Spanish

Did you know that learning and speaking a second language is a very beneficial type of exercise for your brain and strengthens cognitive muscles?  And that while learning a second language, you’ll actually learn more about your native language?  You’ll also gain a broader perspective of the world God created!  These are just a few of the many benefits our students are receiving in their Spanish classes at Hudsonville Christian School.

Students in Young 5s – 5th grade will have Spanish class as part of their “specials” rotation, most meeting two days a week for twenty-five minutes.  Spanish is also taught at our middle school for students in 6th – 8th grade.  Our goal for students in this class is to learn Spanish, appreciate culture, have fun and most importantly gain a better understanding of the diverse world that God created!

What we will learn – Grades Young 5s / K / 1

• Why should we learn Spanish?
• Bible verses and songs
• Calendar (months, day of the week, numbers, seasons)
• Basic classroom vocabulary and commands
• Manners (please, thank you, cheering on classmates, etc.)
• Spanish alphabet
• Colors
• Shapes
• Family
• Food
• Clothes
• Holiday vocabulary (Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, etc.)

What we will learn – Grades 2-5

• Review calendar, colors, shapes and numbers
• Bible verses
• Praise and worship songs
• School commands and objects
• Places around the community
• Spanish speaking countries
• Christmas vocabulary and songs related to Jesus’ birth
• Posadas
• House (focusing on rooms around the house)
• Daily routine (me levanto, me pongo, me cepillo, me baño, me acuesto)
• Verbs
• Sports/hobbies