Learning Spanish Products for Kids

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I don’t know about everyone else, but after listening to the same lesson over and over and over, I get a little bored. I was thinking I could find something different without spending a lot of money on an entirely different course, but still get some learning done.

Kid’s lessons or songs came to mind. Should be fairly cheap, simple and easy to understand, right? All true. But the few I’ve tried are a little irritating. They’re too simple and it may be because I’m almost fifty, but the songs and voices are more than a little irritating, but that’s probably just me. Not the worst idea I’ve had, but not so great either!

Beth Manners’ Magic Spanish for Kids: ages 2-6 This CD has a lot of excellent reviews and if I can get past the kid’s yelling there’s actually a decent amount of vocabulary. Cars, trucks, boats, planes and some body parts round out most of the vocabulary. It’s probably great for kids, but not so good for older adults. Since it’s labeled for ages 2-6, that should have been my first clue.

Las Puertas Retorcidas/The Twisted Doors: The Scariest Way in the World to Learn Spanish! This wasn’t so bad, it’s a decent story and will keep your interest. This has a CD and a workbook. Each chapter is a part of the story that explains a different part of Spanish vocabulary and grammar. It’s tough to follow if you only listen to the CD because there are no explanations or translations on the CD, they’re all in the workbook. But after going through the workbook, the CD is easier to follow along with. It’s a little strange when Spanish grammar is worked into the story line, which makes it a goofy kids story, but it’s still okay for older kids and adults.

Learning Spanish Products

There are a zillion different places on the internet to find stuff to help you learn how to speak Spanish. The most common and well known is Amazon.com. I've got a "Store" setup on the Products page that has a bunch of learning Spanish products in one place. Full disclosure

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