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Feliz Dia de Accion de Gracias! Thanksgiving is one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States. Celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving is a non-religious holiday that is widely celebrated. Spanish Thanksgiving activities are a great way to work …
Keeping a travel journal is a great way to remember a trip and also a way to make a keepsake of your travels. Since we’re always trying to stick to Spanish resources at home, I made a Spanish travel journal, un diario de viaje, for …
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 …
Learning body parts in Spanish is one of the easiest ways to help your child to start speaking Spanish today! Sometimes you don’t even realize how many times we refer to our own bodies each day, but body parts are often the first thing that …
Celebrating Valentine’s Day in Spanish is a great way to build interest and engagement with your kids! Each year my daughter and I read Valentine’s Day books in Spanish, listen to Spanish love songs and do Valentine’s Day activities in Spanish. In this article we’ll …
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 …
New Year, new goals? Right? Maybe one of your New Year’s resolutions this year is to work on your child’s bilingual language skills at home. You can start off the New Year right with these New Year activities for kids in Spanish! I’m always looking …
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, …