Product Description
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Winner of an iParenting Media Award. Winner of a Parents' Choice
Approved Award. Endorsed by KIDS FIRST! Winner of The National
Parenting Center's 2007 Seal of Approval. Winner of Creative
Child Magazine's 2007 Preferred Choice Award.
In this award-winning Spanish immersion DVD, children explore the
world of the body and play. Accompanied by young friends and
puppet pals, children learn the words for play activities, parts
of the body, clothing, numbers, and more! Children won't be able
to resist dancing and singing along to this Spanish DVD's
toe-tapping, hand-clapping, maraca-slapping new songs, including
Los Niños Cuando Bailan, new twists on favorite children's songs
Cabeza, Hombros (Head, Shoulders) and Ojos, Orejas and the
irresistible new toe-tapper Los Deditos.
This DVD includes an easy-to-use translation guide for parents
and teachers, as well as Spanish subtitles for adult learners.
The DVD teaches Spanish using the immersion teaching method
recommended by language acquisition experts. (For more
information about immersion, please watch the Language Immersion
video on the company's website.)
Designed for ages 1-5, Vamos a Jugar is perfect for the whole
family!
Review
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Bright graphics, live-action footage of children, an engaging
young teacher, songs, and games present basic Spanish language
terms such as parts of the body, numbers, colors, articles of
clothing, and more. In a format reminiscent of Blues Clues, the
children and the teacher are shown against animated backgrounds,
giving variety and visual appeal to the presentation. . . [T]he
well-structured DVD uses context and repetition to clarify
meaning. The sense of playing a game is continuously maintained.
The total immersion technique is consistent throughout and the
use of repetition is excellent. Young children will be happy to
join in and will pick up phrases and words easily. A short
Translation Guide lists all the words and phrases used in the DVD
in the order in which they appear....The program is definitely
better in quality and execution than Kids Love Spanish and for a
slightly older audience than the excellent Osmosis series. Though
clearly ed at the home market, the program is an excellent
tool for beginning instruction in Spanish and will be useful in
classrooms as well. --School Library Journal
Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar is a proud winner of an
iParenting Media Award, which represents outstanding achievement
in the children's product marketplace. The following are the
comments of the iParenting Media Awards program reviewers:
Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar is very well done and would
be a great addition to a family's collection. What a great way to
teach your children Spanish by making it fun and exciting! This
video keeps a child's attention the whole time while watching.
There were many positive characteristics of this DVD: 1.
Friendly and articulate narrator. 2. Friendly and engaging
children. 3. Wonderful, bright and colorful images. Overall, the
[program] takes a fun and simple approach to teaching Spanish to
children. While it doesn't use any English translation, the
pictures and illustrations are clear and simple to understand.
The [program] is quick moving and therefore works to keep younger
attention spans engaged, which is difficult when they don't
understand the language.
There are many positive characteristics of this Spanish DVD. My
5-year old twins enjoyed watching this show and watched it many
times throughout the review period. The main points that they
enjoyed were the songs and characters. The songs were up beat and
involved lots of action, therefore appealing to their attention
span. Although they didn t know what was being said as the whole
DVD was in Spanish, they continued to enjoy the show. The
characters and colors were vibrant and active. My kids loved the
puppets and the children the most. It was great to hear them
laugh at some of the characters.
The translation guide was helpful and I think after a few more
times of watching the DVD, I ll be able to use the guide more.
The guide is set up to be user friendly and the user is able to
quickly find the Spanish translation. The DVD was long enough for
the kids to enjoy and learn Spanish, yet short enough that they
didn t get bored. There is an excellent balance of content and
time. I liked that the DVD language was in Spanish and the idea
of learning the language through immersion is an excellent idea.
The simplicity of the characters and songs are amazing. I hope
this DVD becomes a favorite in the household and that even I
learn. --iParenting Media Awards
Charming animations, children's involvement, interactivity
coupled with playful association of words and the visual screen
including music and puppet shows that make it very appealing.
This title works well in a Spanish immersion format. Key
character Maria, although not well known, is very engaging and
has great charisma. She and the children are excellent role
models, portraying good hu --KIDS FIRST!