Supporting you and your child on your language learning journey
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner – another opportunity to practice those Spanish skills! When learning a new language, engagement is so important, that’s why associating the language learning with a fun activity always boosts the experience – especially for kids. I created …
As a non-native Spanish speaker, I’m always looking for more ways to incorporate Spanish into our day. Since I come from a board game loving family, it only seems natural that I’d be looking for games in Spanish to share with my daughter! When my …
Write the room is a great Spanish reading game that engages kids in a variety of ways. It engages kids visually and kinesthetically as they are actively moving around and searching for printed words. Why Write the Room? I build this game for my daughter …
I grew up with the Harry Potter series and it’s just one of my favorite book series to go back and reread. I couldn’t wait to share this series with my daughter when she was old enough! This summer I decided that I’d start and …
After my daughter started her Montessori preschool at the age of the three, she decided that she wanted to learn how to read. Her classroom was mixed ages 3-6 and she saw children curled up in a comfy chair in their reading nook and she …
Nursery rhymes are a great way to enjoy time with your child and they’re also a great way to work on building language skills. Nursery rhymes are an important step in language development for kids. When children listen to nursery rhymes, they are building so …
When we’re at home, my daughter and I only speak in Spanish. This has been the best way for me to learn and practice my Spanish and the best way to make sure that my daughter gets as much exposure as I can give her. …
Nonfiction books in Spanish are a must for our house hold! Not only are they a great source of information and interest for my kiddo, but they help build my daughter’s Spanish vocabulary in so many ways. In this post I’ll talk about the benefits …
I kind of go overboard with book buying in our home! We have A LOT of books and my daughter’s entire library is in Spanish. I also have a growing collection of books for me that are in Spanish so that I can practice along …
Practicing mindfulness is so important- for adults and children! I started to learn more about it and build a mindfulness practice, for myself and for my daughter, during the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Of course I wanted to find all of the mindfulness …