Confidently homeschool Spanish with a minimum of preparation time by using our fully resourced, structured and flexible curriculum.
Children are engaged by the range of teaching material, designed to meet the needs of individual learning styles.
Your child develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using Spanish language and grammar appropriate for real life communication.
Just watch the first episode of Speekee, 'El parque'. As simple as watch, l.....
Sock puppets are great for language learning. They allow children to adopt .....
First your child draws happy and sad faces on paper, using any combination .....
This is a song unique to 'El parque'. It has very simple lyrics and include.....
This is a great time to consolidate what's been learned so far. Just relax .....
First play the very short segment which shows finger counting. Hold up.....
When Dino and Lupi come together they always have a conversation that revie.....
Each episode of Speekee contains a sequence featuring sights and sounds of .....
In every episode Jim asks Speekee: ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?). Speeke.....
Using a ball or beanbag, throw it in the air and let it hit the floor (or c.....
Give your child three different colored pens (red, green and yellow) and ke.....
A classic guessing game for children, What's in the bag? is extensively use.....
Play the segment of Speekee which shows the swings and slides being counted.....
First watch the segment in episode one where the Spanish children bump into.....
For this activity - and all following free practice activities in the curri.....
Watch 'El parque' again. The language will be familiar by now and you can r.....
Just watch the second episode of Speekee - El café. As simple as watch, lis.....
First play the short segment of Speekee which shows Lucía telling Victorian.....
First watch the segment of Speekee where the Spanish children take drinks o.....
This song involves Speekee and the two sock puppets. Activity 1 Your chil.....
This is a great time to consolidate what's been learned so far. Just relax .....
Play the clip of the Spanish children in the café ordering their drinks. .....
Here is the sketch for this unit: Dino: ¿Tienes una manzana? (Do you have .....
Talk about drinks you could order in a café. This can include drinks we hav.....
The video for this clip shows different fruits being lined up as if in a fr.....
Play the short video clip that shows the drinks being poured into glasses. .....
The video clip shows the Spanish children standing next to the happy and sa.....
In this episode Speekee finds three oranges. Prepare by putting three orang.....
Play the short clip of the hot and cold drinks. Download and print off the .....
Play again the clip of the Spanish children in the café ordering their drin.....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Play the whole of 'El café' again. You can review the language content in a.....
Enjoy watching the entire episode. Follow up discussion Discuss the .....
Can your child can remember which five toys they saw at the beginning of th.....
Your child should be confident with numbers 1-5: Uno, dos, tres, cuatro,.....
The song is about looking for toys. It drills much of the key language in u.....
This is a great time to consolidate what's been learned so far. Just relax .....
Watch the short clip of Spanish toys, illustrating grande / pequeña / muy g.....
Dino: ¿Qué tienes? (What do you have?) Lupi: Tengo calcetines (I have so.....
Enjoy watching the video clip showing the house in Spain, then follow up wi.....
Antonio and Lucía show us photographs of mamá, papá, abuela and abuelo. .....
Make bingo cards and play using just the numbers one to twenty in Spanish. .....
Show the written days of the week (on the flashcards), in order, starting w.....
Put a teddy in the bag. Put a few other objects in the bag too (it doesn't .....
Play the clip of the different clothes on the clothes line. Reveal the S.....
Revise items of clothing to check understanding. Say the number on the work.....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
A lot of new vocabulary was introduced in this unit, so you may want to foc.....
Watch the whole of 'El zoo' and talk about it (in English is OK). Some quiz.....
There are 8 short dialogues in the sequence which shows the Spanish childre.....
Watch the three short clips which show each of three animals negotiate its .....
The song is about big and small animals. It drills much of the key language.....
Watch 'El zoo' again and enjoy reviewing the language. .....
Download and print off the stills or show them on screen. Show each still .....
Dino: ¡Mira! (Look!) Dino: Soy muy grande (I'm very big) Lupi: Un león mu.....
Watch the clip. Quiz questions: Q: Which two animals were Joe and Maggi.....
Use the pictures of the animals to review their names. On the activity she.....
The video clip contains three animal sounds. Play the clip and say Escucha .....
Show the colours red, blue, green and orange, or use coloured paper or othe.....
Put two toy monkeys in the bag. Put a few other objects in the bag too (it .....
Play the short segment which shows Antonio saying he is hungry and Nieves s.....
This simple game could work well as a warm-up activity at the beginning of .....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Watch the whole of 'El zoo' again. Opportunities for review include: Mak.....
Watch the whole of 'La clase' .....
Play the short segment which shows the Spanish children throwing a ball to .....
Watch the clip of the Spanish children at school. Hold up one of your bo.....
The song mainly practises these prepositions of place: next to, on, and bel.....
Watch the whole of 'La clase' again. .....
Watch the clip from episode five of Speekee and Jim guessing who is shown i.....
Lupi: ¿Quién es? (Who is it?) Lupi: Soy yo (It's me) Dino: Mira. Tien.....
Watch the clip of Joe and Maggie settling in to life at school and nursery......
Print off the pen and pencil pictures and show them one by one to your chil.....
Watch the short clip of Ana Belén removing five items from her pencil case......
Watch the clip of Antonio and Marina with Antonio's family photographs. Pr.....
Put a pen in the bag. Put a few other objects in the bag too. Ask: ¿Qué ha.....
Start by recapping counting to twenty in Spanish, and then watch the short .....
