When learning Spanish as a second language kids can get confused at times. It’s not an easy task. Especially when learning the correct Spanish grammar. A lot of times they can get the Spanish sentence structure mixed. Maybe because they’re thinking in their mother tongue.
The level of difficulty adds up when it’s time to speak in Spanish. They have to use the correct order of the sentences while being fluent. It can be tough! But it is possible!
In fact, in this week’s TruFluency Kids online Spanish lessons, we’ve been working with our students on reinforcing the correct structure of Spanish sentences. Especially while speaking. So they truly learn it until it feels natural for them.
Here’s a sneak peek from our latest Spanish course.
“El niño nuevo” (The new kid) Chapter 2
This new week in the TruFluency Kids Spanish class we learned by reading the second chapter of our original Spanish book titled “El niño nuevo”. Here’s the first page of the second chapter of this story for Spanish learners. All the keywords and most used phrases are in bold:
- La clase de español de la maestra Luz empieza. / The Spanish class of the teacher Luz starts.
- La maestra Luz dice: Niños, prepárense, vamos a practicar la siguiente lección de español. / The teacher Luz says: Kids, get ready, let’s practice the next Spanish lesson.
- Los niños dicen: ¡Sí, maestra! / The kids say: Yes, teacher!
- Un niño dice: Maestra, sí. / One kid says: Teacher, yes.
Ask a Spanish Question to Your Kids to Practice Speaking Spanish
Something our native Spanish speaking teachers always do is ask questions in Spanish to the students. This way, kids practice the language, and they don’t simply memorize a list of Spanish vocabulary.
We recommend you do the same. You can ask questions about the storybook, so your kids start using their Spanish knowledge at home.
Here’s an example from our PDF for parents about the current “El niño nuevo” Spanish curriculum for week 2:
- ¿Los niños van a practicar español? = Are the children going to practice Spanish?
- Sí, los niños van a practicar. = Yes, the kids are going to practice.
Remember that kids must answer in complete sentences, as that’s key to gaining confidence in fluency. You must not accept yes or no answers, nor single word answers like “¿Los niños van a practicar español?” “Sí”. The answer should be a full Spanish sentence, like “Sí, los niños van a practicar”.
Give Your Child the Gift of Spanish!
What Do Our Kids’ Spanish Classes Include?
Did you like the idea of your kids learning Spanish through stories? We’re so glad you did! But that’s not it. Our curriculum comes with more amazing Spanish tools to help your children learn better while having even more fun:
- A Spanish Interactive StoryTelling Book to read at home. Stories are a great way to remember new words and phrases, and to get kids talking about what happened with Felix and Otto!
- A song to help solidify the vocabulary and phrases in a fun and memorable way
- Live classes to practice speaking in real conversations (if you’re interested)
Keep Learning with Our Spanish Classes for Kids!
It’s normal to be worried about your kids’ Spanish fluency journey. Will they be able to use the correct grammar and language structure while speaking? Isn’t it too complicated? So far, you’ve seen it is possible for kids to speak correctly and fluently. But they’ll need tons of practice!
Here at TruFluency Kids we’re committed to teach kids all the abilities they need to be masters of the Spanish language. Including speaking!
Our lessons are based on the Bellieu Method, which encourages students to speak using what they’ve learned so far. So your kids can achieve language fluency confidence.
They’ll also practice their Spanish skills through fun Spanish activities, like singing, storytelling, playing games, and more.
Take a 30-minute trial class now! Everything is super personalized, because there are no more than four to six students. After the trial, you can be a part of a Q & A for parents to answer all your questions.
