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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
Los tamales de Ana
My kiddos and I rarely get to the library between naptimes and eating times, but last week we made it and I am so excited to share what we found! Taking a two-year-old and a ten-month-old to the library has to be short and sweet,...
Around the World in Just a Day!
Last night as I was watching the weather on Fox 4, meteorologist Mike Thompson told me that our longest day of the year is coming up soon, and the days following that begin to shorten by fifteen or thirty seconds each day. It made me realize how quickly summer...
Here’s What I’m Reading This Month . . .
Latino In AmericaBy: Soledad O'BrienAt a time when the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing data like, "More than half of all babies born last year were members of minority groups, the first time in U.S. history," I thought it would be a good idea to re-read this book...
Field Trip!
The Jr. High and High School classes went on a field trip today to a local Mexican restaurant. The Jr. High class has been practicing their Food & Restaurant vocabulary and today they put it to the test! If you're ever at a Mexican restaurant and your...
Read Along With Me! // Death in the Afternoon
Here's what I'm reading this month . . .Death in the Afternoon by: Ernest HemingwayBefore I traveled to Spain, I beefed up my personal library with a few books about the country. One of them was the book Death in the Afternoon by Ernest...
Ser vs. Estar
Did you know there are two ways to say "to be" in Spanish? That's right. The verb ser means "to be," and the verb estar means "to be" also. In English, we use the verb "to be" when we say, "I am," "She is," "They are," "We are," and so on.In Spanish...
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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.”