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Spanish 6
A first year of Spanish for beginners: the sound system, greetings, numbers, the calendar, family, food and weather, then regular -AR verbs and short written paragraphs about themselves, ending in a spoken capstone.
180 lessons
One a day for a school year
8 units
Each opens to its lessons
7 culture spotlights
Spain to the Dominican Republic
Standards
ACTFL World-Readiness Standards
What's taught, unit by unit
Sounds, greetings & introductionsDays 1–20
Why learn Spanish, then the five pure vowels, tricky consonants (c, g, rr), and syllable stress. Greetings, goodbyes, polite phrases, saying and asking names, and a full introduction. Ends with a look at Spain.
- 1 · Welcome to Spanish Class!
- 2 · Why Learn Spanish?
- 3 · Where Is Spanish Spoken? A First Look at the Map
- 4 · Vowel Sounds: A, E, I, O, U
- 5 · More Vowels in Action + First Consonant Sounds
- 6 · Tricky Consonants: C, G, and the Letter Ñ
- 7 · The Rolled RR and the Single R
- 8 · Syllable Stress: Which Part of the Word Gets the Punch?
- 9 · Full Alphabet Review: Putting the Sounds Together
- 10 · Saying Hello: Hola and Time-of-Day Greetings
- 11 · Saying Goodbye: Adiós, Hasta Luego, Nos Vemos
- 12 · Courtesy Expressions: Por Favor, Gracias, De Nada
- 13 · More Courtesy: Lo Siento and Con Permiso
- 14 · Greetings & Courtesy Review
- 15 · Me Llamo... : Saying Your Name
- 16 · Asking Someone's Name: ¿Cómo te llamas?
- 17 · Mucho Gusto and Encantado/Encantada
- 18 · Putting It Together: A Full Introduction
- 19 · Unit 1 Review: Sounds, Greetings, and Introductions
- 20 · Culture Spotlight: Spain
Numbers to 100 & the calendarDays 21–37
Counting from 0 to 100, days of the week, months, dates and birthdays, and saying the full date. Includes a Mexico culture day.
- 21 · Numbers 0-10
- 22 · Numbers 11-15: The Tricky Teens Begin
- 23 · Numbers 16-20: A Pattern Starts to Appear
- 24 · Numbers 21-30: Veintiuno and Beyond
- 25 · Numbers 0-30 Practice
- 26 · Numbers 0-30 Review + Quiz
- 27 · Numbers 31-40: Continuing the Pattern
- 28 · Numbers 40-60: Cuarenta, Cincuenta, Sesenta
- 29 · Numbers 60-100: Setenta, Ochenta, Noventa, Cien
- 30 · Numbers 0-100: Full Review
- 31 · Los días de la semana: Lunes a domingo
- 32 · ¿Qué día es hoy? Preguntas y respuestas
- 33 · El fin de semana y los días de escuela
- 34 · Los meses del año
- 35 · Fechas y cumpleaños: ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
- 36 · El calendario: La fecha completa
- 37 · Repaso de la unidad y cultura: México
Colors, shapes, classroom & familyDays 38–60
Colors and shapes, classroom objects and listen-and-respond commands, then family words. Introduces ser (soy, eres, es) and adjectives that match in gender and number to describe people. Ends with a look at Argentina.
- 38 · Los colores básicos
- 39 · Más colores y video de práctica
- 40 · Las formas geométricas
- 41 · Colores y formas juntos
- 42 · Repaso: Colores y formas
- 43 · Objetos del salón de clase, Parte 1
- 44 · Objetos del salón de clase, Parte 2
- 45 · ¿Qué hay en la mochila? Repaso de objetos
- 46 · Escucha y responde: Mandatos del salón, Parte 1
- 47 · Escucha y responde: Mandatos del salón, Parte 2
- 48 · La familia: Padres y hermanos
- 49 · La familia extendida: Abuelos, tíos y primos
- 50 · Más familia y video de vocabulario familiar
- 51 · Mi árbol genealógico
- 52 · Repaso de la familia
- 53 · Soy, eres, es: El verbo “ser”
- 54 · Adjetivos con -o y -a: Describiendo a la gente
- 55 · Adjetivos en plural: -os y -as
- 56 · Ser + adjetivos: Personalidad y tamaño
- 57 · Opuestos: Alto/bajo, grande/pequeño
- 58 · Descríbete a ti mismo y a tu familia
- 59 · Repaso final de la unidad
- 60 · Cultura: La familia en Argentina
Questions, weather, time & estarDays 61–90
Question words (que, quien, donde, cuando, como, cuantos), asking about family, weather expressions and the four seasons, telling time on the hour and half hour, and estar for feelings and location. Costa Rica culture day included.
