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¡Empecemos! Spanish for Middle School

Grade 6-8 · secular

Clara talks with your child in Spanish and English for about twenty minutes a day, using more Spanish as they cope. She never teaches grammar: when they say it wrong she says it back right and keeps talking, which is how your child learned English. Middle school pacing: more games, more culture, shorter sessions than the high school course. By June they can introduce themselves, survive a pretend shop, tell a small story, and argue about which game is best, in Spanish.

What your child will learn

The whole year, in plain English. Tap any unit to see every skill inside, nothing is hidden.

First Words That Workpeek inside ▸

Hello, names, feelings, numbers, where you're from, the alphabet, a cognate safari proving they already know hundreds of words, and the superpower of saying 'I don't understand' in Spanish.

  1. Saying hello and your name

    Say hello and tell someone your name

  2. Spanish words you already know

    The cognate safari: Spanish you already know

  3. Saying how you feel

    Say how you are — honestly

  4. Counting to 39

    Count to 39 and use it for something

  5. Saying where you are from

    Say where you're from

  6. Saying you do not understand

    Say 'I don't understand' like a champion

  7. Spelling and asking what something is

    Spell and ask 'what is it?'

  8. Countries where Spanish is spoken

    Culture week: the Spanish-speaking world

  9. Introducing yourself in full

    Introduce yourself completely (checkpoint)

Mi Mundo — My Worldpeek inside ▸

Family (pets count), describing people, likes and dislikes, school opinions, days, daily routine and telling time, all about their actual life.

  1. Naming family members and pets

    Name the people (and pets) in my family

  2. Describing a person three ways

    Describe a person in three ways

  3. Saying what you like and dislike

    Say what I like — and what I don't

  4. Talking about school

    Talk about school without groaning (much)

  5. Days of the week

    Name the days and own a week

  6. Talking about your daily routine

    Say what I do every day

  7. Telling the time

    Tell the time (well enough to be on time)

  8. A day in the life of kids

    Culture week: a day in a kid's life

  9. Describing your world in full

    Describe my whole world (checkpoint)

Out in the Worldpeek inside ▸

Ordering food, buying things, finding places, directions, weather, home. Survival Spanish through games: pretend cafés, treasure hunts, market haggling.

  1. Ordering food

    Order food like you mean it

  2. Asking prices and buying things

    Ask how much and buy something

  3. Saying where things are

    Say where things are

  4. Getting around town

    Get around town

  5. Talking about the weather

    Talk about the weather (and complain about it)

  6. Describing your home

    Describe my home

  7. Saying what you are doing now

    Say what I'm doing RIGHT NOW

  8. Spanish fiestas and food

    Culture week: fiestas and food

  9. Checkpoint for a whole errand

    Survive a whole errand (checkpoint)

Stories and Planspeek inside ▸

Yesterday and tiny stories, plans and dream plans, invitations, feelings, comparisons and opinions, plus a music tour of the Spanish-speaking world.

  1. Past actions the easy way

    Say what I did yesterday (the easy way)

  2. Telling a tiny story

    Tell a tiny story

  3. Saying what you will do

    Say what I'm going to do

  4. Inviting and answering invitations

    Invite someone and answer an invitation

  5. Feelings and asking what's wrong

    Say how I feel and ask what's wrong

  6. Comparing things and defending favorites

    Compare things and defend a favorite

  7. Music en español

    Culture week: music en español

  8. The big conversation checkpoint

    The big conversation (checkpoint)

  9. Capstone show off week

    Show off week (capstone)

From the parent guide

Clara talks with your child in Spanish and English for about twenty minutes a day, using more Spanish as they cope. She never teaches grammar: when they say it wrong she says it back right and keeps talking, which is how your child learned English. Middle school pacing: more games, more culture, shorter sessions than the high school course. By June they can introduce themselves, survive a pretend shop, tell a small story, and argue about which game is best, in Spanish.

Unit 1 · what to expect

Hello, names, feelings, numbers, where you're from, the alphabet, a cognate safari proving they already know hundreds of words, and the superpower of saying 'I don't understand' in Spanish.

The full guide covers all 4 units: where kids get stuck, what to say, and how to tell it's working. Included with the course.

Ready when you are

Free for 30 days · then $29/mo or $290/yr for the whole family · Cancel anytime, no questions asked.

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