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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
Making Your Home Bilingual // A hacer la casa bilingüe
One of the weird traits I have is that I am a messy perfectionist. I got this from my paternal grandmother. She was the type to spend hours cleaning out her silverware drawer, organizing it, and shining everything in it until it gleamed; meanwhile the rest...
Our Week in View // La semana pasada
I'm linking up to Insta-Friday again! How was your week? Would love to hear from you in the comments below...here is a look at our week in pictures. sábado (SAH-bah-doh)Saturday 13 July 2013Saturday we did something new and different! Our favorite...
New Year’s Resolution Check-Up // Chequeo de las resoluciones de Año Nuevo
We are a little over half-way through the year 2013. How has the year been for you? The older my kids get, the faster the years seem to fly by! I thought it might be fun to do a six-month check-up on my Spanish goals I made for the New Year in...
Learn Spanish through Literature // The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
Try these 5 Learning-Spanish games at home with the book The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR!I have not quite found a good system for finding library books in Spanish at our local library. Sometimes I go online and try to narrow...
Learn Spanish through Play: AT THE PARK // Shapes! w/ FREE PRINTABLE
Learning through play is the way to go; engaging all the senses makes learning "stick." And if your children are anything like my boys, we accomplish more learning when they do not know it is happening. That might be because they are boys, or it might be...
I’m pregnant! // ¡Estoy embarazada!
My sister-in-law ready to take picturesof the big reveal! Boy?! Girl?!Our family has some exciting news!! We are expecting a baby! Last Thursday we went to the hospital for a sonogram (la ecografía) to check on the baby's growth and find...
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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.”