FREE AUDIO BOOKS Competition - Win x 10 CD Audio Children's Book

Free Competition Children's Audio Book and Grammar Cards.


Here is your chance to win an Audiobook for your child. We are giving you the chance to win one of  10 x CD Audiobooks for children.   One entry per person.  Closes: 30 July 2011. The first 15 subscribers will win a grammar card game as well as be entered into the CD competition. Grammar Cards and CD's vary and may not be the ones featured.






HOW TO ENTER:
To enter this competition you just have to subscribe to blog. Once you have done so leave a comment and we will contact you when the date ends. The winners will be picked out at random, so everyone has an equal chance of winning.









Rules:
This competition is open to UK residents only. Prizes will be dispatched within 28 days. The decision of AudiolaZina is final. Only one entry per person.  One audio book per entry.

Grammar Card

Grammar Card

Why not try a free audio story for your child here,


Good-luck and remember to leave a comment so we know that you were here. Plus you must subscribe.

Hotel.Com Giving away a Free Kindle!

I have recently been given a Kindle as a gift. At first I was not impressed by the blandness of it, but once I started downloading   e-books, i was soon singing its praises.
The Kindle is an electronic book reader developed by Amazon. It allows you to download, books magazines  newspaper and blogs. As well as reading books you can also listen to books on the Kindle. 
Grab a free kindle see below.
Why I like the kindle:
1: Ideal as I don't have to carry a bulky book or newspaper around.
2: Very lightweight and portable.
3: Quick to download. 
4: Has an inbuilt dictionary, so if you don't know a word you can look it up.
5: The cost for the Kindle  for Kindle books is generally much less than the price for a paper book and so you will get your initial investment back.
6: The battery last up to a month and so you don't have to constantly charge it.
7: You can increase the text size so you can view at a size that is comfortable for your eyes.
8: Whenever you are tired of reading you can also use Text-To-Speech with auto-page turning features.
9:   Easy to use
10: Allows me to access lots of free books that I would have otherwise not read. Things I don't like:
1: It has no back light and so  difficult to see in the dark
2: Navigating around it is slow. However, once you open text to read it is fine.
3: It does not come with a case. You have to buy this separately along with head phones. Without the case it would definitely get damaged in my bag.
4: Not many children books available for a Kindle and device not really child friendly - more of an adult device.
5: Many of the books I would like to read are not available on Kindle.


Hotel .com are giving away a free kindle, read their terms and conditions here
**Kindle terms and conditions:
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Who else wants their child to speak a foreign language?

According to research carried out, most young children find it difficult to learn a foreign language

foreign language

 at school. The top complaint from young children is that the language is boring, sounds funny or they don’t understand how it works! So how do we get them to speak a foreign language?

Apparently , when learning a foreign language at school, most young children,  even if they start at the age of three or four, do not develop language skills beyond basic counting of a few  numbers, 

rdinal numbers

basic one word nouns and one or two phrases.  


Tips on how to help your child with reading.

There is no significant difference between young children who start to learn a foreign language at the  age of three or four years old, or those who start to learn at the age of eleven. Indeed, the eleven year old is more likely to understand the complex grammar rules, as their language skills have developed sufficiently to understand the intricacies of a foreign language.

Ever the optimist, I say give it ago - it's only research after all. There are plenty of good language books for children to learn foreign languages at home.Check out the Audio Book Store - foreign languages for children.


Here are some FREE Audio resources to learn different languages

BBC  Learn French
This is practical French so that you can get around, buy shopping and ask for things. Mainly for adult, but older children can also enjoy this.


FREE Spanish lessons for kids. Counting, colours and  verbs.

Globe Theatre Makes A Good Day Out

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre UK, London.

We took the children from my drama club to the Shakespears Globe Theatre.

The guided tour lasted 40 minutes and covered the  reconstruction of the theatre. Our  tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The children, aged 6 to 19, really enjoyed it and said they would definitely go back.

Below the Shakespears Globe Theatre they have an exhibition. However, there was more text to read than actual exhibits and audio recordings. The children did, however, like the interactive exhibition, where you could listen to a Shakespearean play and then read, record and play it back. If you are like me and like to listen to the spoken word, read about Free Audio Bood here.

The facilities at Shakespears Globe Theatre, in terms of rest room and cafe, are of a high standard and exceptionally clean.

Southwark Bridge to Shakespeare's Globe.

I would definitely go back, if only to take in the outside scenery and have a cup of hot drinking chocolate or a cool non-alcoholic cocktail.

Some Cool Facts About The Globe Theatre:

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of performance and education.

Shakespeare's Globe was first built in London in 1599.

There were no toilets in the original Globe Theatre - a bucket was passed around!!

It was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613

A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in 1997.

St Paul's Cathedral 

The  Shakespears Globe theatre overlooks the Thames River, adjacent to the new Tate Gallery of Modern Art and opposite St. Paul's Cathedral,

The open-air theater-in-the-round is a faithful reconstruction of the original Shakespeare Globe Theatre.

The groundlings, who stood in the middle of the theater, below the stage, were exposed to the elements. There was no heating or air conditioning.

The shows were advertised by the use of flags attached to poles. Black connoted tragedy, red was history and white was comedy.

There were no female actors in theatre production. Female roles had to be played by boys or men.

Audio Counting to Ten and Twenty.

Audio learning is a great way to teach your child their numbers. Help your child learn to count with these audio videos from Youtube.
Also, read Your Child Will Not Learn to Count By Reciting Number! Which gives detailed instructions on how to get your child to count quickly and accurately.

Children love to hear counting. They will want to listen again and again! Read Counting and Estimating.

Audio Learning of number 1-10

Audio Learning Video count to 10

Audio Learning How to teach counting

How to Teach a Toddler Number Recognition -- powered by http://www.livestrong.com