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Teach Them Spanish! Grade 3

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Simple introduction to Spanish in a themtaic approach. Each unit contains vocabulary, simple writing activity - very age appropriate. Also has some ideas for a lesson plan. In back of book spanish songs and resource for other spanish books. Disadvantage - Spanish words did not contain definite articles, but can easily be written in before photocopying for class.

I love this series of books. I first started using them with the Pre-K set and now am using other levels in private groups. I like the pace, I like how it's organized. Very clear and easy to understand from a teacher's point of view and fun for children. My only problem is that the activities for each unit are extraordinarily repetitive (you create a memory game for every unit of study, a bingo game for every unit, and so on and so forth). This is fine as a starting point if you're stuck for ideas (the kids don't seem to mind), but I've found myself having to research a little further to find good Spanish games and creating them from scratch. Another issue that has bugged me are the songs. They're great for the most part, but all of them rely on familiar English-speaking tunes. Tunes with a rhythm that not always goes well with the lyrics provided in Spanish...!! But on the whole, a wonderful series! Best I've found so far!