Welcome to Day 8 of my 10,000 Subscriber Celebration! I hope you’ve all had a good time up til now and I’ve got another great giveaway today!
I took Spanish in High School…let’s just say that was awhile back and leave it at that, shall we? And I’ve been looking for a good Spanish program to continue on our studies. I’ve heard some interesting reviews on Speekee and so I wanted to give Speekee Spanish a try, it looked like something my younger kids would really dig.
What is it?
Speekee Spanish is a Spanish program for children ages 3-elementary. Through a series of videos, children are introduced to Spanish through songs, puppets, and skits. Each episode also contains downloads that go along with the lesson.
What’s the Cost?
Online access: $7.50 per month
What did we think?
While I can’t say that my kids can speak Spanish just from watching the videos just yet, we also aren’t through the whole series. My oldest (age 8) didn’t really like Speekee, but my 4 and 6 year old definitely did! As a matter of fact I had a hard time getting them off of my computer so I could get some work done.
I wasn’t quite sure if it was working or not until my 5 year old turned around and said “Mom, to say ‘I like’ in Spanish you say ‘Me gusta!’ ” Very nice young padawan! The lessons did go a little fast for her, so that’s where my rusty Spanish kicked in. And yes, I sat and translated for her as they went, {uhem} and learned a little in the process. She can’t read that fast yet, so the subtitles weren’t too much help for her. She did get the easier ones though like cold, hot, hello, and my name is.
I do like that they’re speaking to each other on the video as well. Most Spanish programs do a good job at teaching vocab, but not such a great job at teaching how to use those words in sentences. The videos are totally in Spanish so its like watching Spanish TV…oh right…thus Speekee TV. I’m such a dork ;o)
We’ll definitely be watching these videos in our house for awhile I can tell! I’ll post an update on our progress as we learn more, but for now….”Adios amigos!” ;o) See, I’m practically fluent.
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Win It: {THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!} Speekee TV is offering a FREE 2 month trial subscription to one of my readers.
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- The give away will be open until midnight EST Friday August 12, 2011. Winner will be announced by Sunday August 14, 2011.
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- Disclosure: I was provided with free Speekee TV subscription to review on my blog. The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but were not influenced by the company or the free product provided.
My daughter would love this. We have looked into Spanish Immersion classes in our area, but they are quite costly. This could be an alternative for us. Thanks for the chance to win!
I subscribe to your website via RSS and I LOVE it!! Thank you!
Funny, I was actually looking into this program today, I’ve seen it a few times on some of the homeschool blogs and was thinking of doing the trial offer, it would be great two try it out longer than the 2 weeks though.
We will be officially starting our homeschool venture next month… and we have been researching Speekee for my 6 and 3 year old. My 6 year old has actually asked to learn Spanish and so we would love a free trial for it! Thanks for sharing it!
Growing up in Canada I learned French in school which doesn’t do me a lot of good now that I live in the US. I’ve been wanting to add a foreign language into our schooling and since there is a lit of Spanish around here, This may be a good way to start.
This is great, would love to win this. My son has a best friend who is ESL… this would help my son communicate with him!
Never too early to start!
I have a friend who is using this…would love to give it a try too!
I will be homeschooling next year for the first time and would love to teach my K and 6th grade boys Spanish while I learn as well. I also took Spanish in school but can only remember a few phrases.
THis would make a great addition to our homeschool