That's right - Max and Max Spanish has moved all 500 Spanish Lessons for Kids to this YouTube channel. These are the same lessons for Preschool through Grade 8 that we have provided for schools across the United States since 2008. Of course, we have added numerous revisions, videos, and handouts. Many schools have told us over the years that they want Spanish instruction for their students, but they can't afford it. So, starting in 2021, we are offering our entire curriculum to every school and home, at no cost, right here on the Max and Max Spanish Youtube channel. Come and get it! For a pdf listing of all lessons and handouts by grades, go here: https://schools.maxandmaxspanish.com/... Lots of Americans who become fluent in Spanish start out with kids Spanish classes. Then the beautiful language grows on them, and they want to learn more. They want to know the people who speak it. Then an opportunity or adventure comes along and, lo and behold, they become proficient in Spanish! It was that way for me too. But there are also lots of Americans who want to learn some Spanish but will never speak it fluently. Either way, students of any age need personal instruction. It's the nature of language. Our Spanish lessons for kids bring the personal touch in many ways that software programs cannot replicate. Online Spanish instruction is a difficult thing to get right, especially for early elementary students. For any age, online lessons must be: - Personal - Interactive - Challenging and - Contained, meaning kids can't wander away from the lesson and go roaming around the internet. (We help this happen on YouTube by setting our videos to "made for kids." Our Spanish instruction correlates with other subject matter and includes cultures besides Hispanic ones, because we're interested in helping kids adapt to the bigger world, wherever they are. You will see all kinds of traditional and nontraditional lessons and plenty of real-world culture. You'll also see a number of really good career exploration lessons. And if you see a Ⓗ at the beginning of a video description, it means there's a link to a downloadable handout for that lesson, a little lower down in the description. We offer you 500 free online Spanish lessons for kids. All the footage is shot by me, and I have travelled thousands of miles in the USA and in other countries to get it for you and your child. Max T. Russell, Max and Max Spanish . ---------- Max and Max Spanish for Kids and World Language Standards: Can kids learn Spanish online? Online Spanish lessons can never fully replace a good teacher, because some standards require real-time interaction with another human being. Nevertheless, video instruction that is properly designed can do amazing things. Here are the main instructional concepts of our Spanish classes for children: - Language and culture are intertwined. Our cultural content far exceeds what other language programs offer. We obtain authentic cultural content firsthand, from locals to highlands. - Occasional exposure to other languages creates an opportunity for interest in learning those languages. - Students learn about America while learning about languages and cultures of America. - Students and teachers hear perspectives which represent the diverse world among and beyond us. They are encouraged to discuss them rather than to merely accept or reject. - Our popular songs and tongue twisters teach pronunciation, word analysis and culture. - Many lessons teach how to interpret from one language to another. - Many lessons are heavy on word analysis that appeals to kids. These sessions also show how new language helps a person understand one’s first language and other languages. - Lessons orient kids to the “real world,” showing how we and others have used language and cultural understanding in the work place and in social encounters. - Many lessons incorporate bilingual stories that build a comfort zone for multilingualism. - Many lessons relate to other curricular areas (e.g., geography, the great outdoors, preparing for the changing business world, etc.), in keeping with the “Unified Arts” experience behind our program. - Career exploration is included. - We stress being a smart citizen of the world, prepared for safe adventures and rewarding friendships. - Good pronunciation is a priority. - We cover many standards in both typical and atypical order. Our Spanish instruction is designed for intellectual and physical interaction, based on years of on-site teaching Spanish to kids and 1500 live, two-way television broadcasts of Spanish classes for children K-6. - We strongly emphasize practical vocabulary sets. - Many of our lessons are made in response to specific requests.
