12 Titles to Enjoy with Your Kids or Students Today I’m sharing my favorite Spanish and bilingual books for kids at Thanksgiving! These beautiful books will help you teach your little ones about Thanksgiving. What’s more, they’ll help you discuss the importance of being thankful in our daily lives. This year more than ever, it’s […]
The school year is about to start for my kids! This year my oldest is going to second grade, and my older daughter gets to go to kindergarten. The teacher in me loves this back-to-school season: the new school supplies, the excitement, the amazing back-to-school books. Despite the school year looking a bit different for […]
We almost always have music on at home – and it’s often worship music for kids! We love listening in both English and Spanish. Growing up monolingual, learning Spanish and becoming bilingual has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. It opened up a world of possibilities. Now, I’m very intentionally working to […]
Songs for kids in elementary and middle school Are your kids ready to move past nursery rhymes and cute songs for young children? We listen to Spanish music often in our bilingual home, and we’ve discovered some wonderful artists and songs that older bilingual kids – elementary school to middle school ages – will love. […]
Spanish/English Children's Books about Black History
English & Spanish Titles To Read at Home One of the most important reasons we are raising our kids bilingually is to try to open up their eyes to different worlds. For us, learning a new language is just a start to learning about other people, their cultures, and their histories. The history of Black […]
We love reading books together at our house! Spanish, English, bilingual, wordless – I LOVE books and I’m trying my best to pass on that love to my children. My husband sometimes says that I have a problem because I honestly can’t pass up buying a good book. My kids get books for Christmas, Valentine’s […]
A round-up of YouTube channels for kids learning Spanish I’ve done the digging for you to find some of the very best YouTube channels for bilingual kids! These channels will help you provide some Spanish language input – letting children see and hear the language – for your students or your own kids. Many of […]
Ideas to help your family transition to learning from home A few days ago my seven-year-old son was working diligently on writing a letter to a friend in Spanish while my five-year-old daughter quietly decorated a card to send to her grandparents. “Phew, we’re doing great,” I thought, until… my one-year-old spilled our entire container […]
By now you’ve heard the news that all Minnesota schools are closed for the next two weeks! With schools closing all over the country, and families looking for ways to keep their kids learning while at home, I’ve compiled a list of resources for you to help your child continue learning in Spanish. These resources […]
I’ve hosted several baby showers, and each time I request that guests bring a book instead of a card. Books are such an essential part of any new parent’s list of must-haves. I still love to get books as gifts for my kids! We need a variety of books at home to start reading to […]
