Arte Y Más!
Arte Y Más! - Virginia - DC
¡Arte Y Más!
The Program
¡Arte Y Más! Is content based, literacy- focused, Spanish video language program, designed for early elementary students. It is aligned with the standard of the American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the National Standards for Foreign LanguageLearning.
¡Arte Y Más!i is a great compliment for Nuevo ¡Bravo, bravo!, offering students many opportunities for constant interaction with Susana the Iguana and Sra. Alicia. This interaction allows students to develop listening and speaking skills in Spanish. In addition, Total Physical Response (TPR) activities are engaging for students, while introducing and practicing new vocabulary. Fine arts are also a main component of the series, introducing students to various cultural elements of the Spanish – speaking world.
Throughout the series, the target if instruction, Spanish, is use to meaningful and communicative contexts, that are age-appropriate and of interest to the students.
The overall objectives of ¡Arte Y Más! Provide students with:
- The opportunity to communicate in Spanish.
- The opportunity to learn about Hispanic culture.
- The opportunity to connect with other disciplines.
- The ability to make thoughtful cross-cultural and cross-linguistic comparisons
