Spanish Learning Adventures: High School and Middle School Curricula Review! | Secular Homeschool

Spanish Learning Adventures: High School and Middle School Curricula Review! Join us as we reflect on our experiences a few months in: Did they meet our expectations? Will we continue with them or explore other options? Find out in this comprehensive review video!
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Overview
02:30 Getting Started with Spanish (grades 4 and up)
10:09 Grammar Drills (high school)
15:49 Avancemos! Student text (MS/HS)
31:10 Avancemos! Teacher edition
38:28 Final Thoughts/Recommendations
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[@sewwhat85]

Thank you for this overview! My kids asked to try out French next year and I was looking at Getting Started with French on Rainbow Resource. Even though they won't be the same, I was happy to see the inside of one of these books and check out the layout. 🙂

[@Arleneandcompany]

So glad it helped! I really like the structure of it and the extra online support if you need it.

[@jessicaTX964]

Avancemos looks like a fun way to combine geography and Spanish. It would be kind of cool to do a whole year of geography focused on Spanish Speaking countries.

[@Arleneandcompany]

Definitely easy to make that cross and take a deep dive!

[@user-vn9sn4sb5h]

Thank you so much for covering high school Spanish! I'm having a hard time finding a course for my upcoming 9th grader. I'm pretty picky. I've been looking at Avencemos, but noticed they are discontinuing this series. Any thoughts on trying to use this anyway or alternatives?

[@Arleneandcompany]

My pleasure, I bought them all used. It was easy to find used and you can also still buy the workbooks too via Amazon and such (not shown here). You won’t have access to that online support if you need that part (non native speakers may find this challenging without the audio help). For our purposes, it works well and we enjoy the format. I will be reviewing something else as well, but I need more time with it.

[@user-vn9sn4sb5h]

Thanks for the tips for Avencemos. I think Oak Meadow uses that curriculum, but you have to enroll to do their Spanish course. I may wait a little longer to make a final decision.

[@Arleneandcompany]

@@user-vn9sn4sb5h they did, but o noticed a few months ago that the switched programs . Still only for enrolled, but if I remember correctly, they no longer use this.

[@lany9871]

Hey! So I was also looking into avancamos for my daughter and saw there was a student workbook. Any thoughts on whether or not that’s necessary?

[@Arleneandcompany]

It's highly beneficial for those who thrive with a workbook-style approach to practice. While it didn't quite suit our preferences this time around, I may consider it in the future, especially since it's readily available. It follows a similar format to the workbook I showcased in the video (the grammar drills one).

[@cbranson4654]

I can’t find the curriculum. Do you have a different suggestion for textbook style? My 8th grader already did intro to Spanish in 7th (public school). This is our 1st homeschooling.

[@Arleneandcompany]

@@cbranson4654 Hi, you can find it on eBay, ThriftBooks, or Amazon (other textbook resellers too) for Level 2 and above if he has already completed high school-level Spanish 1, not middle school Spanish. There’s a difference, in that high school Spanish revisits middle school content but goes into greater depth and complexity to earn high school credit. If he took the high school credit one, you can obviously disregard. Most textbooks need to be sourced used. I don’t have another textbook-style suggestion that I’ve personally assessed and can recommend at this time.

[@cbranson4654]

He has only intro to Spanish. This year if we sent to public would be Spanish 1. So is there a difference between Spanish 1 avancemos and 1a, 1b?

[@Arleneandcompany]

@@cbranson4654 with Avancemos, things work a little differently. You can adapt the materials for either middle school or high school, so go with the best deal you find. I have the teacher guide for the high school level (1), while the student textbooks (1A, 1B) are technically for middle schoolers. However, the content is the same-just at a slower pace with more help in the teacher guide (which I don't have the middle school TG, I have the high school one). I chose the two books because of a better deal, but we still completed a high school workload to award high school credit. If you follow the standard structure, 1A and 1B are for middle school, while Spanish 1 is for high school. Please note, if you are not fluent, this program may be difficult for you to complete as sourcing the additional audio components etc, would not be available to you. If you are not fluent, this may not be the best fit.

[@cbranson4654]

@@Arleneandcompanythank you - I am not fluent so I will continue looking for curriculum. It’s hard finding a secular one 😢

[@Arleneandcompany]

@@cbranson4654 very! There’s options out there , but typically not this format. I’m still reviewing another option that’s online, but I’m not ready to chat about it yet.