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At Newcastle Elementary and Charter School, students TK through 8th grade receive Spanish instruction utilizing the Sombrero Time Curriculum and pedagogy in combination with games, songs, and arts/crafts activities to learn more about Spanish-speaking cultures.
What makes our program unique?
IMMERSION
Very little English will be spoken during class, which has a powerful impact on acquisition speed.
CURRICULUM
The Sombrero Time curriculum is developed and published specifically for the immersion environment to address all areas of language development: reading, writing, listening and speaking in Spanish. Exciting lessons and activities are included to keep the program fun and engaging.
FREQUENCY
The Sombrero Time program is conducted 2 days per week. Frequent exposure is critical to success.
RESOURCES
What can be done at home to support what is being learned at school?
- Duolingo is a free website for language learning
- YouTube channel: rockalingua
- Spanish Playground Usual material for learning Spanish
- Digital Dialects Spanish games
- Aprender Español Resources and exercises to practice Spanish