Max T. Russell, the nice Spanish teacher, sometimes has something extra he wants to say to his subscribers, and this playlist of messages is where he says it.... Lots of Americans who become fluent in Spanish start out with kids Spanish classes. Then the beautiful language grows on them, and they want to learn more. They want to know the people who speak it. Then an opportunity or adventure comes along and, lo and behold, they become proficient in Spanish! It was that way for me too. But there are also lots of Americans who want to learn some Spanish but will never speak it fluently. Either way, students of any age need personal instruction. It's the nature of language. Our Spanish lessons for kids bring the personal touch in many ways that software programs cannot replicate. Online Spanish instruction is a difficult thing to get right, especially for early elementary students. For any age, online lessons must be: - Personal - Interactive - Challenging and - Contained, meaning kids can't wander away from the lesson and go roaming around the internet. (We help this happen on YouTube by setting our videos to "made for kids." Our Spanish instruction correlates with other subject matter and includes cultures besides Hispanic ones, because we're interested in helping kids adapt to the bigger world, wherever they are. You will see all kinds of traditional and nontraditional lessons and plenty of real-world culture. You'll also see a number of really good career exploration lessons. Schools have been telling us for years that they don't have extra money for non-mandated subjects. Well, we want every school and family to be able to afford Max and Max Spanish, so we have moved our Spanish classes online for kids from our website to our YouTube channel. We offer approximately 500 free online Spanish lessons for kids. All the footage is shot by me, and I have travelled thousands of miles in the USA and in other countries to get it for you and your child. Max T. Russell, Max and Max Spanish . ---------- Max and Max Spanish for Kids and World Language Standards: Can kids learn Spanish online? Online Spanish lessons can never fully replace a good teacher, because some standards require real-time interaction with another human being. Nevertheless, video instruction that is properly designed can do amazing things. Here are the main instructional concepts of our Spanish classes for children: - Language and culture are intertwined. Our cultural content far exceeds what other language programs offer. We obtain authentic cultural content firsthand, from locals to highlands. - Occasional exposure to other languages creates an opportunity for interest in learning those languages. - Students learn about America while learning about languages and cultures of America. - Students and teachers hear perspectives which represent the diverse world among and beyond us. They are encouraged to discuss them rather than to merely accept or reject. - Our popular songs and tongue twisters teach pronunciation, word analysis and culture. - Many lessons teach how to interpret from one language to another. - Many lessons are heavy on word analysis that appeals to kids. These sessions also show how new language helps a person understand one’s first language and other languages. - Lessons orient kids to the “real world,” showing how we and others have used language and cultural understanding in the work place and in social encounters. - Many lessons incorporate bilingual stories that build a comfort zone for multilingualism. - Many lessons relate to other curricular areas (e.g., geography, the great outdoors, preparing for the changing business world, etc.), in keeping with the “Unified Arts” experience behind our program. - Career exploration is included. - We stress being a smart citizen of the world, prepared for safe adventures and rewarding friendships. - Good pronunciation is a priority. - We cover many standards in both typical and atypical order. Our Spanish instruction is designed for intellectual and physical interaction, based on years of on-site teaching Spanish to kids and 1500 live, two-way television broadcasts of Spanish classes for children K-6. - We strongly emphasize practical vocabulary sets. - Many of our lessons are made in response to specific requests.
Is video-based foreign language instruction effective? Max T. Russell spent eight years investigating that question. He has created more than 500 online Spanish video lessons for K-8, and he has lots of tips to share with you. In this series, Max T. will show YOU how to use video effectively as a language teacher. Lots of Americans who become fluent in Spanish start out with kids Spanish classes. Then the beautiful language grows on them, and they want to learn more. They want to know the people who speak it. Then an opportunity or adventure comes along and, lo and behold, they become proficient in Spanish! It was that way for me too. But there are also lots of Americans who want to learn some Spanish but will never speak it fluently. Either way, students of any age need personal instruction. It's the nature of language. Our Spanish lessons for kids bring the personal touch in many ways that software programs cannot replicate. Online Spanish instruction is a difficult thing to get right, especially for early elementary students. For any age, online lessons must be: - Personal - Interactive - Challenging and - Contained, meaning kids can't wander away from the lesson and go roaming around the internet. (We help this happen on YouTube by setting our videos to "made for kids." Our Spanish instruction correlates with other subject matter and includes cultures besides Hispanic ones, because we're interested in helping kids adapt to the bigger world, wherever they are. You will see all kinds of traditional and nontraditional lessons and plenty of real-world culture. You'll also see a number of really good career exploration lessons. Schools have been telling us for years that they don't have extra money for non-mandated subjects. Well, we want every school and family to be able to afford Max and Max Spanish, so we have moved our Spanish classes online for kids from our website to our YouTube channel. We offer approximately 500 free online Spanish lessons for kids. All the footage is shot by me, and I have travelled thousands of miles in the USA and in other countries to get it for you and your child. Max T. Russell, Max and Max Spanish . ---------- Max and Max Spanish for Kids and World Language Standards: Can kids learn Spanish online? Online Spanish lessons can never fully replace a good teacher, because some standards require real-time interaction with another human being. Nevertheless, video instruction that is properly designed can do amazing things. Here are the main instructional concepts of our Spanish classes for children: - Language and culture are intertwined. Our cultural content far exceeds what other language programs offer. We obtain authentic cultural content firsthand, from locals to highlands. - Occasional exposure to other languages creates an opportunity for interest in learning those languages. - Students learn about America while learning about languages and cultures of America. - Students and teachers hear perspectives which represent the diverse world among and beyond us. They are encouraged to discuss them rather than to merely accept or reject. - Our popular songs and tongue twisters teach pronunciation, word analysis and culture. - Many lessons teach how to interpret from one language to another. - Many lessons are heavy on word analysis that appeals to kids. These sessions also show how new language helps a person understand one’s first language and other languages. - Lessons orient kids to the “real world,” showing how we and others have used language and cultural understanding in the work place and in social encounters. - Many lessons incorporate bilingual stories that build a comfort zone for multilingualism. - Many lessons relate to other curricular areas (e.g., geography, the great outdoors, preparing for the changing business world, etc.), in keeping with the “Unified Arts” experience behind our program. - Career exploration is included. - We stress being a smart citizen of the world, prepared for safe adventures and rewarding friendships. - Good pronunciation is a priority. - We cover many standards in both typical and atypical order. Our Spanish instruction is designed for intellectual and physical interaction, based on years of on-site teaching Spanish to kids and 1500 live, two-way television broadcasts of Spanish classes for children K-6. - We strongly emphasize practical vocabulary sets. - Many of our lessons are made in response to specific requests.