Four-lesson series: Basics of Spanish
Taught through a range of games, activities and simple written tasks
Ages 9–12
Lesson 1 — Greetings and introductions
Objectives: Learn common greetings, say name and age, ask and answer simple questions (¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Cuántos años tienes?).
Outcomes: Pupils can greet others, introduce themselves and ask one or two personal details.
Lesson 2 — Numbers, colours and classroom language
Objectives: Count 1–31, recognise basic colours, follow simple classroom commands (levántate, siéntate, escucha).
Outcomes: Pupils can count, identify colours and respond to basic instructions.
Lesson 3 — Family and describing people
Objectives: Vocabulary for family members, basic physical descriptions (alto, bajo, rubio), possessive mi/tu.
Outcomes: Pupils can name family members and give short descriptions.
Lesson 4 — Food, likes and a simple conversation
Objectives: Common food items, express likes/dislikes using me gusta/no me gusta, order a snack politely.
Outcomes: Pupils can talk about favourite foods and hold a brief exchange about preferences.
Ages 13–18
Lesson 1 — Foundations: greetings, pronouns and verb ser/estar
Objectives: Formal/informal greetings, subject pronouns, present of ser and estar in context.
Activities: Conjugation practice, conversational prompts, compare Spanish and English uses of ser/estar.
Outcomes: Learners can introduce themselves and use ser/estar appropriately in simple sentences.
Lesson 2 — Present tense regular verbs and daily routine
Objectives: Conjugate AR/ER/IR regular verbs (hablar, comer, vivir), describe daily routines and times of day.
Activities: Create and present a day-in-the-life timetable, verb drills, time-telling practice.
Outcomes: Learners can explain routines using correct verb forms and time expressions.
Lesson 3 — Family, physical descriptions and possessives
Objectives: Extended family vocabulary, adjective agreement, possessive adjectives (mi/su/nuestro).
Activities: Write a short paragraph about family, peer correction for agreement, photo descriptions.
Outcomes: Learners can produce aligned noun-adjective phrases and describe family relationships.
Lesson 4 — Food, preferences, and simple transactional language
Objectives: Food vocabulary, expressing preferences (me gusta/no me gusta; prefiero), ordering and paying in a café/shop.
Activities: Role-play ordering, create a simple menu, dialogue practice with transactional phrases.
Outcomes: Learners can discuss likes/dislikes, order food and complete basic transactions.
Common structure and assessment
Each lesson: 45–60 minutes with starter warm-up, taught input, controlled practice, communicative activity and short plenary.
Materials: Flashcards, printable worksheets, audio for pronunciation, simple authentic texts for older group.
Assessment: Short formative checks (exit tickets, mini dialogues) each lesson and a simple end-of-series task: 9–12 produce a short spoken introduction and vocabulary set; 13–18 write and perform a 1–2 minute dialogue incorporating learned structures.