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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.
What You Need To Know About Bilingual Language Development: FAQ
Inside: FAQ on bilingual language development, on what's normal and when to seek help from a speech pathologist. For today's post, I'm welcoming Julie Perron from Speech Pathology Master's Programs. Parents raising bilingual kids often have questions about what's...
The Big Collection of Teaching Spanish Videos and Demos
Inside: Teaching Spanish videos and demos. Here's the ideal PD situation for Spanish teachers: our school pays for us to attend amazing conferences. We pack our bags, hop onto a plane or into a car, and away we go! That's really the best way to collaborate and grow....
Raising Bilingual Children: 5 Families Share Their Stories
Inside: Insights from multilingual families in raising bilingual kids. Parents face hundreds of decisions as they raise their kids, along the way. Multilingual families face even more options: One parent, one language? Minority language at home? Only ever answer the...
2019 Printable Calendar in Spanish
Inside: Calendario para imprimir 2019 / printable 2019 calendar in Spanish, plus bilingual chore cards for kids. Ready or not, 2019 is here! I've got some fun printables to kick off the new year, and get organized. I have a few more coming, too-- I didn't manage to...
Carta a Los Reyes Magos: Free Printable and Activities
Inside: Printable Carta a Los Reyes Magos, and resources for teaching about Los Tres Reyes. While children in the U.S. and other countries are busy writing to Santa, other children are addressing their letters to Los Reyes Magos: the three wisemen who visited baby...
Spanish Christmas Books for Kids
Inside: Christmas Spanish books for kids. When I was growing up, my mom created little Christmas traditions we kept up for years. One of them was "the book basket." We had a stack of annual favorites, and she would read a little bit from each one, finishing the last...
The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Teacher Gifts
Inside: Ideas for meaningful Spanish teacher gifts. Are you looking for ideas to spoil your favorite Spanish teacher? Whether you're a student, coworker, friend, or significant other, spoil your favorite Spanish teacher, I've got you covered with ideas...
Where To Find the Best Online Spanish Books for Free
Inside: How to find online Spanish books for free. We all know that reading is one of the top ways to improve your language skills. And there's good news for Spanish learners: more and more books in Spanish are available these days. Though I've already got lots of...
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. The only problem is this: they're really hard to find! I've been searching in all my...
Spanish Songs for Kids: The Best Spanish Children’s CDs and Playlists
Inside: The best Spanish songs for kids, in Spanish-music albums. As we raise our own kids bilingually, we've tried to make our home atmosphere bilingual. That means music on both languages! Since I'm not a native Spanish speaker myself, I've always relied on music...
A Collection of Day of the Dead Songs
Inside: The best Day of the Dead Songs, or canciones para Día de Muertos. With Día de Muertos drawing near, I've pulled together a variety of songs to use at home or in the classroom and add this link to my Spanish songs for kids page. These songs may be fun to...
Happy Birthday Songs in Spanish
Inside: Different versions Happy Birthday songs in Spanish, on YouTube. In English, the song Happy Birthday is a staple at any birthday celebration-- and wherever you go, it will basically sound the same. In Spanish, however, there are different versions, and they...
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