Colega 1  is a beginner Spanish course designed for young learners (typically ages 6–10), emphasizing communication through songs, games, stories, and interactive activities. The book includes 10 units, plus review and reinforcement sections.

📚 Syllabus for Colega 1 

🎯 Target Audience: Children ages 6–10

📘 Total Units: 10 (+ Review Sections)

⏱️ Estimated Time to Complete: 25–30 hours

(About 2.5–3 hours per unit including activities, review, and practice)

✅ Syllabus Breakdown

📖 Unidad 1: ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?

• Vocabulary: Greetings, names, emotions

• Grammar: Subject pronouns (yo, tú), verb ser (soy), simple questions

• Communication: Introducing yourself, saying how you are

• Activities: Roleplay greetings, name tag design, song

📖 Unidad 2: ¿Qué es? ¿Qué hay?

• Vocabulary: School objects, classroom items

• Grammar: Articles (el/la), hay, es

• Communication: Describing what’s in the classroom

• Activities: “What’s in my bag?” game, matching exercises

📖 Unidad 3: ¿Dónde está?

• Vocabulary: Classroom and positions (dentro, encima, debajo…)

• Grammar: estar + prepositions

• Communication: Asking and saying where things are

• Activities: Treasure hunt, room layout project

📖 Unidad 4: ¿Qué tienes?

• Vocabulary: Personal objects and possessions

• Grammar: Verb tener (tengo, tienes), plurals

• Communication: Talking about what you have

• Activities: “I have” game, object bingo

📖 Unidad 5: ¡A comer!

• Vocabulary: Food and drinks

• Grammar: Likes/dislikes using me gusta/no me gusta

• Communication: Expressing food preferences

• Activities: Create a menu, food sorting game

📖 Unidad 6: Los colores y las formas

• Vocabulary: Colors and shapes

• Grammar: Adjective-noun agreement (color + object)

• Communication: Describing objects

• Activities: Color-by-shape art, “find the shape” scavenger hunt

📖 Unidad 7: ¿Qué día es hoy?

• Vocabulary: Days of the week, weather

• Grammar: Hace frío/calor, hoy es…

• Communication: Talking about the day and weather

• Activities: Weather wheel, class calendar

📖 Unidad 8: Mi familia

• Vocabulary: Family members

• Grammar: Possessive adjectives (mi, tu), verb ser review

• Communication: Introducing family

• Activities: Family tree, roleplay

📖 Unidad 9: Mi casa

• Vocabulary: Rooms and furniture

• Grammar: hay vs está, prepositions review

• Communication: Describing your house

• Activities: Draw your house, “Where is it?” game

📖 Unidad 10: Los animales

• Vocabulary: Animals and habitats

• Grammar: Verb vivir, plural nouns

• Communication: Talking about animals and where they live

• Activities: Animal riddle game, zoo map project

🔁 Final Review & Reinforcement

• Review games and songs

• Mini dialogue and presentation

• Portfolio or class showcase

• Optional: Vocabulary quiz or oral performance