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La Clase Divertida (The Fun Class!) Level 1 Kit with DVD

By: Dale & Robin Gamache

La Clase Divertida / Other

4 out of 5 stars (3 Reviews)

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Introduce your whole family to the basics of a foreign language when you join Señor and Señora Gamache's friendly Spanish class! Games, songs, storytelling, cooking, and handcrafts are used to teach letters, numbers, greetings, animals, colors, and more. Kit includes two DVDs, a practice CD, teacher's manual, two student workbooks, and two sets of craft materials---all in a sturdy carrying case. Ages 5 and up.

Note: Old packaging is still being used by the publisher that includes description and pictures of VHS cassettes on the box, but the box does contain only DVDs and CDs.

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La Clase DivertidaLa Clase Divertida (The Fun Class!) Level 1 Kit with DVD

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3.7 out of 5

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3 out of 5

1 out of 250%customers would recommend this product to a friend.

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5 out of 5

Great start to Spanish

Date:December 19, 2011

Julie in MN

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Location:Minnesota

Age:45-54

Gender:female

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We enjoyed this set over the elementary and middle school years. It starts out where I haven't seen any other language programs start -- the sounds. The sounds of the vowels and then the entire alphabet are the cornerstone of the program, which I think is one of it's greatest strengths.

The vocabulary tends to be much more focused on children than other programs, which typically focus on tourism. Instead, typical "kid conversations" about your birthday and favorite color are more appealing.

Songs are a big part, especially in level 1, and very fun plus helping you to remember what you learned. My youngest enjoyed having "classmates" on the videos, too (there is a good range of ages represented).

By level 3, there is a good bit of grammar, using verbs kids might want to know like live, speak, understand, and believe. There's more Christian content in year 3, as I recall. They identify the things throughout the house using a poster-sized diagram. They follow a dialogue performed by 2 of the older students on audio with a printed script. There's a Spanish-English dictionary included in level 3, also.

As for the previous comment on pagans, probably age 3 is too young for understanding culture whatsoever. But it isn't a very big part of the program whatsoever -- other than the crafts, I had to really wrack my brain to try to recall the parts she was referring to. By the ages we used the program (about 3rd-8th), an understanding of culture is an important part of language learning and general preparation for ministry, so I am glad culture wasn't ignored.

P.S. There's an online high school component, so the program doesn't end in elementary.

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1 out of 5

This is not a Christian class

Date:April 21, 2011

chemist mom

Location:Evansville, IN

Age:35-44

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I was very excited to find this product for my children, ages 3 and 4, whom we want to teach Spanish. However, upon receiving the product, we very quickly decided to return it, as it is full of Pagan information about the names of gods of Mexico, and even has the children make crafts using images of their pagan idols. The first lesson even has "Pagan" as one of the vocabulary words to learn. I think the idea is a fantastic one, and the craft packet looked like it would have been fun to do, but I could not have my children break one of God's commandments to make images of false gods, (Exodus 20:4), and learn about the names, and reputations of false gods, and how they were worshiped, as prohibited in Deut. 12:3, Exodus 23:13, Deut. 12:30, among other texts.

If they would revise their class to be Christian, or even religiously neutral, I would love to try it again.

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5 out of 5

Date:March 1, 2010

nicole

My family and I have enjoyed this kit very much, and we will be buying level 2. The box says it is for kindergarten & up, but my 4 yr old has learned some colors, numbers, and family members along with me & my 3rd grader. The system is great for elementary age & adults learning along with their children, but may be a bit slow for jr. high & high school. Pros* Progress @ your own pace * Everything necessary included in kit--you just decide which elements to use & when* A suggested schedule is included for optional use. * Reinforcement of prior lessons in progressing lessons* Crafts & worksheets included for optional use * CD useful for reinforcement in car* Though not overt, it is clear from some comments made that the teacher & his family are Christians. Nice to be able to show support to a Christian enterprise. Cons:* The only real con is that the first kit oddly doesn't include greetings (only telling/asking names), which is where most other foreign language classes begin. A bit strange to me.