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Title First Step Español [cc]
First Step en Français   [cc]
First Step auf Deutsch 
[cc]
Number/Length 10/15 in each of 3 languages
Subject/Grade Level Spanish, French, German /K-3
Producer South Carolina Department of Education and South Carolina ETV
Date Produced 1997
Support Material Teacher Guide ($5)
  
   
  • Description 
    The goal of this series is to make children’s first exposure to a foreign language an exciting experience. 
      
    A visit with a native speaker, music, graphics, and integrated cultural components make the fast-paced programs varied and fun.
   
   
  • Episodes 
    The program material is the same in the Spanish, French, and German versions of First Step --

    1. "Hola"/"Bon jour"/“Guten Tag” includes general greetings and responses and words for people and family. (14:50)
     
    2. “Welcome to My House” includes words for rooms, furniture, numbers, and colors.
    (14:50)
     
    3. “Going to the Grocery Store” addresses fruits, vegetables, meals, and numbers and colors.
    (14:50)
     
    4. “Going to the Doctor” includes terms for parts of the body.
    (14:50)
     
    5. “Shopping at the Department Store” reviews words for body parts and introduces words for items of clothing.
    (14:50)
     
    6. “Visiting the Farm” includes words for farm animals and pets.
    (14:50)
     
    7. “Visiting the School” includes words for classes and school items.
    (14:50)
     
    8. “Walking Through the Community” presents words for buildings and people in a community.
    (14:50)
     
    9. “Celebrating Holidays” includes words related to a calendar, the weather, holidays, and customs.
    (14:50)
     
    10. “A Picnic” presents words used to discuss nature, sports, birthdays, and people in a park.
    (14:50)

    
See the main listing for all the Elementary Foreign Language STEP series.
See also First Step AGAIN, the follow-up series, in each language: Spanish, French, and German
 
 

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