I do living languages for little ones, French and German, but I also like to do living Latin. I love Mater Anserina and the I Am Reading Latin Series for little ones. We do those as well. I don't start doing any formal Latin until grade 4.

Here are my favorite ones: Schnüpperle (my five year old loves those) Der Sängerkrieg der Heidehasen (a favorite of mine when I was little) Anything by Astrid Lindgren The Oetinger Verlag has quite a few, some of which I know, but others I don't know. Vorleser has free fairy tales and other "real" literature books. Peterchens Mondfahrt is especially nice. Ohrka also has some good ones for free Many good children's books by people like Erich Kästner, Otfried Preussler, Michael Ende, etc. can be found as audio books.

There will also be a book/talk called Speaking French with Miss Mason and Francois soon.

Have you looked at the program The Easy French? It incorporates Charlotte Mason ideas.

I have been using IBIS since 1993. They are wonderful. I'm familiar with Adler's, I picked up their catalog many years ago in Chicago, but I prefer to work with IBIS.

You are very welcome.

Thanks so much!!

I'm not familiar with this, what does AoPS stand for?

Maybe when she is two years old :laugh: ! After five children I know that feeling quite well.

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Interesting are also the literature lists of the "Lehrplan für das Gymnasium Bayern." When you scroll down to point 5.4 and look under Lektüreangebot you get suggestions for grade 5. You can get those lists for each grade.

Here are my favorite books for grade 1 and under, here for grade 2, and here for grade 3. At the beginning of each list I have grammar/spelling books, but then you can see literature titles. I can post more books for older children if you are interested.

We like Charlotte Diamond from Canada. She sings in English and French. You can find her here.

Try Skoldo French.

That so helpful! Thanks so much, Melissa.

Melissa, could you give a short description of Lingua Mater Americana?

Here is the first German one: . You can find more on YouTube.

Take a look at Charlotte Diamond. She is Canadian and has done CDs in French, English, and Spanish. I listened to her music in concert more than 20 years ago and still like it. Very lovely lady and great songs about topics children can relate to.

I thought the same thing, they looked like they had the right amount of information and were also colorful. I couldn't find any good samples of them, though.

Has anybody used this timeline from Milliken? If so, how do you like it? Thanks in advance!

If you know German, there is a Swiss company that offers German/French CDs like that here.

We really like Skoldo for this age. I have been using it for many years now. It's very child friendly.

For children under seven, we love all the books posted here and own almost all of them.

When my older ones were little, we had no screen time, we didn't even have a computer and we still don't have a TV. We've had laptops for about five years now, so we do, for the first time, have dvds now. So my older ones didn't watch dvds until they were about 10. We still limit dvds. The older ones are allowed to watch a dvd only when they have read the book! The younger ones, under 9 are still rarely allowed to watch. So I guess videos/dvds might not be important for the children, but for yourself.

Oh, I know how it is to try to drive with little ones. When mine were younger I didn't go anywhere far because they hated the car! We use mostly English books for the main subjects, but I do require German as a daily subject. I never speak English to them unless I'm reading a question from an English book to them. Then they are allowed to answer in English, but all my instructions (like "Open the book on page ...") are in German. My children tend to speak English among themselves, but we try to speak German as a family on the weekends. It is harder for them to speak German because they only hear it from me, books, and my husband (on the weekends). The two older ones seldom make mistakes, the three younger ones are having more problems with getting certain cases right, but I correct them each time I hear something wrong. Since your children are still little I would really try to sing a lot and try to incorporate German finger plays. If you are interested, I can share some resources for those.

Yes, I think I would join their list and ask directly. I would ask about books, audio tapes/CDs, songs, practical advice on how to incorporate more German into your days, how to get your husband involved, how to brush up on your own German, and ask about if there are some people in your area that know German. There are also bilingual family sites or this site with some other helps for German families. There is also a German American Society in Omaha. They might be a good place to find like-minded people. Here (source) is another list of German clubs I found: NEBRASKA[/url] American Historical Society of Germans from Russia 631 D Street Lincoln, NE 68402-1199 402.474.3363 Erzgebirge, Inc. 1007 Howard Street Omaha NE 68102-2833 402.345.9627 Freundschaft Tanz Club Omaha, NB German-American Heritage Society of Lincoln : 2405 S. 60th St. Lincoln, NE 68506 402.483.2855 German-American Society of Omaha, Inc. 3717 South 120 Street Omaha, NE 68144 John Siegel 402.333.6615 Heimat Tänzer Ok 3305 Augusta Ave Omaha, NB 68144 402.333.8099 Liederkranz 401 West First Street Grand Island, NE 68802-0325 308.382.9337 Sängerchor Omaha, NB Schützenverein Omaha Omaha, NB Skat Klub Omaha, NB You could also contact the Goethe Institut. Here is a link to a school in Nebraska that works with them. The Goethe Institut might know about people/events in your area. Or contact the German Consulate General in Chicago. They work with people from Nebraska. Good luck!