Professor Parrot for Spanish (PreK)

[Green Vixen]

Hi everyone,

 

Has anyone used Professor Parrot for PreK Spanish? I am looking for a DVD that my PreK and 20 month old twins can watch to become familiar with Spanish pronunciation. Also other recommendations would be appreciated :001_smile:!

 

Thanks,

 

Marisa

[Rosie_0801]

These guys are supposed to be good: http://www.littlepim.com/

 

Rosie

[Terabith]

We have Professor Parrot. We like him. We haven't watched it eight million times, which I think would be more useful, but we have watched it more than a few times, and they have picked up some vocabulary from it.

[duckens]

1) We have Professor Parrot, too, and he is fine.

 

We don't watch Professor Parrot a lot because there is a lot of TV competition in our household with DVDs from the library. (Daddy checks out Scooby Doo, etc). So....be realistic about how interested your children will be with Professor Parrot if there is such competition.

 

2) Muzzy is also recommended....but it is much more expensive. When I purchased our set, I paid one price, and 4-5 languages were included on one DVD set (Spanish, French, German, American English, British English, ESL, Italian...I think; it is loaned to a friend to preview right now).

 

Muzzy is often available through libraries; it is where we learned of Muzzy. Our librarian shared with me of one 5yo who could speak all of the Muzzy languages at that time (listed above). She did acknowledge that it was a situation of Muzzy on the TV all the time, round-the clock. That would make me crazy, and would not be the best choice for every household!

 

http://www.early-advantage.com/muzzytrialoptin_ft.aspx

 

3) Flip-Flop Spanish is a preschool program for Spanish. It is very elementary. I have purchased the books, but we haven't done anything with it yet. I've got too much else on my plate right now. Maybe others can share if they have tried Flip-Flop Spanish, and the pros and cons.

 

http://flipfloplearning.com/

 

4) If your little ones are obsessed with a standard Disney cartoon (for example, Aladdin), and they play it 24/7, switch the language to "Spanish." They already know the story, and the Spanish dubbing lines up with the cartoon faces for the most part.

 

5) Add Spanish to your daily life with YOU playing with the kids. For example, we pull out all of the kids' little plastic animals, and name as many of them in Spanish as we can. What are we having for breakfast? Tell them in Spanish (huevos!) What do you want to drink? (Leche or Jugo?)

[duckens]

More to add!

 

6) Usborne books has several Spanish/English books. Look for "First 100 Words in Spanish" and "First Thousand Words in Spanish." See if your library has a copy of either so you can preview them. Otherwise, an Usborne seller may have one in her stock that you can look at.

 

http://www.myubam.com/ecommerce/results.asp?sid=E0699&gid=85164923

 

7) Usborne also has a video based on the "First Hundred Words in Spanish." The kids seem to prefer it to Muzzy and Professor Parrot...but that's just my kids. The name is "First Fun with Spanish."

 

http://www.myubam.com/ecommerce/details.asp?sid=E0699&gid=85164923&title=First+Fun+with+Spanish+DVD&sqlwhere=submit%3Dsearch%26search%3Dfirst%2B100%2Bwords%2Bin%2Bspanish

[Green Vixen]

Thanks everyone for the great ideas! Looks like I'll be busy tomorrow, I can't wait to check them all out :001_smile:!

 

Marisa

[Devotional Soul]

I found this great DVD from the library called Sing, Watch, & Learn Spanish. The music is great and the visuals show the words being said with kids having fun...even my 2 year old was into it. It covers most basic spanish words.