Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Songs + fun and games = little language learners!
What better way to capture children's attention and open their minds to a
new language than with catchy tunes, giggle-inducing games, and beloved
fairy tales? Award-winning author Ana Lomba presents Hop, Skip, and Sing
Spanish for Kids, an interactive program that will help you teach
Spanish to children ages two though seven.
Based on the author's proven "Easy Immersion" methodology, this audio
package offers 25 songs and games that use repetition and active
participation to make language learning a snap while encouraging children to
sing, play, and act silly for maximum fun.
From the Back Cover
Who says you can't giggle as you become bilingual?
Make learning Spanish second nature for your child with this
activity-packed, 75-minute CD and book--perfect for kids ages two through
seven. Listen, sing, dance, and learn Espaņol anywhere, from the
playroom to the classroom and even in the car!
Kids will play their way to new Spanish language skills while they:
- Sing along to household words and funny phrases
- Learn to salta alto, alto, muy alto (jump high,
high, very high) by saying it and doing it
- Tell old stories in a new way--"Los tres cerditos" anyone?
("The Three Little Pigs")
Product Details
- Reading level: Ages 4-8
- Audio CD: 24 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (August 16, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 007147451X
- ISBN-13: 978-0071474511
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
- Average Customer Review:
  (11
customer reviews)
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This year I started teaching Spanish as a foreign language at the Elementary
Level. I have used Ana Lomba's Hop, Skip and Sing with my Kindergarteners and
First Graders and they love it! The activities are very appropriate; they are
easy to follow, involve hand motions and body movement, are short and fun. The
children remember the words from one week to the next (I only see each group
once a week). It has helped me tremendously--I am using it as my curriculum for
this age group.
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I highly recommend this CD. My bilingual daughter (Age 4) loves it, as do her
monolingual English-speaking friends (ages 3-11). I will be using this in
Spanish classes and will recommend it to parents as an additional resource. Each
song/ game is in Spanish only (often with suggested actions or movements),
providing an "immersion" experience. However, each track is preceded by an
explanation and translation track, so that kids (and adults) can comprehend the
words and song. I can easily program the CD player to play only the Spanish
tracks when needed. Another great product from Ana Lomba!
~Amy at Langualearn.com
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This a great book. Kinda jumps around on the CD, doesn't really follow the book.
My daughter loves it and tries to sing a long with it.
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As a Spanish teacher to children ages 2 to 5, this is the best money spent on a
Spanish Song CD. It has so many simple songs with catchy melodies! Most of the
songs fit within a theme (five senses, animals, etc.) which make it easy to find
where and when you can use it in a class. If you were to buy just one Spanish
Song CD, get this one!
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This fun, interactive learning tool is a must have if you want to teach and
learn Spanish. I am a non-Spanish speaking mother of a five year old daughter
and two year old son. We play the CD and sing, dance and play the games. It is
great way to have quality time together as well.
We have so much fun with it that my children ask to listen to it!
Thank you Ana Lomba for making learning Spanish fun.
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We're a homeschooling family with a bright 4yo and an extremely bright 8yo. Both
enjoy singing along to this CD in the car. For the 4yo it is pitched just right,
for the 8yo it is simple but still fun. Both kids sing the songs even when we're
not playing the CD, and the 8yo in particular seems to be picking up some of the
rules of Spanish grammar and pronunciation just by singing and playing the
games. Some of the games/songs are better at home, where they can move around,
but for the most part everything can be done seated. We have passed the time
other places with the songs -- I need to learn them better myself!
You've got to do something in the car -- why not learn Spanish?
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My kids we're enjoying the CD until the story about Little Red Riding Hood
played. There's a voice for the Big Bad Wolf and it scared my 2 and 4 yr old.
Now they dont want hear the CD ever again.
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My own children love this CD, and any of the games I have tried. It's an
excellent resource for Spanish teachers, too, who need to spice up the lesson
plans for the week, and allow the students to listen to someone else's voice
speak the target language (Spanish!) My students (ages 3 to 18) sometimes would
groan if I pulled out a CD, but not this one!
After a foundation in Spanish, this works really well. I think if it were the
first introduction to Spanish, though, the students might be a little less than
interested... as an addition, it's great!
Great job, Ana! Another fun tool that's well done and goes with just about any
curriculum that has the objective of communication, not just memorization.
This enhances Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1, Professor Toto, Beginning
Spanish Reader, and probably any other text book - all great for any parent
wanting to teach Spanish, but aren't Spanish speakers themselves.
Sra. Gose
Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5:
Level 2
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This CD can keep a kid very engaged for a long period of time, unlike most other
products, where the kid will lose interest in less than 2 minutes. The fact that
the instructor speaks Spanish from Spain was also a plus, considering the
shortage of similar products in US. Cannot wait for more CDs from the same
group.
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It was probably noted somewhere but missed by me: Ana is from Spain and uses the
vocabulary and pronunciation from that country. (see: lots and lots of theta; a
bit disconcerting for a latinoamerican type like me)
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It is hard to describe in a few paragraphs how excellent this cd is and how much
I like it. Ana Lomba has created the perfect preschool Spanish class in cd form.
Instead of the same dorky English-translated-into-Spanish songs that lack
authenticity, Hop, Skip, and Sing Spanish uses real poems and games from Spanish
Speaking countries. The poems are simple and singable, and are full of
grammatical information that kids pick up on without trying. As an adult I need
to see the written text (which is done simply and clearly in this set), but the
kids just listen to it and learn it.
Each poem or game starts with a track that introduces vocabulary (think Pimsleur
for kids). The next track has just the poem or game in Spanish. The sound
quality is excellent.
My kids' knowledge and use (and motivation) of Spanish doubled in just a few
weeks - after having studied Spanish for a couple years! I also recommend her
book Play and Learn Spanish, which has different content and is equally
excellent. I would especially recommend this product to homeschoolers.
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