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February is Black History Month in the United States and it’s a time when many schools highlight the contributions of African Americans to American history. In order to keep up with my daughter’s Spanish language skills, I started a collection of books that highlight some …
Reading folktales and legends in Spanish is a great way to learn about Hispanic culture and history. Folk tales are often full of rich language and have a base in oral tradition which make them good examples for reading aloud with children. Not only can …
If you’re looking to learn about influential and important Latino figures or just introducing your child to some famous Americans, check out some of our top picks for Hispanic biographies in Spanish! Learning about important Hispanic figures is actually pretty easy when you’re always on …
Beginning chapter books are an important part of reading in any language. Depending on your goals, there are many ways to use easy Spanish chapter books. You might want to use them to practice your own Spanish reading, or perhaps you’re teaching your child to …
Learning Spanish through themes is one of the best ways to make language learning concrete. One of the first ways that I started to practice my Spanish in public, was to talk to my daughter in Spanish when we went for our nature walks. Going …
Graphic novels in Spanish are a great way to supplement language learning for so many reasons! When I started to learn Spanish I wanted to read Spanish books, but found that it was too hard to jump into a Spanish novel and that there weren’t …
Make your Spanish storytime interesting and interactive with these great books ideas! Why interactive books? Interactive books in Spanish are perfect for language learning because they are super engaging and they require some sort of participation from the reader. In this article we’ll talk about …
When I first started learning Spanish with my daughter, I was always looking for resources that had Spanish audio. As a non-native Spanish speaker, I needed ways for my daughter to be able to hear native, fluent Spanish. One of the best resources that I’ve …
Holiday season is upon us and it’s time to start thinking about gifts for those Spanish speakers in our lives! Spanish gifts are perfect for friends learning Spanish, Spanish teachers, and Spanish speakers that you know. As an aspiring Spanish speaker, I have received a …
Learning Spanish through themes is one of the best ways to make language learning concrete. When I first started learning Spanish with my daughter I started with color words. Color is an easily accessible theme to start with since the idea is so familiar to …