Choose the children's language course trusted by other moms and dads. The Parents’ Choice award winning-language program will get your child speaking French while having fun! Introduce your child, age 1-7, to a new language with this easy-to-follow, fun learning program. From taking a bath to going shopping, Play and Learn French turns your everyday routines into enjoyable language-learning activities for you and your child! This unique course features: Fun songs, games, and activities Key word illustrations An audio CD that includes all the songs, games, and expressions in the course Engaging comic strips Sidebars with fun cultural information English translations for all activities Give your child the gift of a second language while enjoying your time together. Play and Learn French gives you the resources to make that happen.
Songs + fun and games = little language learners! What better way to capture children's attention and open their minds to a new language than with catchy tunes, giggle-inducing games, and beloved fairy tales? Award-winning author Ana Lomba presents Hop, Skip, and Sing Spanish for Kids, an interactive program that will help you teach Spanish to children ages two though seven. Based on the author's proven "Easy Immersion" methodology, this audio package offers 25 songs and games that use repetition and active participation to make language learning a snap while encouraging children to sing, play, and act silly for maximum fun.
Over 50 fun songs, games and everyday activities to get started in Spanish! From taking a bath to going shopping, books in the Play and Learn Language series turn everyday routines into fun language-learning activities for parents and children. Packed with lively four-color illustrations, each package features: Fun songs, games, and activities Key word illustrations Engaging comic strips Sidebars with fun cultural information English translations for all activities Packaged inside each book is an audio CD that includes all the songs, games, and expressions in the course.
Sales Handle The Parents’ Choice award winning-language program for children is now available in Chinese! This hands-on program shows parents how to turn everyday activities into fun Chinese-learning opportunities—for children ages 1-7. About the Book Play and Learn Chinese makes the process of learning a second language natural for children by involving the people who taught them their first language--their parents! From language innovator Ana Lomba, this hands-on program is based on real life, everyday activities that provide parents and children with countless opportunities to learn together. From taking a bath to taking a bike ride, this program makes everyday routines fun—and educational! Each colorful two-page spread features: Two action-packed activities, songs, or games—all with English translations Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin transliteration for easy pronunciation Illustrations of key words that act as a mini picture dictionary A comic strip that shows everyday dialogs in action Sidebars with fun cultural information All of the activities in Play and Learn Chinese are based on proven teaching techniques and are developmentally appropriate to maximize language learning while maintaining a playful attitude that captures the attention of a young audience. A fully updated introduction includes expert advice that guides parents through the language learning process. A 70-minute audio download features all of the Chinese songs, words, and games to help with pronunciation. This engaging audio download can also be used as a stand-alone tool. Features Proven track record: Ana Lomba’s language-learning materials have sold more than 75,000 copies! Expert author: Ana Lomba is an innovative developer of language-learning materials for children and a Parent’s Choice award winning-author. Chinese language study growing: Across the U.S., 200,000+ students are learning Chinese (Asia Society, 2010). Enrollment in K-12 Chinese language classes jumped 64% between 1997 and 2002 (Princeton University Study). Market/Audience Parents of children ages 1-7 who want to expose their children to the Chinese language and culture. Early childhood educators who are looking for language-learning materials for their classrooms. Benefit to the Customer Makes learning easy and fun by incorporating language-learning into everyday activities Proven technique from award-winning author Research shows that children benefit from learning a second language at a young age About the Author Ana Lomba (Princeton, NJ) is a leading children’s language educator and developed the breakthrough Ana Lomba’s Easy Immersion® language-learning technique. This method is changing the way people think about and interact with your children learning languages. She is the author of several language-learning programs for children including the Parents’ Choice Approved award-winning Play and Learn series. A Princeton University graduate, Ana has taught Spanish from preschool to college and held leadership positions with national language organizations in the U.S. She is a native of Spain. Marcela Summerville (Philadelphia, PA) is the founder of Spanish Workshop for Children, and award-winning Spanish immersion program for young children. She has published several articles on teaching a second language to youth. She is a native of Argentina.
Teach Your Child Spanish Through Play is a valuable resource for parents, home educators and teachers which includes tips for parents who don't speak the language, creative games and activities that cater to each learning style, a guide to teaching culture, ideas for building and maintaining bilingual communities through playgroups and language clubs as well as a voluminous resource directory. This book is a must have for anyone who wants to teach a child Spanish language and culture.
The Everything Learning Spanish Book (Enhanced Edition) is your perfect guide for learning to speak and write in Spanish. Whether you're planning a vacation in Mexico or adding a valuable second language to your resume, this valuable book helps you order the right dish in a restaurant, answer customers' questions, or converse with locals when traveling. With an overview of Spanish culture, step-by-step instructions, and practical exercises, you'll find learning Spanish can be easy and fun! The Everything Learning Spanish Book with CD, 2nd Edition features: The Spanish alphabet and pronunciation General greetings and conversation starters Instruction on asking common questions Concepts regarding personal identity, gender, and pronouns Also, this eBook is enhanced with audio icons throughout which allow you to hear correct pronunciation or participate in various exercises so you can perfect your Spanish pronunciation and understanding with ease! Packed with helpful exercises, self-tests, an English-to-Spanish dictionary, and verb charts, this guide will have you speaking and understanding Spanish in no time!
Cool English is a 6-level contemporary version of Join In. It is organized in lesson plans for each class session. These lesson plans give suggestions on different ways of exploiting the activities, plus extra ideas and materials. It includes clear and concise instructions with step-by-step explanations which simplify lesson-planning for the teacher. The guide is interleaved with the Pupil's Book and contains all the tape scripts. The 2 Audio CDs for the teacher contain all the songs and the recordings from the Pupil's Book, as well as the listening tests. The Tests CD contains pdfs of assessment tests for this level.
The new full-colour Rough Guide to Spain is the ultimate guide to one of Europe's most vibrant and exciting countries. Expert authors lift the lid on the famous cities, buildings, sights and natural attractions, from the dazzling Gaudí buildings in Barcelona to the dramatic mountains of the Pyrenees. Whether you're looking for a boutique hotel in Madrid, a hidden corner in Moorish Andalucia, a hip beach resort on the costas or the latest fashionable restaurant to emerge from the Basque country, you'll find it in the Rough Guide. Each region is brought to life with inspiring photography and clear, colourful maps, while honest, up-to-date reviews search out the best places to eat, sleep and drink in every price range. Budget travellers, city-break weekenders, hikers and drivers will all find something to inspire them in this definitive guide.
