This elegantly simple resource provides an introduction to nouns in six different languages in a way accessible to young children. (The point isn't necessarily to overwhelm them with all six languages at once - you pick your language of interest or let them play around and see what they like.) The front of each large glossy card has a simple, child-like illustration of the object or a symbol representing the noun. (For example, January is represented by a Snowman, December is represented by a Christmas tree.) The back of the card gives the word in English as well as six other languages - Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Latin. All the words chosen are child-appropriate, but the set is suitable for all ages.
The cards are intended to be an introduction or a study aid to students using the various Power Glide Courses. You choose which language you want to use the cards for. The audio CDs are arranged so that each language has its own segment on the CDs. This is less expensive to produce than an individual set for each language. But, it's also really neat because you can play around with languages with young children to see which ones they're interested in. They can learn to count in all six languages. Some of them may also be interested in seeing the relationships between the languages and where similarities lie (this is especially useful since Latin is one of the languages included).
The Audio CD is a very nice recording - very straightforward with the narrators alternating between English and the language of choice. Just skip to the segment of your language choice and the entire text for that language is all in one place.
Categories of Nouns:
- Months of the Year
- Seasons
- Days of the Week
- Numbers: 1-10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000
- Colors
- Shapes (Six Basic Ones)
- Body Parts
- Modes of Transportation
- Places (Post Office, Library, etc.)
- Family Members
- Clothing
- Animals
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Beverages
- Snacks
- Meals
- Things Outside
- Rooms
- Kitchen Items
- Bathroom Items
- Bedroom Items
- Family Room Items
A nice little feature for those studying Latin is that the Latin words include the genitive ending and the gender of the noun (very handy!).
Power-Glide has made available a page of games to use with these cards which can be viewed on their website http://www.power-glide.com/games You can also view sample cards by clicking here. A verb set is also available.
