Every year counts at this age
Between 4 and 6, twelve months change everything. This is what a class looks like at each age, and what your child takes home from it.
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Spanish classes for 4 year olds
At four, the class is pure oral play. Children sing, jump, point and repeat, and the teacher acts out every single word with puppets, objects and pictures, so nothing needs translating. In half an hour they meet colours, animals, food and greetings, and they answer with one word, a gesture or a shout of "¡yo!". That counts, and we celebrate it.
Children who already hear Spanish at home start from what they understand and simply add to it. With a maximum of 4 per group, everyone gets their turn several times per class.
Playing, singing, understanding
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Spanish classes for 5 year olds
At five, single words start joining up. Classes are built around interactive stories where children decide what happens next, so they need whole sentences to do it: "quiero el perro", "no me gusta", "yo tengo dos". The teacher repeats and expands what they say instead of correcting them, which is how confidence survives.
They also start asking their own questions in Spanish, and they notice they can talk to children in other countries. Between classes, the weekly mission keeps those sentences alive at home.
Talking in full sentences
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Spanish classes for 6 year olds
At six, a class already looks like a conversation. Children take on roles (shopkeeper and customer, doctor and patient), tell what they did at the weekend and work on small projects with the rest of the group. Most are happy in the class on their own by now, and they can hold a simple back-and-forth with the teacher.
This is also the age when they start pointing at letters and asking what they say. When that curiosity appears, it is the natural door to our Spanish literacy course, one-to-one and always alongside their speaking classes.
Simple conversation
¡Hola!
¡Rojo!
¡Vamos!
