Sonrisas Level I

Sonrisas Level I is a comprehensive and effective elementary Spanish curriculum for grades K-2nd. In Sonrisas Level I students acquire lots of practical Spanish. The Level I lessons promote acquisition by providing opportunities for meaningful communication in Spanish through fun, age-appropriate activities. Sonrisas Level I is designed for teachers with sufficient Spanish proficiency to implement the lessons primarily in Spanish.

These are the Spanish textbooks included in Sonrisas Spanish Level 1

This is the Sonrisas Level 1 Student Portfolio Spanish workbook for kids.

This is the Sonrisas Calendar Time curriculum which is part of the additional materials for the Sonrisas Spanish Curriculum.

Sonrisas Level I

$499.00

Elementary Spanish curriculum for students grades K-2nd. Includes Teacher’s Manual, Student Portfolio, Resource CD, two music CDs, Calendar Time Guide, and 73 classroom posters. (CDs provided in digital format only.)

How It Works

All lessons have the consistent structure of Circle Time, Story Time, and Art Time—followed by independent practice with Student Portfolio activities.
In Circle Time the teacher and students sing songs, play games, and do lesson activities—all in Spanish. Performance targets are introduced through lesson activities, and there are lots of opportunities for interpersonal communication.
In Story Time the teacher reads a children’s Spanish storybook to the students. The storybook is always related to the theme of the lesson and connects to the performance targets. Students are exposed to different voices and styles of Spanish, and the teacher uses the storytelling experience to extend interpersonal communication.
In Art Time students complete an art project which is related to the theme of the lesson. While students are engaged working on the project, the teacher converses with them in Spanish, one-on-one, about what they are working on. This reinforces the performance targets for the lesson and enables more communication in Spanish.
Students do portfolio activities which give them independent practice with the performance targets for the lesson and develop reading and writing skills in Spanish.
Sonrisas Level I offers flexible pacing to fit your school’s Spanish schedule. The consistent segments of each lesson—Circle Time, Story Time, and Art Time—can be divided up to spread across multiple class sessions as needed. Teachers can adjust the time devoted to each segment while regularly reviewing activities from previous lessons. This repetition helps students build comprehension and use their Spanish with confidence.

Sonrisas Level I includes:

Level I Teacher’s Manual

Level I Student Portfolio

Level I Resource CD

Sonrisas CD

Canciones Culturales CD

Calendar Time Curriculum

A comprehensive introduction which provides an in-depth look at the methodology and implementation of the curriculum and a step-by-step guide for how to teach the lessons.
35 lessons.
Lesson plans with lesson overview pages, lesson procedure pages, and art project procedure pages.
60 art projects.
Lyrics and directions for movement and gestures that go with the songs on the music CDs.
Reproducibles for the art projects.
Scope and sequence.

See a Sample Lesson

35 Portfolio activities reinforce the performance targets for each lesson through independent student practice. Portfolio activities can be done in class or assigned for homework.
Home Reports for each lesson allow parents to see what their child is learning in Spanish. Teachers send the reports home to parents. Home Reports also include suggestions for at-home enrichment of lesson themes.
Formative and summative assessments allow teachers to monitor student learning to guide instruction and evaluate student learning using “I can” statements.
The Student Portfolio is fully reproducible and comes in both print and digital formats.

See a Sample of the Portfolio

105 visual aids and reproducibles for the lesson activities and art projects.

Level I Resource CD

29 traditional and original Spanish songs for kids.
Provided in digital format only.

Sonrisas CD

18 traditional and original Spanish songs for kids.
Provided in digital format only.

Canciones Culturales CD

Teachers follow the Calendar Time scope and sequence or create their own with the Calendar Time scope and sequence template.
Teachers plan each Calendar Time lesson by filling out the Calendar Time lesson plan which includes daily questions, review, daily activities, alphabet activities, geography activities, month activities, and season activities.
Students gain a solid foundation in meaningful Spanish communication that connects them to their environment and gives them a deeper understanding of the world around them and how they fit into that world.

Calendar Time Curriculum

Small Format Classroom Posters

Sixty nine 8.5” x 11” posters that you will use in your Calendar Time lessons.
30 alphabet posters with creative and playful text. The posters correspond to the alphabet activities in the guide.
One poster for each month of the year.
Four season posters.
Five weather posters with common weather phrases.
El tren de los días de la semana posters—one poster for each day of the week.
Ten color posters.

Large Format Classroom Posters

Four 18” x 24” laminated posters including a blank calendar, the numbers 1—31, a world map, and daily questions with spaces to write the answers.
Colorful, engaging, and useful for each Calendar Time lesson.
Students can participate in reading and writing Spanish.

Small Format Classroom Posters

Sixty nine 8.5” x 11” posters that you will use in your Calendar Time lessons.
30 alphabet posters with creative and playful text. The posters correspond to the alphabet activities in the guide.
One poster for each month of the year.
Four season posters.
Five weather posters with common weather phrases.
El tren de los días de la semana posters—one poster for each day of the week.
Ten color posters.

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Large Format Classroom Posters

Sixty nine 8.5” x 11” posters that you will use in your Calendar Time lessons.
30 alphabet posters with creative and playful text. The posters correspond to the alphabet activities in the guide.
One poster for each month of the year.
Four season posters.
Five weather posters with common weather phrases.
El tren de los días de la semana posters—one poster for each day of the week.
Ten color posters.

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What about the Level I Storybook Set?

The Level I Storybook Set includes an authentic children’s Spanish storybook for each lesson in Level I.
The Level I Storybook Set is not included in the Level I curriculum. You must purchase it separately.
You do not have to purchase the Level I Storybook Set with Level I, but then you will want to find the storybooks for each lesson on your own. The storybooks are an integral part of each lesson.

Level I Online Learning

$19.95 / month

Use the Sonrisas Level I Online Learning as an add-on to Sonrisas Level I to engage students in an online interactive format. Includes videos of the Level I lessons and online Student Portfolio activities. .

Provides an online interactive component for Sonrisas Level I.
Enables students to practice performance targets at their own pace.
Provides visual examples of lesson implementation for teachers.
Ideal for substitute teacher days.

Sonrisas Level I

Sonrisas Level I includes:

Small Format Classroom Posters

Large Format Classroom Posters

Small Format Classroom Posters

Large Format Classroom Posters

What about the Level I Storybook Set?

Level I Online Learning

There are three ways that you can order our curriculum:

Pay with a credit card here on the website.

Email or fax a purchase order to our office.

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(970) 264 9288

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Sonrisas Level I

Sonrisas Level I includes:

Small Format Classroom Posters

Large Format Classroom Posters

Small Format Classroom Posters

Large Format Classroom Posters

What about the Level I Storybook Set?

Level I Online Learning

Pay with a credit card here on the website.

Email or fax a purchase order to our office.

By mail.Call our office for a quote.(970) 264 9288

By mail.
Call our office for a quote.
(970) 264 9288