Watch the Risas y Sonrisas
Complete Classroom Program
in action.
Songs from the 'Music CD'
Some clips of the 39 songs included in the Music CD.
Hover your mouse over the play buttons to hear the clips.
The Music CD is included with the 'Classroom Program', and the 'Individual Program'.
A song lyrics book is included with this CD.
The Risas y Sonrisas Songs to Learn Spanish CD includes 39 original and entertaining songs designed to teach students Spanish vocabulary and phrases.
These songs can also be rehearsed using the illustrations and lyrics from the Student Book, the interactive CD-ROM, the Sign and Sing DVD and the large posters.
Domino Game
The Domino Game included with the Flashcard Set is simple, but very effective. Students start with one domino. Then they look for the cartoon picture that matches the word on the first domino and connect the dominos. The student repeats the process for the second domino and the third. Finally, the student finds a fourth domino to connect the first and third dominos to complete a square.
Songs from the 'CD-ROM'
A sample from the interactive CD-ROM, which is included with the Student Book (which is also included in the 'Classroom Program', and the 'Individual Program').
The menu shows the list of songs that are included on both the Music CD and the CD-ROM. The CD-ROM, however, allows you to see the lyrics and hear the songs line by line. To see this in action, please click the link for the Farm Animals song highlighted in red. Then place your cursor over the yellow circle next to each line to hear that line of the song! Note that the animals are mentioned in the song in the same order as they appear in the Student Book's vocabulary unit, so students can follow the pictures in the book as they listen to the song from the CD-ROM or the Music CD.
Vocabulary sample from the 'CD-ROM'
The menu below shows the list of Vocabulary units included on the CD-ROM. To try out the first of two units on Farm Animals, click the link marked as the Sample. Once you are in the Farm Animals Unit, click each picture to hear the correct pronunciation. Also note the color coding for gender - pink for feminine, blue for masculine.
Q&A Sample from the
CD-ROM
Students can learn practical Spanish conversation skills and improve their vocabulary and pronunciation using the CD-ROM's 26 interactive Question and Answer activities. To see one of these units, please click the link for unit #11 below. Then place your cursor over the yellow circle next to each line of the conversation to hear it spoken!
Sample Verb Conjugation Unit from the CD-ROM
The CD-ROM includes interactive units designed to teach correct verb conjugation. Try out the sample:
1. Click Future, Present or Past below.
2. Run your cursor over Yo to hear it pronounced. (In the CD-ROM you see all of the pronouns presented this way.)
3. Click on the box for Yo (I).
4. Now place your mouse over each of the three verbs in black at the top of the display. (These are representative of the three types of Spanish verb endings - "ar", "er" and "ir".) Notice how the correct conjugations are shown for each at the bottom.
Video clip from the 'Sign & Sing' DVD
This is a short clip from the 'Sign & Sing DVD', included with the 'Classroom Program', and the 'Individual Program'.
A song lyrics book is included with the DVD.
What better way to learn Spanish than by signing and singing the songs included in the Risas y Sonrisas Program and learn two languages at the same time. American Sign Language offers signs that are easy to relate to words, so children can connect words to hand signs and learn vocabulary faster. These songs can also be rehearsed with the Student Book, the interactive CD-ROM, the Music CD and the large posters.
Student Book Video clip from the
'Skits DVD'
This is a short clip from the 'Skits DVD', included with the Student Book (which is also included in the 'Classroom Program', and the 'Individual Program') to help practice Spanish conversation.
The skit is called 'En el Restauranté'.
