Spanish Development Workshops

Teaching Spanish to young children is fun and easy. You just have to have the right tools, songs, games and lessons to capture each child’s attention while only speaking Spanish. Here are workshops that can be offered for groups, schools or individuals.

  • Songs and games that work! Learn how to introduce songs and games while incorporating basic phases. In our training, you will learn lyrics, hand movements (sign language), and basic phrases for each level: beginner-intermediate, toddler to Elementary.

  • Circle/Story Time Workshops: Know which books and stories truly help the children learn Spanish. Learn to use Spanish books to get your lesson across, teach the vocabulary clearly and keep each student’s attention.

  • Curriculum & Teaching Materials That Work! Flashcards, Montessori lessons, props, songs/poetry & worksheets – we have a 4 years of curriculum for PK & Elementary plus hundreds of materials to share. We can train you on how to use them in the best way to truly teach the language. We will also train you to work with our unique curriculum that encompasses the best of Montessori, TPR, and the natural approach to make learning & teaching Spanish easy.

  • Class structure development: After 22 years, we have fine – tuned a class structure that interests all students and makes it easy for the teacher to lesson plan. It incorporates different methods and philosophies that make class exciting and simple for children to learn the language.

  • Discipline: Learn different simple methods that keep the class in control and listening instead of being bored and out of control.

  • Classroom Observations: We will observe your classes and give support, feedback and tips to improve all around class management and learning.

Josie, Spanish Teacher, Girls' School of Austin

The Mariposas workshops have been critical to our success with Early Elementary Spanish at The Girls’ School of Austin. In each class, songs, dances, and rhymes are used to engage the girls. The workshop ideas for teaching vocabulary and conversation with props have worked well also. The girls love Spanish and go home singing the songs!

Our Services

  • There are no current public workshops available.

  • Support your teacher’s continuing education through workshops, lesson plan training, and observation/feedback sessions. These rates are per person and currently only available for educators in Austin.

  • Live trainings in person or via email/phone/skype available view session lengths/options below. These rates are for private teacher trainings and consultation.

  • We are excited to share that Mariposas Materials are currently being updated for personal and educational use. While they are unavailable, we encourage you to look into our CDs and two enriching apps.

School Consultations

Mariposas Spanish School Director, Yvette Montalvo and her team act as consultants and trainers for administrators and educators in early childhood programs including toddler, Pre-K and Early Elementary.  They’ve done consulting for new schools, existing schools, teacher workshops on many topics and individual teacher trainings/classroom observations with feedback. Our program also has a full curriculum that can be purchased.

The Mariposas team is happy to help in whatever capacity is needed for your school or staff:

  1. Staff Development

  2. Partnering with School Administrators

  3. Use our Curriculum

  4. School Consultations