I don’t know about you, but I love the puzzle that is lesson planning for my elementary Spanish classes. I love looking at the big picture, a specific unit, and the nitty gritty of each daily lesson. I’d love to share with you how I plan lessons for my elementary Spanish classes.
I’m an over-planner and constantly worry about having extra time at the end of a lesson (seriously, that never happens when you have 30 minute lessons!). I often end up having an entire activity that we run out of time for and I have to push off until next time. All that to say, I love planning ahead and also am ever flexible when looking at lesson planning for my classes.
I tend to follow a similar structure for each of my lessons. I’m sure you’ll agree that elementary students benefit from familiar procedures and expectations. I find their self confidence in their new language grows when they know what they can expect from our Spanish lessons.