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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
¡Cocinemos! // Let’s Cook!
I have been absent from blogging world for a while . . . more about that in another post (it is exciting--cannot wait to tell you)! But now I am back and so happy to share with you another cooking post! Cooking probably tops the list of my favorite ways to...
Eating a Rainbow // A comer un arco iris
If you follow any kid-related blogs you have probably come across many rainbow projects! A plethora of fun and creative ideas exist already, so I am not going to re-invent the wheel—or the rainbow. I collected some of my favorite rainbow projects and put...
Learning through Play: CARS // Shapes
Ready? Start your engines...here is another fun activity to learn Spanish with CARS! Today’s post is about shapes—formas (FORE-mahs). After we sorted our cars by color and compared their differences and similarities, we took them in the kitchen where...
A hacer un muñeco de nieve // Making a Snowman
Before all the snow and snowmen melt, how about we learn some new vocab while making a snowman or muñeco de nieve (moon-YAH-koh day nee-AY-vay)? What types of snowmen or snow-people have you been making? Here is a fun post with many snowman...
Same or Different? // Learn Spanish through Play: CARS
And now for the second installment of our Learn Spanish through Play: CARS series! My intention was not to come across as a cheesy game show host, but I think I failed. Our previous post in this series taught some Spanish colors with a fun sorting game....
Cocinen conmigo // Cook with Me vlog series
Made a cooking video. Rachael Ray makes it look so easy! Try talking, peeling an eggplant, looking in the camera, and keeping your olive oil from getting too hot. Well I could not do it--but it sure was fun! Cooking is a great way to learn....
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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.”