- 61 · Question Words: Qué (What)
- 62 · Question Words: Quién / Quiénes (Who)
- 63 · Question Words: Dónde (Where)
- 64 · Question Words: Cuándo (When)
- 65 · Question Words: Cómo (How)
- 66 · Question Words: Cuántos / Cuántas + Full Review
- 67 · Asking About Family: ¿Quién Es Tu…?
- 68 · Describing Family: ¿Cómo Es Tu…?
- 69 · Mini-Conversations: Combining Question Words
- 70 · Unit Practice: Family + Questions Review
- 71 · Unit Review + Culture Spotlight: Costa Rica
- 72 · Weather Expressions: Hace Calor / Hace Frío
- 73 · Weather Expressions: Hace Sol / Hace Viento
- 74 · Weather Expressions: Llueve and Nieva
- 75 · Está Nublado + Full Weather Review
- 76 · Practicing Weather: Asking and Answering
- 77 · Weather Wrap-Up: Talking About Different Places
- 78 · Las Estaciones: The Four Seasons
- 79 · Weather and Seasons Together
- 80 · Weather & Seasons Unit Review
- 81 · ¿Qué Hora Es? Telling Time on the Hour
- 82 · Time-Telling Numbers: A Second Look
- 83 · Telling Time: Half Past — Y Media
- 84 · Combining Hours and Half-Hours
- 85 · Time in Daily Life: A la / A las
- 86 · Telling Time: Full Review
- 87 · Estar: Estoy, Estás, Está + Feelings
- 88 · Estar + Location: ¿Dónde Está?
- 89 · Practice: Feelings and Location with Estar
- 90 · 30-Day Review: Questions, Weather, Time & Estar
Food, drink, likes & tenerDays 91–111
Meals, fruits, vegetables, proteins, staples and drinks. Me gusta and me gustan to say what they like, and tener for possessions, hunger, thirst and age. Includes a Peru food spotlight.
- 91 · El desayuno, el almuerzo y la cena — Meals of the Day
- 92 · Las frutas — Fruit Vocabulary
- 93 · Las verduras — Vegetable Vocabulary
- 94 · Las proteínas — Chicken, Meat, Fish, Rice, and Beans
- 95 · El pan, el queso y otros alimentos — Bread, Cheese, and Staples
- 96 · Repaso de comida — Food Vocabulary Review
- 97 · Las bebidas — Drink Vocabulary: Water, Milk, and Juice
- 98 · Más bebidas — Coffee, Tea, and Lemonade
- 99 · Comida y bebida juntas — Food and Drink Together
- 100 · Repaso de la unidad y Perú — Unit Review and Culture Spotlight
- 101 · Me gusta / No me gusta — Saying What You Like
- 102 · Me gusta la comida — Applying Likes to Food
- 103 · Me gustan — Talking About More Than One Thing
- 104 · Me gustan las bebidas — Applying Likes to Drinks
- 105 · Mi lista de gustos — My Likes and Dislikes List
- 106 · Conversación de gustos — A Likes and Dislikes Conversation
- 107 · Tengo, tienes, tiene — Introducing Tener
- 108 · Tengo hambre, tengo sed — Hungry and Thirsty
- 109 · Tengo 12 años — Telling Your Age with Tener
- 110 · Repaso de tener — Combining Hambre, Sed, and Age
- 111 · Repaso final de tener — Tener Review Worksheet
Regular -AR verbs & the big three verbsDays 112–136
The present-tense pattern for regular -AR verbs (hablar, estudiar, trabajar, bailar and more), building sentences with them, then ser versus estar and tener side by side. Ends with school life in Colombia.
