When I was in college I had a Spanish minor, so I had a certain number of language classes to take, but I spoke better Spanish than one of my roommates who was a Spanish major and had a full load of language classes. What made the difference? While she was tucked away studying and […]
Dilo Conmigo: That’s a Problem! (Video)
Recently we had some big holes dug in the middle of our neighborhood as the city tried to find and repair a sewer problem. What do you say when you have a problem? Taz will teach us in today’s Dilo Conmigo (Say it with Me!) Problem Video: Recientemente hubo algunos grandes huecos excavados en el medio de nuestro barrio […]
How to Incorporate Spanish into Your History Curriculum
When I wrote the Lemonhass homeschool curriculum for Spanish speakers, it was very difficult to find history materials for elementary students in Spanish. In the end, we created a few of our own resources to accompany the few that we found, but YWAM Publishers and Torchlighters have become great favorites. YWAM Publishers, and authors Geoff and Janet […]
Free Apps for Learning Spanish
Kids love to play on tablets, and as parents we like to know their time is spent in a productive way. There are so many free apps available for learning, that sometimes it is hard to know which ones are good and which ones should be skipped. I have taken the guess work out for you! […]
Dilo Conmigo: El Vende Pan (Video)
Kids learn languages just the way they learn their first language. Words and isolated vocabulary first and then they learn to put them together to form sentences. Butterfly and our friendly bread-seller statue today teach us how to say “He sells bread.” on Dilo Conmigo (Say it With Me!) Los niños aprendan otras idiomas de […]
Dilo Conmigo: la Novia del Mar (Video)
Today on Dilo Conmigo (Say it with me!), Flower teaches us a phrase and I’ll be telling you a brief story about one of the most famous statues in our hometown: La Novia del Mar ¡Vamos! Hoy en Dilo Conmigo (Say it with me!), Flor me ayuda a explicar quien es la Novia del Mar. English: The Bride of the […]
5 Ways to Use Music to Teach Spanish
The other day I mentioned three benefits of using music to teach a second language. In today’s post in our 31 Days of Homeschool Spanish series, I am going to give you some practical things you can do to incorporate music into your Spanish class and use it as a learning tool. Here are 5 Ways to […]
Dilo Conmigo: El Fuerte y Fuerte (Video)
Today on Dilo Conmigo (Say it with me!), we will visit St. Joseph’s Fort with Butterfly and learn the word fuerte. Hoy en Dilo Conmigo (Say it with me!), visitamos al Fuerte de San José con Mariposa, y apredamos la palabra fort. English: fort and strong phonetic pronunciation: for-t and str-ongh Spanish: fuerte and fuerte (they are the same) phonetic […]
3 Benefits of Learning Language Through Music
You may be thinking “Learning language through music? Isn’t music is a language all it’s own?” I guarantee you that the benefits of adding music to your language learning adventure can be tremendous! Here are 3 benefits of learning language through music: 1. Music Trains the Ear When you hear the words pronounced in songs, your ear is learning […]
Learn Spanish with Copywriting
We all know that learning to speak a new language can be a difficult process. On top of the numerous vocabulary words to memorize, there are often differences in grammar. Speaking a new language is wonderful, but to truly learn a language you need to be able to read and write it as well. Why Copywriting? […]