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My kids have really wanted to learn Spanish this year. So we were pleased to review Fiestas by Spanish for You!  This was a very thorough, yet simple, Spanish program developed by a Spanish teacher with loads of practical experience. The program teaches the students speaking, reading, and writing skills, as well as grammar. Fiestas taught these things by learning about various Spanish celebrations, such as a birthday party, Day of the Dead, Carnival, Holy Week and April Fair. The program is broken down by grade level, and we used the Grades 3-4 lessons. How We Used the Product At the beginning of each week, I would pull up the provided Lesson Guide and print off all necessary text pages and worksheets and clip them together for use later in the week. Each day the kids and I would do the assigned lesson (again, following closely the provided Lesson Guide), by listening to the provided audio versions of the text. Then the kids would do the worksheets. Additionally, they wo...

Hola. Yo me llamo la maestra Nicole. ?Como te llamas? These are just some of the phrases we are now able to put together thanks to Classical Academic Press' wonderful product Song School Spanish . My kids have been wanting to learn Spanish so the opportunity to review this product came at the perfect time. The review products we received included the paperback Teacher's Edition and Student Text , as well as a CD adhered to the back jacket of the Student Text containing 42 catchy songs and chants that are a capstone of the lessons. Song School Spanish is intended to be an introductory Spanish course for children grades K-3 and includes vocabulary, handwriting, games and activities. Completing the 31 lessons prepares the student for Classical Academic Press' product, Spanish for Children . How We Used the Curriculum Including the short daily lessons of Song School Spanish into our day was an easy transition. The text has a recommended schedule, and w...