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Spanish For You! spanish curriculum-anyone use this?


Halcyon
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I just read a review about this today, and thought I would ask here to see if anyone has used it. Right now, my younger is watching Salsa videos and my older is using Easy Spanish Step by Step (verrrry sloooowly LOL) but this looks like it might be fun for next year. Technically it says it would work for grades 3-8, and I know that a lot of moms want to combine their kids in languages.

 

Anyway, would love to hear opinions.

 

http://www.spanish-for-you.net/

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We've used some of it. I liked it for the most part. It was easy to use though the files were a bit disorganized (we used the downloadable version) - not sure but I think they were updated since I used it. Do you have any specific questions?

 

Oh yeah, the TOS Crew reviewed this program so there are a ton of reviews here - Spanish for You.

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Tonia, what level/s did you use?  I have a 3rd and 5th grader, which falls into two separate levels in the program.  I was wondering how easy/hard the worksheets were, to see if I can lump the kids together in either the lower or middle level.

 

I'm just looking for something simple to follow GSWS.  I love the simplicity and little chunks that we're getting right now and wanted to keep that style up.  I don't really want a full blown curriculum, and Spanish for You! seemed like it was open and go and simple enough.

 

I did see the many reviews out there, but honestly, after reading one, they all sounded the same, which made me wonder.  

 

My kids do play on Duolingo a bit for fun, but for now I've not been requiring it of them.

 

Sigh.  Elementary Spanish woes.

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Tonia, what level/s did you use?  I have a 3rd and 5th grader, which falls into two separate levels in the program.  I was wondering how easy/hard the worksheets were, to see if I can lump the kids together in either the lower or middle level.

 

I'm just looking for something simple to follow GSWS.  I love the simplicity and little chunks that we're getting right now and wanted to keep that style up.  I don't really want a full blown curriculum, and Spanish for You! seemed like it was open and go and simple enough.

 

I did see the many reviews out there, but honestly, after reading one, they all sounded the same, which made me wonder.  

 

My kids do play on Duolingo a bit for fun, but for now I've not been requiring it of them.

 

Sigh.  Elementary Spanish woes.

 

I used Estaciones with a 3rd grader. I think you could put the kids together in one program (probably the 3-4 would work). There's lots of pieces to it so it's a bit of work to figure it all out but once you've figured out how you want to do it it's open and go - but not something you can just hand off to them. You have to teach the content.

 

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Travelgirlut-if you make it more formal, I have found (after much searching) that Duolingo really, really teaches them well. We are already reading Spanish reader books easily.

 

Halycon-I have really enjoyed Duolingo Spanish for myself and my 11 yo.

What do you mean by "make it more formal"? Time spent? Number of exercises?

 

Also, I have been trying to find some easy first readers.  Which are you using?

 

Thanks,

happydays

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Halycon-I have really enjoyed Duolingo Spanish for myself and my 11 yo.

What do you mean by "make it more formal"? Time spent? Number of exercises?

 

Also, I have been trying to find some easy first readers.  Which are you using?

 

Thanks,

happydays

 

 

"More formal" means we do it every day, we review vocab weekly and they don't just "do it when they feel like it or when Mom remembers" :D

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Halcyon - Are your kids proficient typists?   Mine are not and I'm wondering if I should wait until they are or concentrate on giving the answers to me orally and I could type it in for them.  

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