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Seasonal Resources
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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
Children’s Books to Get You Started
The best way we learn as children--through literature--is also one of the best ways to start learning a new language! I love children's literature, and reading it in Spanish is just as fun, especially because I get to practive my Spanish that way. Here is...
My Top 5 from Medical Spanish
Last night I had the last class with my fall semester Medical Spanish class. My experience prior to this class with medical Spanish consisted of the work I did as an interpreter at a local Early Childhood center with the nurse there. I love...
Benefits of Foreign Language Study for Kids
When I stepped into Dr. Brown’s Spanish 101 class in the fall of 2003, I did not imagine it would bring me here—teaching Spanish to children and adults and working on developing a business centered on helping families learn Spanish together. My declared major...
Busy Box Viernes–La comida
Today we will start a new series called, “Busy Box Viernes.” Viernesis the word in Spanish for Friday. The “v” letter in Spanish is pronounced like a mix between the English “b” and “v.” For that reason, I chose Fridays to showcase a new “Busy Box”...
The Spanish Verb Ser: Describe Your Family in Spanish
Any time I teach a high school class, we always learn how to use the verb ser to describe people and their characteristics. Ser means "to be," and you'll see it in many forms in English in the present tense: am, is, are. You can look at this chart below to see the...
Today’s a Day for Just Reminiscing…
For those of you that follow my blog, you know I have been posting some old blog entries from my days in Spain six years ago. To my new readers, Hello! And to all of you, here are a few last posts from my time in Madrid. Everyone Knows I'm In Over My...
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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.”