Italian · Homeschool

Italian for homeschool

If you homeschool, the songs give you a ready-made, gently sequenced Italian vocabulary curriculum: 20 themed units, from greetings and numbers through feelings, weather and days of the week to jobs and travel. Every line comes with its English translation, so you don't need to speak Italian to teach with it.

Is it a good fit? Suitable for homeschooling children aged about 2–8. It's a song-based vocabulary curriculum, not a complete grammar or reading course.

A unit a week (or two)

Each unit has a handful of songs on one theme. Many homeschooling families take one unit a week: listen daily, sing along, then do one hands-on activity with the words. That gives you a structured year of Italian that fits around your other subjects.

Cross-curricular by design

The themes overlap with early learning topics you're probably covering anyway: numbers, shapes, colors, seasons, the body, animals, jobs. Use the Italian songs alongside your math or science topic.

Track progress

The app records songs finished and words learned, which helps if you keep a learning log or portfolio.

Italian words to start with

Words from the songs below that fit this moment. Tap one for pronunciation help and practice ideas.

English	Italian	Sounds like ≈
numbers 1 to 10	uno, due, tre…	OO-noh, DOO-eh, TREH…
colors	i colori	ee koh-LOH-ree
body parts	la testa, le spalle, le ginocchia…	TES-tah, SPAHL-leh, jee-NOK-kyah…
the seasons	la primavera, l'estate, l'autunno…	pree-mah-VEH-rah, les-TAH-teh, low-TOON-noh…
the days of the week	lunedì, martedì, mercoledì…	loo-neh-DEE, mar-teh-DEE, mehr-koh-leh-DEE…
shapes	il cerchio, il quadrato, il triangolo…	CHEHR-kyoh, kwah-DRAH-toh, tree-AHN-goh-loh…

Good to know about Italian: Italian nouns are masculine or feminine. Most masculine words end in -o and most feminine ones in -a, with a few surprises like la mano (the hand).

Songs to anchor each unit

Hand-picked from the Italian library. Songs marked Free are part of the free first unit; the rest are Premium.

The 32 units, in order

A simple plan: one unit a week, reviewing earlier songs as you go.

Quick tips

Follow the units in order; vocabulary recurs in later songs.
Do one hands-on activity per unit: a color hunt, a shape collage, a family tree in Italian.
Keep a simple word wall with the Italian words from each unit.
Review previous units' songs on Fridays.

Questions parents ask

Is this a complete Italian curriculum?

It's a vocabulary and listening curriculum built on songs. It doesn't teach grammar rules or reading in Italian systematically, so older children will eventually want more than songs.

Do I need to speak Italian?

No. Every line shows its English meaning, and the songs go back and forth between English and Italian, so you can learn alongside your child.

Sing it in Italian, free

The first unit, 6 greeting songs with lyrics and English translation, is free forever. No card needed. Premium unlocks all 134 songs.

Start free — no card