5 great Spanish Books recommendations for Christmas
5 great Spanish books recommendations for Christmas to read and learn with our children. Are you looking for 5 great Spanish books recommendations for Christmas to read and learn with your children? These 5 books are all about Christmas, some are crafty, some are search books some are for children where Spanish is spoken at…
You don’t need to be a native speaker to bring up bilingual children.
I’m not a native speaker, but van my children be bilingual? In all my years teaching Spanish to young children, I have met many parents that want their children to grow up bilingual or at least aim for them to, at some point, have a good command of an additional language. Bringing up your children…
Games to learn Spanish with your children. Babies, toddlers and pre schoolers.
Playing games is, without a doubt, one of the best ways to learn or practice Spanish with your children. One great benefit about learning additional languages in early childhood is that children who learn another language before age five use the same part of the brain to acquire that second language that they use to…
Print out Spanish activity bank and other resources.
As we are reviewing our offering I want to offer you a print out activity bank. find it below and get in touch for more resources. I can’t believe we have reached July! The end of March created such a confusing and challenging situation for us that it seems strange to think that we can…
Harnessing the dizzying power of digital
The power of digital When I was a child, ‘digital’ interactions consisted mostly of sneaking to watch cartoons early in the morning at weekends, shouting out answers to the questions being asked in the programmes we were watching and making imaginary shapes out when our chunky TV set struggled to find signal. It’s mind-boggling to…
Great Children’s Books in Spanish for this Christmas
Reading is Spanish this Christmas can be one of your children’s favourite activity. Books are an amazing resource to spark and nurture your children’s interest in other languages. Not only are they visually fun and helpful as a language learning tool but they also create a great way to share time together which is by…
El día de los muertos: Films, Foods, decorations and Festivities for your little ones
Celebrate Halloween, el día de los muertos. Too often when we’re learning a new language, we take the language out of context, and focus on the technicalities of grammar and vocabulary – forgetting the rich tapestry of culture, tradition and community which motivates us to learn a language in the first place. El día de…
Becoming bilingual: teaching toddlers
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been meeting with parents who have decided to teach their children another language, to investigate whether becoming bilingual a realistic aspiration for parents and children with only partial exposure to the new language. Becoming bilingual: teaching toddlers. This week, I wanted to share Sam & Julia’s story. Sam &…
Becoming bilingual: time, techniques and opportunities with a newborn
Is becoming bilingual a realistic aspiration for parents and children with only partial exposure to one of the languages? As a language teacher and mother of two multilingual children, the answer is yes. It is, of course, not an easy path, but one that is worth all the effort. I have been meeting other parents…
Reading in Spanish, how can I teach my child? Tips and resources
Reading in Spanish, how can I help my child? Tips and resources. Children are curious about reading, if you are learning Spanish together or you speak Spanish at home, here is what you can do to start the process of reading in Spanish. When should I start? The very first step begins as soon as…