Spanish

Well, Spanish has fallen by the wayside.  Doing all languages together has not given them enough time on each language.  So we are focusing on learning Arabic and Mandarin and giving them exposure to French.  The Koine Greek program they are doing is a slow introduction to the Greek Alphabet right now so they only spend about 10 minutes on it per week.  It will increase as time goes on.  Arabic and Mandarin have been going well.  For Arabic I am using flashcards.  They learn well when I associate the Arabic word with something they know.  For instance kursee means chair so we made up a story about Percy from Thomas and Friends sitting in a chair.  For Mandarin we have been doing a few flashcards and Rosetta Stone.  Flashcards are more difficult for Mandarin because it is a tonal language and I am still learning the tones myself.