64 pages, 12 lesson plans

The Spanish for Young Children, Parent/Teacher Guide is a tool to help parents and teachers teach Spanish to children. It explains how to use all the components of the method, and lays out the lesson plans. It first suggests how to present new vocabulary, based on the book’s illustration and CDs (see The Children’s text below). Next, it offers a variety of activities such as games, drawing projects, TPR exercises, role playing, rhymes, songs, and other devices to reinforce the vocabulary, including first Spanish verbs and simple grammar presented in the children’s text. When explaining the activities, this Guide uses the classroom as a setting, but the lessons are easily adaptable to the home as well.

Listening, speaking and writing in Spanish, as well as drawing and coloring, alternate with physical activity to maintain the attention of younger students.

Several activities require the use of Bingo cards and flash cards This material can be prepared by the children themselves, using their Spanish for Young Children Activity Book.

The Parent/Teacher Guide has an Appendix with games and activities for all occasions, and includes a glossary for parents.