SPANGLISH LIVING POSTS
Spanish Chores and Printable Cards for kids
Inside: Learn terms for Spanish chores and grab some printable Spanish chore cards and charts for your family! Are you teaching your kids Spanish or trying to learn Spanish as a family? It takes a lot of intention, but raising bilingual kids is doable - and definitely...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
20 Spanish Yoga Videos for Kids and Adults
Inside: A list of Spanish yoga videos and resources for kids and families. As I write this post, we’re under mandatory quarantine. For at least two weeks, no children in Peru can leave their homes except for a medical emergency. I NEVER imagined I’d be writing...
How I Began to Teach My Child Spanish at 4 – And Why It’s Never Too Late
Inside: Asking the question, “Can I teach my child Spanish, if I didn’t start at birth”? This is one mom’s story of raising a bilingual child and why she says it’s never too late to get started. MY PATH TO TEACH MY CHILD SPANISH My 11-year-old...
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