Watch the short clip which shows Jim pointing to different parts of a giant.....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Watch the whole of 'La clase' again. Opportunities for review and consolida.....
Watch the whole of 'El mercado'. .....
Watch the clips of the yellow and red fruits. Make sure your child has a.....
Tic-tac-toe is another name for noughts and crosses - three in a line wins......
Watch the song. Put a potato in the bag. Put a few other objects in the ba.....
Watch the whole of 'El mercado' again. .....
This game is good fun if you have a lot of apples handy! If so then prepare.....
Dino: Mira. Tengo un helado (Look. I have an ice cream) Dino: Quiero una n.....
The clip of life in Spain shows Joe and Maggie shopping at the market, then.....
Watch the short video clip which shows Nieves and Antonio holding up a pota.....
Cut several large potatoes in half and dry the cut parts. Give one half of .....
Show a single egg to your child and try to elicit the word: Huevo (Egg) S.....
Watch the clip of Lucía acting as shopkeeper, serving three 'customers'. .....
Select a number of fruit and vegetable items to put in a bag. For example, .....
Watch the clip of the Spanish children taking tortilla slices. Make the .....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Opportunities for review and consolidation include: Have a selection of .....
Watch the whole of 'La estación'. .....
You'll notice one of the letters has been added to make it easier. If you w.....
Watch the video clip of the Spanish children collecting from Jim the pictur.....
There are three keywords which feature in this song: Mira (Look) Escuc.....
Watch the whole of 'La estación' again. .....
Your child has the following colors of paper: Verde (Green) Blanco (White.....
Dino: ¡Mira! (Look!) Lupi: Un autobús (A bus) Dino: ¿Te gusta? (Do you li.....
Here's a nice true or false quiz to check on observation of the video clip......
You can have a lot of fun asking your child questions to which they don't k.....
Watch the video clip which shows pictures of different vehicles which are t.....
First, without looking at it yourself, show one of the pictures and ask you.....
Put a white aeroplane in the bag. Put a few other objects in the bag too (i.....
This is an activity to revise clock times. Set a time of 5 o'clock on a cl.....
For this two-part activity you'll need to introduce some extra vocabulary: .....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Some examples of how you can review and consolidate the language learned in.....
Watch the whole of 'La playa'. .....
Your child needs to be extra observant while watching the opening song agai.....
Watch the clip of the Spanish children asking for ice creams and then holdi.....
There are key four phrases which feature in this song: Hace frío (It's .....
Watch the whole of 'La playa' again. .....
Watch the clip of the Spanish children holding up their flags. ñ and ll .....
Dino: ¿Dónde estás? (Where are you?) Lupi: Estoy aquí (I am here) Lupi: ¿.....
Watch the video clip and try these quiz questions: Q. What colour was Ma.....
Play the clip of Jim and Speekee reacting to different types of weather sho.....
What's the weather like today? Can your child tell you in Spanish now? D.....
Using the downloaded Everyday Language flash cards, ask your child to copy .....
Put a plastic ice cream in the bag. Put a few other objects in the bag too .....
Watch the clip which shows Antonio and Lucía using fans to reveal their hap.....
Show the flashcards - in any order - with each of these sentences on: Hola.....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Opportunities for review and consolidation include: Discuss the day's we.....
Watch the whole of 'El jardín'. .....
Play the short clip of the Spanish children doing cartwheels, handstands an.....
Watch the video clip of Lucía showing different numbers of marbles in her h.....
If your child has animal photos they can hold them aloft at appropriate tim.....
Watch the whole of 'El jardín' again. .....
Watch the short clip of Antonio and Lucía skipping together. Can your chi.....
Dino: Un caballo (A horse) Lupi: Un elefante (An elephant) Dino: Un cabal.....
Some quiz questions: Q. Who did Maggie and Joe meet at the football stad.....
Note that some of the words go diagonally. Before your child starts lookin.....
Here your child can use a photo of their pet, or one cut from a magazine. .....
In Spanish, whenever you are presented with a word containing 'rr' you shou.....
Put a ball in the bag. Put a few other objects in the bag too (it doesn't m.....
Watch the clip of Antonio and Lucía playing their own version of hopscotch......
The opening song in every Speekee episode is Hablo español. Within that son.....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Some examples of review opportunities include: Give a short spelling or .....
Watch the whole of 'La fiesta'. .....
This activity is the first of several in this final unit which assesses you.....
Watch the clip of the Spanish children at the party saying how old they are.....
This is an activity which will help your child become familiar with much of.....
Watch the whole of 'La fiesta' again. .....
Watch the clip of the Spanish children eating the birthday cake, during whi.....
Dino: Mira. ¿Qué es? (Look. What is it?) Lupi: Es un osito (It's a teddy) .....
Some quiz questions: Q. What does Speekee ask her doll? A. ¿Quieres un po.....
Can your child remember words and phrases shown on flashcards from previous.....
Download and print off (in color) the cards which show picture prompts for .....
This activity consolidates the language learned in the previous activity, s.....
Put a pretend birthday cake in the bag. Put a few other objects in the bag .....
Play the short animated clip of the changing seasons. Draw the seasons .....
Watch the clip of the Spanish children at the party, from when Ana Belén ta.....
For this activity - and all other free practice activities in the curriculu.....
Some ideas for review might include: Recall the locations we have visite.....