52 Weeks of Family German: Bite Sized Weekly Lessons Designed to Get You and Your Children Speaking German Today!

I bought these books for a homeschool class that I was teaching. The kids really loved it and the lessons are short enough so you won't get overwhelmed. I actually paired a few of the lessons together, since the kids picked up fast and wanted to know more. All in all, it's a great book to have around that gets you started.

Some might complain that this is too basic. But basic is just what I was looking for! My grandma spoke minimal German to my sister and I when I was little (in fact my only two clear memories of it are the words knife and cucumber). But it was enough that when I took German in school, I picked it up really quickly and was able to have full conversations without much effort. It also made other languages easier to learn So... I obviously want the same advantage for my kids. But I haven't done any foreign language since I tested out the first week of college. I tried getting a couple other books and they were all too hard to actually carry out. This one? This is doable. Each week's lesson is very short and completely doable. Yes, you can look this stuff up online. But the question is, will you? I won't. I keep the book in the kitchen and in the morning greet the children with "Guten Morgan!" and use the week's vocab words. We'll practice over breakfast and that's it. My kids are starting to mix in German words here and there. I've googled some extra phrases and as I mix them in to our daily routines, my kids stop and listen and have me repeat the phrases so they can learn them too. I'm finally feeling ready to tackle Lightening Fast German for Kids. I'm also reading aloud some German language picture books. They won't be fluent any time soon, but the pieces will be there so that if they want to study it later they can learn it more easily.

We bought this to help get our son ready for a trip. It was easy to use and understand. I do speak some German so that may have played a part it it's ease of use. Regardless, is recommend it to others as a good way to introduce the language to children.

I do not know how this book got published! And how it got 4 or 5 stars from some reviewers is unbelievable to me. I am a teacher myself and I like buying new books to use for teaching. This one is a total waste of money. And it is super boring. There is nothing there. Not enough explanation or examples to practice, no pictures. And to try and read pronunciation the way it is offered in this book hurts me. This is not the way to learn a language. Trying learning German using this book would only disappoint. This is how I feel now. Disappointed!

Not what I expected. I thought this would feature games and actual lessons. But it just lists like 5 key terms each week and how to pronounce them. Literally that's it. I was disappointed.

Probably exactly right for some families, though many will finish the book in much less than a year, and will wish each chapter included optional vocabulary and content for those who want more.

Great for beginners and easy to follow.

Just writing a quick review because it isn't a bad book, but it's more basic than you would think. There are a few grammar rules, but the vocabulary that you're working with by week 51 is teaching you how to say "Let's go to..." or "school", "park", "movies". In other words, if you're looking for a PRIMER to an Introduction, then this is fine. But the title leads one to think that you're going to have something substantial after 52 weeks when this book really only gets you as far in a year as the 2nd chapter of a German textbook would get you by week 2. Main point: If you're trying to actually learn the language and not just a few words and phrases in the language, then invest in something that has substance, which this book does not.

It is good for kids

Very simple - some useful expressions - perhaps a little limiting for a single person who is not speaking within the family but on the whole a very non threatening start!

Clear book, great help for learning a new language together.

Got this for a friend so that her kids can learn to speak to mine - lets see if it works.

Useful if teaching all the family