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Hi all, just seeking suggestions on a Spanish Curriculum to use at home with pre-kindergartens/kindergartners. Any experience or curriculums that I can purchase would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Powerglide has a PowerGlide Jr. course for younger kids. I think it might involve a bit of reading in order to do the workbooks; it's been years since I looked at it.
The Easy Spanish is useable with pre-readers -- you just skip all the stuff that's written. It's very Christian. We're using The Easy French with a 6yo, and it's sort of fun. We just listen to the tapes a lot and use whatever vocab we can remember.
La Clase Divertida is popular, and I think some people here have used it.
Most public libraries have CDs of songs and DVDs or videos that are specifically geared to teaching kids a language.
Or, you could just wing it -- get some CDs, read some books in Spanish, set the language tracks on your DVDs to Spanish.
The Easy Spanish is useable with pre-readers -- you just skip all the stuff that's written. It's very Christian. We're using The Easy French with a 6yo, and it's sort of fun. We just listen to the tapes a lot and use whatever vocab we can remember.
La Clase Divertida is popular, and I think some people here have used it.
Most public libraries have CDs of songs and DVDs or videos that are specifically geared to teaching kids a language.
Or, you could just wing it -- get some CDs, read some books in Spanish, set the language tracks on your DVDs to Spanish.
My dd used powerglide last year and I don't really think I liked it that much. She also hasn't retained much of it either, but she started to hate it so we stoped. I am not sure if she will want to start again in the fall or not.. but I think something more visual might be better.
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If you know some Spanish, there is always the Teach them Spanish series by Winnie Waltzer-Hackett which has both a kindergarten and preschool version. If you can find a copy in a local store (maybe Barnes and Noble or Borders has it if you live near any of those stores), you may want to see if it suits you or your child's teaching/learning styles. I didn't like it because I want a curriculum that spells it all out for me and doesn't expect me to find outside resources like library books or tapes.
There is always The Complete Book of Spanish by Vincent Douglas, which I think is really meant to be a multi-year workbook for grades 1-3, but has great pictures for a great price. Again, you would need to know some Spanish to use this book.
Hablo Espanol!: Creative Activites to Teach Basic Spanish by Lynn Brisson or Bit of Everything: Un Poco de Todo by Lisa Sernett are meant for teachers who don't know any Spanish to teach their students the basics of Spanish. Not a bad price and they are a good introduction.
The video series Spanish Made Easy for Children: Hola Amigos (available in either DVD or VHS) was one my 5 year old daughter liked. It is NOT "total immersion" (ie. English is used on the tape). The animation is not that great either. You may want to see if your local library has it before buying it.
If your public television station airs SALSA, from Georgia Public Broadcasting, it is really, really worth watching. Maybe if you ask your public television station to air it, you could tape it.
According to www.gpb.org/public/education/salsa/
"SALSA is a comprehensive Spanish program for young children featuring puppets, state-of-the-art graphics, animation and a good dose of humor.
Instructors do not need to be certified to teach a foreign language or be familiar with Spanish.
Each video lesson is preceded by a staff development component that familiarizes the instructor with the content and objectives of the lesson, reviews all vocabulary words, and demonstrates the correct pronunciation of all Spanish words used in the lesson There are 42 video lessons in the SALSA series, supported by a print Student Activity Guide."
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There is always The Complete Book of Spanish by Vincent Douglas, which I think is really meant to be a multi-year workbook for grades 1-3, but has great pictures for a great price. Again, you would need to know some Spanish to use this book.
Hablo Espanol!: Creative Activites to Teach Basic Spanish by Lynn Brisson or Bit of Everything: Un Poco de Todo by Lisa Sernett are meant for teachers who don't know any Spanish to teach their students the basics of Spanish. Not a bad price and they are a good introduction.
The video series Spanish Made Easy for Children: Hola Amigos (available in either DVD or VHS) was one my 5 year old daughter liked. It is NOT "total immersion" (ie. English is used on the tape). The animation is not that great either. You may want to see if your local library has it before buying it.
If your public television station airs SALSA, from Georgia Public Broadcasting, it is really, really worth watching. Maybe if you ask your public television station to air it, you could tape it.
According to www.gpb.org/public/education/salsa/
"SALSA is a comprehensive Spanish program for young children featuring puppets, state-of-the-art graphics, animation and a good dose of humor.
Instructors do not need to be certified to teach a foreign language or be familiar with Spanish.
Each video lesson is preceded by a staff development component that familiarizes the instructor with the content and objectives of the lesson, reviews all vocabulary words, and demonstrates the correct pronunciation of all Spanish words used in the lesson There are 42 video lessons in the SALSA series, supported by a print Student Activity Guide."
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Thank so much ladies !!!! You guys are great !
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