See It and Say It Flip Flop Spanish - Review

It has been quite a while since my daughter has been able to work on her Spanish skills.  She has particularly been jealous of her older brother working on his second year of Spanish.  She wants so badly to be able to converse with him in Spanish. As an eighth grader, she didn’t need something that would burn her out on language learning.  Enter See It and Say It Flip Flop Spanish.  We were given the opportunity to try this program by Flip Flop Learning in order to give you our honest review.  This has been a blast!

     The author of See It and Say It Flip Flop Spanish is Senora Gose, a former public school teacher and current private Spanish lesson instructor living in Texas.  She loves to pour her knowledge of the Spanish language with students of all ages.  See It and Say It Flip Flop Spanish is a very different Spanish curriculum.  It is designated as being for people ages 3 – 93!  I am loving this as much as my daughter and even my son. 

     The entire program is designed as a complete 2-year Spanish curriculum.  Included with the program are 3 sets of flash cards, a whiteboard paddle, and 4 audio CD's.  You also receive a lesson guide that has lessons differentiated for various ages and stages of learners.  For example, suggestions for the ‘bare minimum’ may be given for a preschooler, with more tactile and hands on type learning, while for the same lesson, high school age students will be writing sentences or conversation.  As a teacher, I love the differentiation.  That truly makes this a program that can be used by all ages. 

     Caitlyn is our main student using See It and Say It Flip Flop Spanish.  Her older brother works as her lesson helper and facilitator.  This makes the lessons a lot more fun.  They are able to listen to the c.d. lessons together and then go through flashcards, do writing exercises, play games, review, etc… together.  The lesson format varies from day to day, so they don’t get bored.  I love the way that the language is taught in chunks.  Caitlyn was able to use her Spanish, although simply, from day 1.  Unlike other programs where students begin with the alphabet and number words, she started with actual words and basic conversation.  She works on her Spanish 3 or 4 days each week, depending on our schedule.  I seldom have to intervene and help out.  The lesson guide is very easy to follow.  I usually just have to mark which parts she needs to do and make sure that she has the correct flash cards and materials ready to go.

     The flashcards and whiteboard paddle (used for various exercises) are great durable quality.  A small whiteboard dry erase pen was even included to use with the whiteboard paddle.  Caitlyn has been thoroughly enjoying this Spanish curriculum.  She will be continuing this year as well as next year and complete the program.  When she is finished, I am going to test her and see if she has learned enough to qualify for a Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 credit.  She is learning so quickly, I really think she will be able to do that.  Since the curriculum is so easy to use, thorough, and interesting I don’t think she will burn out.

     See It and Say It Flip Flop Spanish retails for $129.95, but is currently (as of the date of this review) on sale for $99.95.  For a 2 year Spanish curriculum, complete with audio and more, this is an amazing deal.  I highly recommend this for any family wanting to learn Spanish. It is a great program to use across multiple ages, even with the entire family. 

     Many of my friends on the Schoolhouse Review Crew have been using and reviewing See It and Say It Flip Flop Spanish, too.  If you would like to read their reviews, click on the banner below.