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D oes the tired refrain “I took three years of Spanish and can’t speak a word” make you crazy? Do you want MORE?
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I assumed I’d always belong to the “three years and nothing” crowd. But living in Peru, the magic happened: I began to speak Spanish. I fell in love with the culture, the language, and my Peruvian husband.
I knew I wanted my kids to grow up bilingual, for my students to feel the same magic I did. It’s not been easy, but there’s good news! That MORE? It’s possible. Not because I’m a master teacher, and not because you have to be one. You just need to be in touch with the good stuff: wisdom from those farther down the road, and resources packed with living language. You’re busy teaching; let me dig it all up for you and share it here.
20 Gratitude Quotes in Spanish
Inside: A list of phrases and quotes about gratitude in Spanish. Most of us know that gratitude is important. Since we were young children we were told, "Say thank you," and it's a phrase that come out almost automatically. (Which is a good thing!) Still, it's easy to...
What Are the Differences Between Halloween and Day of the Dead?
Inside: A summary of the similarities and differences between Halloween and Day of the Dead. If you’ve ever thought Day of the Dead is Halloween in Spanish, you’re not alone. They are completely separate holidays, but fall close enough on the calendar and...
How to Teach Kids to Read in Spanish: A Guide for Parents
Inside: An introduction to teach your kids to read in Spanish. One common question I see over and over is this: how do I teach my kids to read in Spanish? If we’re homeschooling bilingually, should we teach literacy first in English or...
The Best Spanish Podcasts for Kids (Spanish Learners and Bilingual Kids!)
Inside: A guide to the best Spanish podcasts for kids. Podcasts are exploding in popularity now. This means lots of new Spanish podcasts for kids are coming out too! Whether you are trying to learn “un poquito de español” with your kiddos, or have bilingual kids...
Back to School Spanish Activities: The Ultimate Round-Up of Plans and Ideas
Inside: Back to school Spanish activities and plans. Remember when the words “back to school” used to give us butterflies? Well, 2020 is taking it to a whole new level. Yeah. This post gather all kinds of ideas and plans for back-to-school in Spanish class from...
Adapting 10 Tried-and-True Spanish Teaching Strategies to Distance Learning
Inside: Techniques for teaching Spanish, even if your school is 100% virtual or following social distancing guidelines. Okay: if you’re a Spanish teacher, you’ve probably seen lots of blog posts with tips for teaching online. You can read all about tech tools and...
Interviews with OPOL Families, Part 2
Inside: 4 families share how they use the OPOL (one parent one language) system in raising their bilingual kids. Welcome to part two in our series interviewing OPOL families! In Part 1, we met five families raising kids in Spanish and English. Today we get ta...
Spanish Teacher Covid Interviews, Part 3
Inside: A panel of Spanish teachers share their experiences of teaching in 2020 during Covid-19. Today I’m sharing our third and final post in our pandemic-edition of Spanish teacher interviews. A huge GRACIAS to all the wonderful teachers who...
10 Awesome Icebreakers for High School Spanish Classrooms
Inside: Icebreakers for high school and middle school Spanish classrooms. Update: this post was obviously written when social distancing and distance learning were not on the horizon. It’s hard to imagine that just a few months ago the photo above would have been...
Bilingual Homeschooling: 5 Spanglish Families Share
Inside: 5 families share how they are homeschooling bilingually, in Spanish, English, or both. Ready for another round of Spanglish family interviews? This time we’re hearing from families who are homeschooling bilingually! Homeschooling among Latinos and...
Interviews With Non-Native Speakers, Teaching Their Kids Spanish
Inside: 5 families share how they are raising in or teaching their kids Spanish, as non-native speakers. As I’ve sat down to write these interview posts, scrolling through the responses from each family, it’s felt like pulling up a chair their kitchen islands or...
Teaching in the Times of Covid, Part 2
Inside: A panel of Spanish teachers share their experiences of teaching in 2020 during Covid-19. The world turned upside down for most people last spring, and teachers were one of the most-affected groups. In this series of...
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