A family builds an adobe house in the Southwest desert.

A family builds an adobe house in the Southwest desert.

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Would you like your children to grow up bilingual, even if you aren’t yet? Then speak to your kids in Spanish as you learn the language along with them. Becoming a Bilingual Family gives English-speaking parents the tools to start speaking Spanish with their kids in their earliest years, when children are most receptive to learning languages. It teaches the vocabulary and idioms for speaking to children in Spanish and offers practical, proven ways to create a language-learning environment at home. The first part of the book introduces parents to many resources—books, audio books, music, television, computer programs, childcare workers, school, and friends—that can help you establish a home environment conducive to the acquisition of Spanish. The second part is a Spanish phrasebook that takes you through all the typical activities that parents and children share, from getting up in the morning to going to bed at night. Few, if any, other Spanish study aids provide this much vocabulary and guidance for talking to small children about common daily activities. The authors also include a quick course in Spanish pronunciation and enough grammar to get a parent started. Spanish-language resources, kids’ names in Spanish, and an easy-to-use index and glossary complete the book. Take the Markses’ advice and start talking to your kids in Spanish, even if it’s not perfect. You’ll learn the language together and share the excitement of discovering the peoples and cultures that make up the Spanish-speaking world.

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The Complete Book of Spanish provides 352 pages of fun exercises that help students become comfortable with the vocabulary for things they encounter every day, while also reinforcing foreign language confidence! Topics covered include the alphabet, expressions, days and months, colors, clothes, animals, songs, and more! It also include a complete glossary and bibliographic suggestions. --Over 4 million in print! Designed by leading experts, books in theÊComplete BookÊseries help children in grades preschoolÐ6 build a solid foundation in key subject areas for learning succss.ÊComplete BooksÊare the most thorough and comprehensive learning guides available, offering high-interest lessons to encourage learning and fun, full-color illustrations to spark interest. Each book also features challenging concepts and activities to movtivate independent study, a fun page of stickers, and a complete answer key to measure performance and guide instruction.

Teach Them Spanish! is for the teacher who has a little knowledge of Spanish and a lot of enthusiasm! This book guides you through practical lessons in beginning Spanish so that students with little or no previous Spanish will experience the thrill of success with a second language. Lessons, appropriate for third graders, are organized by topics familiar to the student, such as colors, clothing, food, family, and animals. Each lesson includes a simple-to-follow teacher lesson plan, a practice page, and activity pages. Lessons also include games, puzzles, songs, chants, and writing activities. Try this fun and practical program for teaching and learning basic Spanish.