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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
Adapting // So I’m a Country Girl But That Doesn’t Mean I Like George Strait
Another flashback to my days in Spain...I do not miss bocadillos, but there are some things I wish I could go back to Madrid to experience. Have you been to Madrid? Spain? What do you miss about it there? What did you miss from home while you...
Leeland Spanish Worship Song
Music is a great way to practice a language you are learning. Here is a great worship song, performed by Leeland while they were in Peru, that is simple and easy to sing along to. See if you can catch all the words and understand what they are saying.
I’m Wearing Glittery Red Shoes (September 29, 2006)
Friday, September 29, 2006I'm wearing glittery red shoes.Sometimes I find myself on the streets of Madrid, clicking my heels together, saying, "There's no place like home; there's no place like home." There's nothing like being in that place where you feel like...
I’m Wearing Glittery Red Shoes (September 29, 2006)
Friday, September 29, 2006I'm wearing glittery red shoes.Sometimes I find myself on the streets of Madrid, clicking my heels together, saying, "There's no place like home; there's no place like home." There's nothing like being in that place where you feel like...
El metro y el bus (September 21, 2006)
Six years ago this fall I transplanted myself to the city of Madrid to study abroad for the semester. I have been re-posting some of my old blog entries from then. Here is one from September 21, 2006 after my first week of classes. Thinking back to...
While We’re Reminiscing…
My usual pastry of choice (scone) and achocolate napolitana (my pastry of choice whilein Spain!)My husband likes to surprise me with pastries every now-and-then for me to have with my morning cup of joe. Yesterday he unknowingly bought me a piece of nostalgia to...
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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.”