Teach kids to speak real Spanish. For Life.™
4 levels of comprehensive, immersive Spanish curriculum for ages K-5
Level A: I Am Special
Learners start their journey with Pedro the fish and Maria the monkey, who help them learn about:
- The colors and how to associate colors with objects
- How to identify animals like our friends Pedro and Maria, a fish and a monkey
- Numbers and how to count in Spanish
- The days of the week
- If something is big or small
- How to tell someone their name, their age, how they are doing, and what they like
Level B: I Love My Family
Learners continue their journey with Pepe the dog, Goyo the cat, and Camillo the rabbit, who help them learn about:
- The months of the year
- The colors and how to associate colors with objects
- Numbers in a group
- How to ask and answer basic questions like, “How many?”
- How to talk about their pets
- How to tell someone about their family
- How to describe what other people are like and what they like to do
Level C: I Live Here
Learners visit the home of Rita the frog and meet her family and her friend Raul the mouse, who help them learn about:
- The colors and how to associate colors with a learner's surrounding environment
- How to identify animals like our friends Rita and Raul, a frog or a mouse
- How to say that they are hungry or thirsty, and what foods and drinks that they like or dislike
- How to talk about things people do during the day and if they want to or don’t want to do something
- How to describe how they are feeling
- How to answer questions about where objects are located, their daily activities, things they need to do, and their home and routine, including describing their house
Level D: Welcome to the Farm
Learners travel to a farm in Mexico and meet Ofelia the sheep, who, along with some of her friends, help them learn about:
- Numbers up to one hundred
- The monarch butterfly migration
- Whether something is close or far, north or south, left or right.
- Farm animals and the sounds they make
- Parts of the body, how they feel, and if something hurts
- Using connecting words to put a story in order and frequency words to tell someone how often something happens
- Answering questions about the weather, including the seasons, and what clothes someone needs for different weather
Each level provides learners with a variety of ways to absorb language naturally
Make learning fun
The Calico Spanish characters engage learners in the ways they learn best: stories, songs, and play.
Bite-sized chunks
Lesson vocabularly is introduced in small chunks, so it’s easy to remember.
Encourage conversation
Our characters speak Spanish and encourage your young learners to try it out, too.
Goal-based learning
Our easy-to-follow curriculum with daily goals allows you to track your progress.
Games & Activities
We encourage learners to put Spanish into practice with games and activities.
Sing along
Our music videos work alongside our story-based lessons to help aid comprehension.
Cultural insights
Our culture capsules introduce learners to Spanish-speaking cultures.
Simplified teaching
Open-and-go, daily lesson plans with all of the material at the click of a button.
What others are saying about Calico...
Everything you need is provided for you from printable posters to daily preparations. There is no need for the parent/teacher to have a Spanish education or background to use this curriculum. With the entire program accessible online anytime anywhere, this is a curriculum that you can revisit in multiple ways over time. I would recommend this program if you are considering adding an elementary Spanish curriculum.
— Amy @The Old Schoolhouse
Huge resource section… a very gentle, immersion approach… all of the games and activities reinforce learning… children might enjoy this so much that they want to do Spanish every day! Calico Spanish makes it easy for parents and teachers who do not know Spanish to help children learn the language.
–Cathy Duffy @Cathy Duffy Reviews
What a great program! Calico Spanish makes learning Spanish lots of fun. With these materials, kids understand and learn Spanish because there is a logical context and pictures. Fabulously usable set of lesson plans, lots of repetition of each of the basic structures, a controlled immersion experience designed so that kids understand what they hear. There is a lot to love!
— Jenny @http://SpanishPlayground.net
I used this program for our first year of homeschooling. We homeschooled for second and fifth grade. It is such a wonderful addition to our language curriculum. The girls love watching the videos and listening to the songs. They will play Spanish class with their dolls and their young cousins. I am looking forward to the next level.
Thank you Calico!
— Beehner Family
My kids love learning Spanish! They often sing the songs that they learn through the curriculum while doing other things, like taking walks or showers (ha!). The continuity of the characters in the videos is really helping them. I’m very happy with the outcome, and pleased that the curriculum continues to build.
— Erin
Easy to use and based on a very sensible language learning philosophy. It is wonderful to use with young children. The graphics are colorful and engaging and the songs are so well loved by the kids.
– Susan