What order do the boxes go in?
What order do the boxes go in?
The TalkBox.Mom Program has a total of nine core boxes that go in a specific order.
How many boxes does the language I’m learning currently have?
Why do the boxes go in a specific order?
Each box (1) increases the areas where you can use the language, (2) builds on each other to lay foundation skills for fluency that are results-driven, and (3) adds more phrases as your family is able to process and retain more based on the foundational phrases you’ve acquired and are now using. As you get near the end, there isn’t very much English on any of your guides—like little to none, but you’ve got it!
We’re not simply giving you phrases about each situation. We’re helping you focus on what’s important, develop many necessary skills that build on each other, and push you to do a little more than you think you can handle.
The patterns and sentence structures that you use with your family are not only actionable but are creating a faster path to fluency. You’ll find your family mixing and matching phrases like native speakers because of the structure we provide in our boxes. As you move through the program, you’ll find that you’re learning much more than meets the eye, especially when it comes to grammar.
For example, in the Spanish: The Snacks & Kitchen Box, your family is already properly using Spanish while also gaining a grammatical ear for properly using the gender agreement of nominal adjectives, conjugating “-er” verbs in the present tense, conjugating “-ar” verbs in the past tense, singular vs. plural nouns, gender agreement of indefinite articles, gender agreement of adjectives, indefinite vs. definite articles, gender agreement of direct objects, affirmative commands for one and two or more people, director objects in imperative affirmative commands, and so much more.
Can I do the boxes out of order?
If you order all nine boxes and then send a request to support to ship all nine boxes at once. Then you can do whatever order you would like. But we definitely don’t recommend going out of order if you have all nine because your family will lack the foundational phrases, ear for specific grammatical patterns we’re taking even further in each box, and skills necessary for fluency, which each box builds on each other to create. (see above) We’re a full immersion program, and we know you’ll be successful if you follow the TalkBox.Mom Proven Process. Outside of that though…
But my child is so advanced!
If you’re thinking that you want to skip ahead on boxes because your child is at an intermediate or advanced level in the language, please note that TalkBox.Mom starts with fluency, which is perfect for beginners to advanced learners of all ages. Fluency does not go beginning, intermediate, or advanced, so you’ll need to ask yourself an important question to gauge where your child is at:
Does your child accurately and easily speak and understand the language every single day without translating in their head, without having to use a “grammar rule check” in their head, and without pre-planning how to say things?
If your child knows a lot of grammar, reading, and writing, but cannot speak fluently, you need to start at the beginning of our program and build that foundation. We have a lot of parents with Bachelor’s degrees in a language that go through our program with their child, and they constantly comment that they’ve learned more in the first couple of boxes than in their degree. Yes, big price difference!
Why does that happen to people who have studied a language for years? Because our program is built on fluency—not beginning, intermediate, advanced.
If your child is accurately and easily speaking and understanding the language every single day as described above, you do not need us. Do your school IN that language without using any second language books—just the textbooks and programs from a country where that language is spoken.
If you’re not using the language every single day, we can help you build that consistency. Yes, many native speakers use our program for this.
If you don’t feel prepared to teach your child IN that language, we can help you to build your own fluency to where you can start teaching your child or homeschooling in that language if you choose to do so.
The Snacks & Kitchen Box
As a 1 Box Family, you’ve jumped in and officially committed to using another language in your home!
You’re stepping outside your comfort zone to use full phrases and have real conversations. Every single day!
You’re starting to work together as a family while gaining fluency in your phrases. It’s all new, and you’ve been brave to take the first steps! And it wasn’t as hard as you thought!!
The Actions, Rooms & Games Box
As a 2 Box Family, there’s no time to get stuck in your head! You’re using the language on your feet, talking as you move.
You’re cashing in lots of wins and getting more comfortable to the point where you’re playing in the language.
You’re realizing that your family can have fun together as you use another language!
The Hygiene Box
As a 3 Box Family, you’re picking up speed as you talk, and you’re thinking in the language too!
You’re able to hear a sentence and reuse it in different tenses naturally and with fluency.
You’re gaining a stronger ear for grammar and starting to notice what sounds right in the language.
The Drinks & Dining Box
As a 4 Box Family, you’ve hit a language explosion! You’re going deeper into the language, and your phrases are integrating more easily into your life.
With the foundation you’ve built, you’re starting to say things you’ve never learned to say. It’s just falling out of your mouth!
You know you’ve worked together to get this far, but it feels so natural!
The Bathroom Box
As a 5 Box Family, your language learning skills have matured. Your ability to practice and use a language as a family feels second nature, accelerating your progress.
You’re now strengthening your ear for grammar with new routines while expanding your vocabulary and up-leveling your communication skills.
And you’re not overwhelmed. Your curiosity is pushing you forward as you’re able to interact and use the language in your daily life.
The Playground & Small Talk Box
As a 6 Box Family, have you gone abroad to use your language skills yet? Because you should!
You’re navigating the world around you, and you’re comfortable expanding your language skills through new conversations.
You can connect with new friends who speak the language to play or chat! You’re confidently learning about others, sharing details about yourself, and making lasting connections.
The Clothing & Weather Box
As a 7 Box Family, you’re incorporating details into your life that rival your first language.
And you’re using those details as you rush out the door!
Being able to use another language daily even when you’re stressed? Grand slam.
Plus you’re building sentences with even more complexity, details, and emotional charge.
The Chores & Cleaning Box
As an 8 Box Family, you’re no longer relying on English to learn another language. You’re using language guides that are exclusively in the second language.
You’re confident in your ability to learn contextually and with visual cues. And you’re not just using the language in conversations, you’re also following checklists and reporting back on your progress.
The language has become a part of your family culture, and you’re using it to get things done as a family!
The Arts & Crafts Box
As a 9 Box Family, you’re not simply focused on “learning a language,” your family is using that language to learn new things!
You’re developing new art skills and even making your own instructional videos in the language.
You’re also proclaiming you speak this language, and with this level of confidence, you’re ready to cycle through your boxes again and add more phrases to your life.
And what more? You’re filled with the joy of knowing that you gained this skill as a family.