During the first week, please:

• Practice Spanish ABCs and Numbers 1-10 and 5-100 (by 5s), pronouncing everything clearly and accurately

• Learn and practice introducing yourself (first and last name) and other salutations!

• Read about the History of Spanish around the world, and track Spanish's growth and influences.

During the second week, please:

• Continue practicing your alfabeto/abecedario. Focus on pronouncing the letters clearly and accurately, speed is not an issue)

• Learn and practice Pronouns

• Learn and practice Ordinal Numbers

• Learn and practice Family (familia) vocabulary words and the Verb "to be" and the Verb "to have"

• Read about Mexican Culture in America

During the third week, please:

• Continue fine-tuning your pronunciation and comprehension of introductions (names, pronouns, family) - speed is now a factor!

• Learn and practice Color vocabulary words

• Learn and practice the verb "to eat" and related nouns

• Learn and practice to say "Goodbye!"

• Learn and practice the verb "to drink" and related nouns

• Read about Culture - Mexican Holidays (Part 1)

During the fourth week, please:

• Review and practice Colors and verbs "to be", "to have", "to drink" and "to eat"

• Learn and practice WH Question Words

• Learn and practice verbs "to like", "to dislike"

• Learn and practice verbs "to love", "to want"

• Learn and practice verbs "to go", "to do/make"

• Read about Culture - Mexican Holidays (Part 2)

During the fifth week, please:

• Learn to practice describing and identifying people, incorporating colors, numbers, relationships, etc.

• Learn to discuss and ask questions about people in a group

• Read about famous Latin@/e/x people

During the sixth week, please:

• Learn and practice work/office vocabulary

• Learn and practice giving directions in Spanish

• Create and practice a mini-story including work/office-related content

• Read about Spanish grammar and sentence structure

During the seventh week, please:

• Practice and learn BASIC* medical vocabulary *primer/beginner information, NOT to be considered comprehensive!

• Practice and learn symptoms, illnesses, and body parts vocabulary

• Create a mini-dialogue with a partner (or mini-story on your own) where you interact with a Spanish-speaking customer or co-worker about a medical situation/illness)

• Read about appropriate Spanish interactions and expectations

During the eighth week, please:

• Practice and review Time vocabulary ("last" and "next") and review more about Directions.

• Practice and review Emotions/Feelings/Moods vocabulary.

• Practice and review Weather and Seasons vocabulary.

• Practice and review Spanish vocabulary so far. Start creating your mini-story that you'll present to the class!

• Create a mini-story about introducing yourself, what you like to eat and drink, and how you would start to help a customer with a medical/illness need.