Languages | Grade Infinity

Hola! Did you know that Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world? So for anyone who is looking for Spanish resources for kids, we have put together a small list of the very best DVDs, CD/MP3, websites, and books that we could find that parents can use to help kids learn Spanish at home.

DVDs

Your best bet if you are looking for a DVD to help you teach your kids Spanish is the Whistlefritz series Spanish for Kids: The Complete Collection.

This series has won 48 awards (48!), and the reviews are over the top good. It was even one of Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products for 2012. The reason this DVD series is so good is it covers all kinds of things such as different rooms of the house, parts of the body, animals, seasons. Each DVD is less than 30 min, and all the songs from the DVDs are also on a CD, which you can use to help reinforce what your child is learning. It’s great fun and educational DVD.

Helpful CDs/MP3s

There are lots of CDs out there to help teach kids Spanish, but since we are going to recommend only one, our favorite has got to be En Mi Casa from En Mi Casa. The reason this cd is our favorite is that the songs are fun and catchy, and our kids love it. The music is excellent with catchy lyrics that make it a fun language lesson. En Mi Casa includes all the lyrics which are easy to follow because the singing is clear and slow enough to follow along with. So there you have it.

Popular Books

A great book to teach your kids Spanish is I Can Read and Speak in Spanish (Book + Audio CD). It is for a complete beginner and is very basic. Also, it includes an audio CD, which is very important when just starting with a language. The book goes over 60 words that are used in simple illustrated stories. Learning activities at the end of each story encourage kids to re-create the sentences and create new sentences of their own, using specially designed flashcard symbols. Each book includes a storybook illustrated with photographs, storybook narration (on CD) for proper pronunciation, flashcards, and stickers, and tips for parents on how to adapt the material to their child’s learning style.

Free Websites

SpanishTown is a free site that has suitable Spanish language learning materials for all levels and all ages.

DuoLingo is a fun free site that is great for school-aged kids. It has gamified language learning and is 100% free.

Discovery Kids Spanish has lots of fun videos in Spanish for kids.

123 Teach Me has a well-organized site that is perfect for helping kids learn Spanish. It has vocabulary, games, quizzes, numbers, flashcards, and lots more.

There is something very satisfying about being able to get some insight into what it is a baby is wanting or is thinking about. A very easy way to do this is to teach them a bit of baby sign language. It is fun, and it will make your life with your baby much less frustrating.

If you are thinking you might want to give it a try, here is a list of the best baby sign language systems, best baby flashcards, videos, books, and apps that will have you communicating with your baby in no time.

(Remember you don’t need to be fluent in ASL –just try learning a few signs, and it will help you with communicating with your baby.)

Baby Sign Language System

After doing a whole lot of research, if we were going to teach another baby some sign language, the system that we would go with is Signing Time. It has digital downloads for your computer, or you can get their super popular DVDs. This site also has everything you might need available for sale. Babies are crazy about this system for learning baby sign language.

We know three families who have used it and rave about it. The songs are repetitive but catchy, and the graphics are super appealing to babies. Signing Time also has DVDs for special needs with a Down Syndrome Support Bundle and an Autism Play and Sign Set.

Free Flashcards for Baby Sign Language

Flashcards are an excellent teaching aid for sign language that can be used on their own or as a supplement with some of the other resources. Baby Sign Language offers free flashcards that you can download and print off from your computer. With these flashcards, you can just select each sign individually, so you only need to choose the signs that you are interested in learning. This website also offers nice-looking flashcards that you can purchase.

Baby Sign Language Video

If you are looking for something free that can help you teach your baby sign language, My Smart Hands has a great YouTube channel that has lots of free videos. There are Baby Signing Q&A videos, tonnes of Animated Videos, and also some videos with super fun songs. It’s a fantastic free resource for teaching babies or kids some sign language.

Baby Sign Language Book

We know there are lots of people out there who do not want to put babies and kids in front of the TV, so we did some research on what is the best book out there for teaching babies sign language. The book that we used when we taught our kids was Baby Signs by Linda P. Acredolo, and we thought it was a great book and gave us everything that we needed to teach our babies, but looking into it a bit more it seems the book that is the most recommend Baby Sign Language Basics. This book is a good starter set that includes a DVD (that can be helpful for the parent). The first part of the book has a guide on how to start teaching your baby and gives advice on what to encourage and what to avoid, and the second part of the book is a dictionary with instructions on how to do each sign.

App to Teach Sign Language to Babies

There are a few different apps around for teaching sign language, the app we tried out and like the most is from Baby Sign and Learn – American Sign Language Pro Edition. It has a very user-friendly interface as well as handy video animation of the signs that make it easy and fun for parents to teach their babies.

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