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“My Friends and
Me”
8 - 9Year Olds |
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Eight
and nine year old children enjoy immersing
themselves in fantasy and imaginary games. At this age we start to
build children’s knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world. Through
virtual trips and activities that engage the children’s imagination
we travel to various destinations in the Spanish-speaking world
where we study different cultural artifacts and explore cultural
practices. For instance, when we learn about arpilleras
(Peruvian tapestries) we build the children’s language repertoire
through a fantasy trip to Perú where they listen to music
from Perú, sample food, learn about arpilleras, and
create and present their own arpilleras as a culminating
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Over 332 million people in the world speak Spanish as their first
language; another 100 million people speak Spanish as a second
language
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Learning a second language at an early age
*Has a positive effect on
intellectual growth
*Enriches and enhances a
child’s mental development.
*Gives a child the ability to communicate with people he/she would
otherwise not have the chance to know.
*Gives a student a head
start in language requirements for college.
*Increases job
opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a
real asset.
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