular teacher participating. Rather than have another separate “class,” our school is incorporating Spanish instruction into the daily classroom schedule three times a week for 20 minutes each time. Our aim is to link Spanish instruction to regular classroom subjects, such as social studies, science, calendar, math and so on. This way the Spanish instruction does not take time away from core academic subjects but instead, enhances and reinforces them; for example, last year fourth graders practiced their multiplication facts in Spanish. Additionally, the Spanish program does not take time away from special subjects such as art, PE, or music.
