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Seasonal Resources
Looking for simple and fun activities to learn Spanish through the season?
LOOKING FOR SUPPORT TO TEACH YOUR KIDS SPANISH AT HOME?
If you’re like me and love to have people you can go to for support, to ask questions, get inspiration, see how others are doing it – you need to join JUMP INTO SPANISH. It’s a group I started for parents who are trying to teach their children Spanish at home. It’s a Charlotte Mason approach to language learning, and I send you weekly lesson plans and ideas. There are six 12-week terms in total, and we are about to jump into our next one. Please join us!!
New Stuff
Spanish Sayings for Christmas // Dichos para la Navidad
Yesterday I ran across an old set of Creative Memories stickers that had some nice citas y frases (quotes and phrases) about Christmas and family. I always scour Pinterest for images with Spanish sayings and phrases for my students to have a fun way to learn new...
New “Spanish” Discoveries
My Christmas shopping trends have shifted this year, and I have been shopping online more than usual. Online is a faster way to find unique, personalized gifts than window shopping all over the city. And as I have been shopping online, I ran across a few...
Pulling Apart the Myths of Multilingualism
Does anyone else remember those "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" books? I used to think that my adventure of (trying) to raise my children to speak English and Spanish just happened to me, and that if some key choices in my life had gone another way, I would be...
Size Ordering in Spanish with Pumpkins // Ordenar por tamaño con calabazas
I have always loved Highlights magazine. Now I love it even more after discovering that each issue has a story introducing Spanish words and vocabulary. If you do not subscribe to Highlights, check out their website because they also have a bilingual...
Halloween Spanish Vocab Practice
I have some students that *gasp!* do not like to memorize vocab. I mean, it makes sense. Flipping through endless amounts of flashcards to remember new words just does not feel natural. It isn't really. Is that how babies learn to talk? ...
31 Days of ABC // A de araña
It is October, which means 31 Days of ABC is in full swing over at All Done Monkey. Letter-focused lessons tops the list as one of my favorite ways to teach Spanish to my kiddos! Participating in the 31 Days of ABC makes for a great way to get letter-learning...
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Essays on Bilingualism
Speak Spanish with Your Baby!
When I had my first child a friend told me: “Speak Spanish with him all the time. Let your husband speak English and you just speak Spanish.” I sooooo wish I could have done that.
How to Learn Spanish as an Introvert
In my journey of learning and now teaching Spanish, I have learned a few things about myself, and those things have helped me to learn and teach better. And believe me–it is all still a work in progress.
The Truth About Learning Spanish With Kids
Learning Spanish with kids can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be.
Why We Quit Spanish + How We Got It Back
It wasn’t until Spanish became a part of our routine again, that I understood why it had left in the first place. It’s been so long since then, that I don’t exactly remember making a decision to “stop doing Spanish.”