- 112 · El patrón -AR: Hablar — Introducing Present-Tense -AR Verbs
- 113 · Estudiar — Applying the -AR Pattern
- 114 · Trabajar y bailar — Work and Dance
- 115 · Cantar y escuchar — Sing and Listen
- 116 · Mirar y comprar — Watch and Buy
- 117 · Caminar y nadar — Walk and Swim
- 118 · Cocinar — Cook, and a Full -AR Verb Recap
- 119 · Práctica completa de verbos -AR — Comprehensive -AR Verb Practice
- 120 · Repaso final — Days 91-120 Cumulative Review
- 121 · Daily Life Sentences: Combining -AR Verbs
- 122 · School Life: Estudiar, Hablar, Escuchar en la Clase
- 123 · Free Time: Bailar, Cantar, Nadar en Oraciones
- 124 · Family and Work Sentences: Trabajar, Cocinar, Comprar
- 125 · New Verb: Necesitar (To Need)
- 126 · New Verb: Ayudar (To Help)
- 127 · New Verb: Llegar (To Arrive) and Time Expressions
- 128 · Putting It Together: A Paragraph of -AR Verb Sentences
- 132 · Ser vs. Estar: Choosing the Right Verb
- 133 · Combining Tener, Estar, and -AR Verbs
- 134 · Ser + Estar + Tener + -AR Verbs: Full Review
- 135 · Unit Review: Verbs and Sentences So Far
- 136 · Culture Spotlight: School Life in Colombia
Plus 3 review days, not listed.
Writing and listening: all about meDays 137–159
Short written paragraphs about name, age, family, looks, likes, daily activities, school day and weather, revised for agreement. Five days revisit earlier listening videos. Closes with a Dominican Republic culture day.
- 137 · Describing Myself: Name, Age, and Physical Traits
- 138 · Describing My Family in Sentences
- 139 · My Likes: Using Me Gusta in Paragraphs
- 140 · My Daily Activities: A Paragraph
- 141 · My School Day: Time, Classroom, Activities Combined
- 142 · The Weather and My Feelings Together
- 143 · All About Me: A Full Mini-Paragraph
- 144 · Practice and Polish: Revising My Paragraph
- 145 · Review Listening: Numbers Revisited
- 146 · Review Listening: Family Vocabulary Revisited
- 147 · Review Listening: Weather Vocabulary Revisited
- 148 · Review Listening: Food Vocabulary Revisited
- 149 · Review Listening: Question Words Revisited
- 150 · Cumulative Review: Everything We've Learned in Spanish 6
- 151 · Writing About Me: Greetings and Introductions
- 152 · Writing About My Family
- 153 · Writing About Myself: Descriptions with Ser
- 154 · Writing About What I Like: Me Gusta
- 155 · Writing About My Day: -AR Verb Activities
- 156 · Writing About My Feelings and the Weather
- 157 · Putting It All Together: My First Full Paragraph
- 158 · Unit Review: Writing About Myself
- 159 · Culture Spotlight: La República Dominicana
Review, capstone & year-endDays 160–180
Ten days of spiral review across every topic, then a seven-day All About Me script (draft, revise, rehearse, present to family). The last four days look back, celebrate and preview Spanish 7, with no new teaching.
- 170 · Capstone Kickoff: Brainstorming My All About Me Script
- 171 · Capstone Draft: Greeting and Introducing Myself
- 172 · Capstone Draft: My Family and My Description
- 173 · Capstone Draft: My Likes, My Day, and My Feelings
- 174 · Capstone Revision: Checking Agreement and Grammar
- 175 · Capstone Rehearsal: Practicing My Script Aloud
- 176 · Capstone Finale: Presenting My All About Me Script
- 177 · Looking Back: Everything I Learned This Year
- 178 · ¡Lo Logré! Celebrating My First Year of Spanish
- 179 · Sneak Peek: What's Coming in Spanish 7
- 180 · Course Finale: My Spanish Journey Continues
Plus 10 review days, not listed.
By the end of the year, your child can
- Pronounce Spanish words correctly using the five pure vowels and basic consonant rules
- Greet people, introduce themselves, and ask someone's name and age
- Count to 100 and say the day, month and date
- Describe themselves and their family using ser and matching adjectives
- Say what they like, what they have, and what they do using regular -AR verbs
- Write and present a short All About Me paragraph in Spanish