Testimonials

“This year our school introduced Spanish in our Primary and Elementary divisions. We purchased the Sonrisas Spanish Curriculum, and it has been a great success. The curriculum provides critical information on how young children learn languages as well as effective lessons for language instruction. Parents and the students comment that Spanish is their favorite class because of all the fun things they are learning. I recommend Sonrisas Spanish for young students—it’s amazing!”

“The Sonrisas Spanish Curriculum was just what we needed to give our program both depth and focus. The Sonrisas curriculum lays a strong foundation in communication and conveys the beauty of both the Spanish language and culture. It would be worth your time to review these materials.”

“I would recommend Sonrisas Spanish to other teachers because it is easy to use, and it incorporates literature, art, games, and music. Sonrisas also provides students with a context for real language use not just memorization of vocabulary.”

I am truly impressed by how effectively Sonrisas is serving our learners. Sonrisas has guided me in challenging students who are comfortable with Spanish as well as our students who may have never heard Spanish spoken.  I was concerned about how to bridge that gap, and Sonrisas has provided thoughtful and purposeful leadership. We have even expanded our program from last year's initial pilot!

I spent a lot of time researching different programs for our school, and I can honestly say I have been THRILLED with the materials so far! The students love the songs, games, and art projects for the lessons. I agree that the lessons are pedagogically sound, and the lesson plans make it so easy to prepare quickly for class. I also love the variety included in each lesson. I feel like I have more than enough to fill the classes between the calendar time, new lesson and activities, stories, and art. I'm never left scrambling to fill extra time. Thanks again for a great curriculum!

I just want to say you have totally helped me revive the World Languages course at our Y5-8 charter school with your curriculum. It has been so beneficial. I get so many positive comments from my co-workers, administration, parents, and students. Thank you for being a part of this important and positive change in our school.

The Sonrisas Spanish curriculum is well rounded and effective. It has streamlined my teaching and transformed my classroom. Sonrisas Spanish does an amazing job at addressing every need of a language learning student and meeting national standards. My students are crazy about Spanish. Many kids have told me it's their favorite subject. Also, we do an end of year Spanish performance each year for the whole school, and the first year I started using Sonrisas Spanish, I can't tell you how many parents came up to me, including the principal of the school, to tell me that it was the best performance they had seen from the kids in years.

I adopted these materials shortly after switching from Middle School to Elementary Spanish teaching. The Sonrisas format really helped me understand how to plan a lesson that would work for primary grades students, while allowing me to deliver the instruction in Spanish. The overviews of teaching methodologies, the coordination with the Standards, the scope and sequence materials, and the blog posts are also very relevant and useful. The fact that the basic format and routines of the lessons are similar also supports comprehensible instruction in the target language. My students are comfortable and confident hearing and using Spanish in and out of the classroom.

“Thank you so much! We received our curriculum, and everything is fabulous. I must say that your organization has the most impressive customer service! I will sign up for the newsletter and Facebook page.”

“I teach Spanish to pre-K through 5th grade. Since I started using Sonrisas, my planning is streamlined, my students enjoy every lesson, and I feel more organized. This curriculum is a treasure for a busy teacher.”

“I would recommend Sonrisas to other teachers because it is fun, engaging, and has a cultural component. It focuses on creating bilingual students as well as multicultural students.”

“The Sonrisas lessons are well-planned and easy to use. Lesson planning is no longer a frantic search to identify and gather materials from a variety of sources. The children love the songs and movement and always ask to hear their favorites!”

“Sonrisas is a complete and engaging program. I love that it includes songs, stories, art projects, home reports, and an explanation of the methodology. I also appreciate the online support in the form of blogs on methodology, teaching, book reports, and more.”

“I would recommend the Sonrisas curriculum to other teachers because it is easy to use, adaptable to many ages and levels, full of helpful explanations, and it contains dynamic content.”

“I have used the Sonrisas curriculum for the past 3 years, and I love it. It provides me with an excellent foundation for my classes. Sonrisas also reduces my initial prep time which leaves me more time to be creative with my classes. ”