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Check out our ever-growing collection of themed booklists for Spanish and bilingual books!
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
Insta-Spanish Friday!
¡Es viernes! Saben qué signífica eso...es “Insta-Friday” y también voy a escribir en español para “Spanish Friday.” Fue nuestra última semana de los días flojos de verano. No trabajo de jornada completa, pero enseño una clase privada de español los...
Our Rainy Day Trip to Powell Gardens: Part Two // Búsqueda del tesoro
So many learning opportunities present themselves in daily life. Learning in nature is one of my favorites! Children seem to come alive and become so focused when surrounded with wide expanses, natural settings, flowers, colors, and trees to climb. A...
NaBloPoMo: My Favorite Treat for the Heat
The boys meeting "Frida Kahlo" at the Nelson-AtkinsHere comes my late-night post for NaBloPoMo August, and the theme is HOT! Today I had my first class of the fall semester, so in some ways it feels like summer is over. Add to that the fact that our...
Linky Lunes & Making Your Home Bilingual
This month I am taking the NaBloPoMo challenge to post everyday in August. I barely made it last night, blogging in at 11:25pm. Sorry New York! The NaBloPoMo theme for the month is: HOT. Of course, Missouri is letting us down and delivering...
Learning Spanish Resources // Recursos para aprender el español
Sometimes finding resources for learning Spanish can seem futile. I search the internet a lot, and sometimes my searches leave me feeling disappointed. Have you ever been on a Google hunt that leads you down a trail to a website that really only consists...
Our Rainy Day Trip to Powell Gardens: Part One // Learn through Nature
Last Monday we took a trip to Powell Gardens, a nature center in our area. Or maybe it is better to call it a flower conservatory? Taking trips to places like these reminds me of my great-grandma Velda who knew the name to every flower (or at least as a...
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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.”