With so many students engaging in virtual learning this school year, I’ve selected some fun Spanish Valentine’s Day videos to share. Use these 10 videos at home or in the classroom to enjoy learning about Valentine’s Day, love, friendship, and Spanish vocabulary! These short videos have been selected for preschool through elementary-aged children learning Spanish. […]
Do your children understand the language you use with them but rarely speak it back to you? It can seem like a never ending task to help them actively use the minority language. Yet speaking in the minority language is like any other skill-it requires lots of practice to do it well. And parents can […]
Are your kids getting burned out with all the screen time this school year? Looking for some simple screen-free activities that your child could do to practice Spanish? Try one of these EASY activities that will make practicing Spanish fun – with no screens allowed! Most require little to no set-up ahead of time. Get […]
Many preschool and elementary classrooms start each morning off with a calendar routine. While doing distance learning at home with my kids, we even started our morning routine with calendar time! Here are some ideas for how to enhance your calendar routine – whether doing distance learning, homeschooling or in the classroom. I’ve included many […]
Get out in nature and learn some new vocabulary My amazing mom always says, “Keep it simple, make it fun!” This was especially important to her as a parent and a long-time kindergarten teacher, and even now that she is a grandparent. It gained new meaning for me as I became a mom – and […]
When people find out that we’re raising our kids bilingually or that our son goes to a Spanish immersion school, I often hear, “Oh we could never do that.” Or just as often, “I took some Spanish in high school, but I couldn’t teach it to my kids.” But you can do it! Are you […]
With free English and Spanish templates to use at school or at home High frequency words and sight words are words that beginning readers need to learn to start reading books fluently. What’s the difference? Sight words are words that kids know by sight – without decoding. Many are difficult for kids to decode (or […]
Earlier this year, we took our three kids on their very first plane rides – to Tucson, Arizona! My husband and I moved down to Tucson from Iowa several years ago. He did his intern year of his medical residency, and I taught second grade in a Spanish immersion program. When we moved back to […]
Try one of these new ideas for supporting your child’s language learning at home – even if you don’t speak the language! Is your child learning another language in a bilingual or immersion program or from a caregiver? If so, I’m guessing you have quite a few reasons why you’d like your child to learn […]
