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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.
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 participated and...
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...
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 teaching-during-Covid-interviews, we're...
OPOL: 5 Families Share How They Make It Work
Inside: 5 multilingual families share how they use the OPOL (one parent one language) system in raising bilingual kids. When it comes to raising bilingual kids, there are different paths you can take. One of the most popular methods is OPOL, or the "one parent one...
Teaching in the Time of Covid: 5 Spanish Teachers Share (Part 1)
Inside: Spanish teachers share their experiences of teaching in 2020 during Covid-19. We already knew that teachers are incredible people, right? And yet the upheaval of almost-overnight shutdowns and quarantines in 2020 took everything to an unprecedented level. As...
Bilingual and Spanish Storytimes for Kids Online
Inside: A list of Spanish storytimes online you can try out with your kids at home. School letting out for the summer has a pretty different feel to it this year. Usually, parents would be gearing up for lots of time together, and thinking of outings to parks, pools,...
A Guide to Finding Spanish Audio Books for Kids
Inside: The best Spanish audio books for kids. When raising bilingual kids or teaching Spanish, audiobooks are a great resource to have in your stash of Spanish-language materials. I've been searching in all my favorite groups, and readers have sent in their...
Free Online Spanish Curriculum to Use at Home (Where to Find It)
Inside: A guide to finding free Spanish curriculum, online. We just got the announcement from the President of Peru: classes are suspended indefinitely. This probably means everything will shift to distance learning our entire school year, which runs March -...
Spanish Scavenger Hunts (with Free Printable Checklists)
Inside: Spanish scavenger hunts for kids and teens, with free printable checklists. Online Spanish tools are often the most practical option for distance learning. However, we don't always want our kids parked in front of a screen! These scavenger hunts are a...
Dance and Zumba Videos in Spanish for Kids to Adults
Inside: A list of dance and Zumba videos in Spanish for kids, teens, and adults. One of the fun things about teaching Spanish is sharing the music and culture from Spanish-speaking countries. You can use music and dance as brain breaks, rewards, or a special...
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