On Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, Sra. Frisbee’s AP Spanish Language and Culture classes took on the role of teaching kindergarten, first, and second-grade classes at Lakewood Elementary School during their weekly Spanish class with Srta. Haggerty. CHSN students had the opportunity to present age-appropriate topics to the elementary students, ranging from animals to holidays; the AP students shared their Spanish knowledge with the future generation of CHSN-bound language learning students. 

Kindergarten – Los Animales (The Animals)

Did you know that animal noises sound different in Spanish than in English? For the first lesson of the day, AP Spanish students from Sra. Frisbee’s first-period class presented to Lakewood kindergarteners on Animals. The presentation began with an overview of the different animals in Spanish, as well as the noises that the animals made. The kindergarteners were asked about their preferences for their favorite animals, and some shared personal anecdotes about their pets. Then, the students went back to their seats and played a game of animal-themed Bingo, where students had to identify the animals in Spanish. Finally, the class period wrapped up with an animal-themed scavenger hunt. After the AP students called out either an animal noise or animal name, the kindergarteners journeyed throughout their classroom to identify photos of the animals they learned about.

“We all put so much work into these lessons, hoping the kids would have fun, and they did,” exclaimed junior Madison Vega, who worked on the animal presentation. “Spending time teaching the kids was fulfilling and such a great experience.”

Primer Grado (First Grade) – Las Comidas (The Foods)

For the next lesson of the day, more first-period students from AP Spanish presented on foods, or las comidas, in Spanish. This engaging presentation started off with a GoNoodle dance called “Chilli Chilli” where the first graders and AP students got energized for the rest of the lesson. Then, the AP students led their presentation by discussing the names of the different meals in Spanish, along with the foods associated with each. With this, the first graders expressed their preferences using gustar sentence frames. The students then got up and played a “this or that” game, traversing from one side of the room to the other to choose which foods they preferred. The lesson finished with a coloring activity in which the first graders colored and glued pictures of the foods onto paper plates, while the AP students came around and quizzed them on the names.  

Primer Grado (First Grade) – Las Estaciones (The Seasons)

Across the hall, Sra. Frisbee’s eighth-period class presented the different seasons in Spanish. The class started off with a Spanish sing-along, which the class does every week with Srta. Haggerty. Then, the AP students led a slideshow presentation on the different seasons, which months go with which seasons, and what clothes are commonly worn during each season. What followed was an interactive song on the different months of the year. At the end, the class played a game of Bingo where students had to identify the different seasons, months of the year, and weather conditions. 

Segundo Grado (Second Grade)- Las Festivales (The Festivities)

The final presentation of the day came from Sra. Frisbee’s eighth-period class presented to a group of eager second graders.  The class began with a sing-along featuring the 12 months in Spanish. Then, the AP students went month by month, featuring accompanying holidays in Spanish. With this, the second graders returned to their tables as the AP students set up a fashion show activity, assigning each table a different holiday. In this activity, the second graders had to locate props related to the holidays in their assigned month. After all of the props were worn, second graders from different tables had to identify what month the AP student dressed up as in Spanish. To finish off, the AP students challenged the second graders to line up in order by their birthday month – proving challenging but impressive. 

“The planning that went into our lesson was completely worth it once we saw how excited and engaged the students were while learning Spanish,” reflected junior Riya Jose. “It was such a rewarding experience to be able to teach them and watch them have fun while learning.” 

Overall, the AP students gained an invaluable experience in teaching the elementary schoolers Spanish as they were able to serve as both role models and teachers to them. The day inspired some of the AP students to become teachers in the future and gain real world experience. This field trip comes along with the new World Language Club LEAP in which CHSN students will give weekly language lessons to other CHSN-bound elementary students.