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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!!
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Reason to Attend Spanish Camp #6
You Get to Meet My Friend Pin-Pon!!He is going to teach us how to say our body parts in Spanish, how to sing Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes in Spanish, and we will play Pin-Pon Dice (it is like Simon Says) with him. Say, "Nos vemos el 30 de julio,...
Reason to Attend Spanish Camp #5
Bilingualism Linked to Brain HealthDid you know that "students who have studied a foreign language perform much better than their monolingual peers on many standardized tests, including all sections of the SAT"? Read more here.Studies have also shown that...
Reason to Attend Spanish Camp #4
Learning Awesome SongsOf course you can watch YouTube videos at home...and I hope these are among the ones you watch! But we will be watching these, and others, at Spanish camp and using them to learn and practice new vocabulary, phrases and pronunciation. ...
Reason to Attend Spanish Camp #3
Cultural CompetencyIf you had asked me in my younger years to tell you about my culture, I would have said I did not have one. I always looked to other cultures and envied them for their cool traditions, yummy foods, and ethnic variety; I looked to my own...
Reason to Attend Spanish Camp #2
Making FriendsIn the same way that learning a foreign language makes new pathways in your brain for more knowledge (Reason Number One), it also opens up new pathways in your life for friendship. Meet Jose and Teresa. They run a pensión out of their...
Reason to Attend Spanish Camp #1
I love teaching children, and I love Spanish. Naturally then, putting the two together for an entire week makes me want to explode with anticipation. Let me share that anticipation for Spanish Summer Camp with you by having a countdown: Top Ten Reasons 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.”