Montessori pedagogy provides fertile ground for language learning and acquisition.
Unfortunately, there is not a lot in the way of
Montessori language teaching and learning materials
for guides who strive to bring world languages into
the learning experience for elementary aged
students.
El Puente Bilingüe is here
to help change that!
Our curriculum harnesses first language Montessori learning
practices and skills and transfers them to second language
learning, empowering young scholars to become inquisitive
and analytical lifelong language learners. Our scaffolded
lessons and unique mastery track activity options are detailed
in our guidebooks in a way that is easy for instructors to
present. Our Montessori tracking system make organization
and planning easy for guides.
Equivalent to a high school Spanish 1 class!
Explore more details below!
Spread out from PK-K through Upper Elementary
Spark an interest! (Pre-K and older)
Home Vocabulary
School Vocabulary
Family Vocabulary
Introduce some basic vocabulary and practice
pronunciation with these learning cards and
books, or differentiate for older learners. This
set is available as a download.
Parts of Body
Clothing
Neighborhood
Nature
Greetings
Feelings
Actions
Descriptions
Basic Colors
PreK Numbers
Shapes
Spanish letters
Syllables
Diphthongs
Laying the Groundwork
This set is appropriate for lower or upper elementary, ages 7 and older. The beginner topics and skills covered can be taught as prerequisites to or along with the next learning package.
Lower or Upper
Elementary
Spanish
Who We Are and What We Do
Learners reinforce the prerequisite
topics and skill and expand their
vocabulary as they explore pronouns
and verbs. This set can also be used in
conjunction with the Laying the
Groundwork set, and a suggested
scope and sequence is provided.
Boxes and Cards
The boxes are skillfully crafted to fit right into a Montessori learning environment. Get our Deluxe boxes (shown here) or consider our “Eco” boxes, shown on our site. Various options are available (digital and printed) for the learning cards. The cards arrive with a detailed guidebook for organization.
Components of “Laying the Groundwork” and “Who We Are and What We Do”
The Guidebook
Each pack comes with a guidebook with lessons written for all of the topics and skills. The lessons are intended to be short, and they give the guide suggested verbiage, ideas for activities that will promote exploration, collaborative and independent learning, assessment ideas, and anticipated questions or challenges. Printables for reflection and tracking are included.