I wanted to share Homeschool Resources: Music & Foreign Languages. Check out the resources below if you have used these resources leave me a comment and let me know what you think of the resources and why.
Award-winning Maestro Classics is a Classical Music series written for the narrator and Orchestra and uses fun stories and musical explanations designed to help your family cultivate a love of music through education and joyful performances.
MMG International – Kids Web Japan
Grades PreK-8, with parental supervision
This website, created by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), is designed to foster appreciation of Japan among American children and introduce them to the Japanese language!
The simple artwork, the openness of each page, the soft color scheme and intuitive navigation, are all immediately attractive to young ones. And the content is top-notch! Here’s what you’ll find:
- Lessons 1-8 – Nicely illustrated formal language lessons, complete with audio examples, English and Japanese text, and pronunciation in text form. (Typical lessons contain dialog, vocabulary/grammar, and an exercise.)
- Hiragana and Katakana Charts – Japanese alphabets. Click any letter to hear it pronounced.
- Numbers – Learn to speak and read the numbers from 1 to 100.
And under Related Articles – Language: The older kids and adults will appreciate this clear article about the Japanese language.
You may also wish to spend some time on the rest of this website. You can learn about folk legends, play games and check out some recipes. Parents, as always, should preview the site and supervise Internet use.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
