Supporting you and your child on your language learning journey
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 …
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 …
Are you looking for ways to celebrate and learn about Dia de los Muertos? Before I started learning Spanish with my daughter, I didn’t know that much about the Mexican holiday. Now that we’re knee deep in our Spanish learning, I know so much more! …
Learning Spanish through themes is one of the best ways to make language learning concrete. Weather is an easily accessible theme to start with since the idea is so familiar to everyone – children and adults! Using the Quick Start Guide, songs, websites and books, …
As a nonnative Spanish speaker, I’m always looking for ways to give my daughter exposure to native Spanish speakers. To read more about the challenges of promoting Spanish in an English dominated community read: How To Get Your Child To Speak The Minority Language Since …
My daughter has been increasingly interested in science and is often asking about germs (also maybe because we’re in a pandemic!!) In any case, we’ve had many conversations about germs, how they’re small and hard to see but that they’re still there. Since she’s been …
Earth Day has been celebrated on April 22nd since 1970 and it’s an important holiday to talk about with children. Even though it’s celebrated just one day a year, creating an Earth conscious lifestyle is crucial. In this post I am going to share some …
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 …
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 …
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 …