I am going to be in Peru for the next few weeks and will not be posting as often on Spanish Playground. This seems like a good time to share some tips for finding for authentic language materials online. These suggestions are for Google searches, but you can apply them to other search engines as well. I know that many of you have more strategies for finding what you need – be sure to sure [...]
Giselle Shardlow is the author of Kids Yoga Stories. Her yoga-inspired children’s books get children moving, learning and having fun. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter. Find her books at www.kidsyogastories.com or on Amazon worldwide. “¡Agua, Agua, Agua!” Your Toddler Speaking Spanish. “Agua, agua, agua,” our daughter says in excitement as she learns to talk. I love Spanish – the romantic language of the community-oriented culture of the picturesque, vibrant and [...]
Sticky notes have to be one of the handiest inventions ever. In addition to keeping us organized, they are wonderful for language activities to teach kids Spanish. You can rearrange sticky notes, so they are perfect for matching activities. You can put them on a wall, so everything is bigger and kids can stand up and move. You can put them anywhere, so language can be applied to the physical world (I couldn’t resist the [...]
Sonrisas Spanish School publishes a preschool and elementary Spanish curriculum. The founders, Brooks and Blue Lindner, also have a blog full of ideas, inspiration and support for anyone teaching Spanish to children. Whether you are an experienced teacher, new to the profession, or a parent with a child learning Spanish, this is a wonderful resource. Use this link to reach the Sonrisas Spanish School Blog. These are a few of the reasons you will want [...]
Congratulations to Ashlee Resch and Maritza, the winners of this giveaway! I have two sets of Spanish activity books and picture books to give away to my readers. Each set contains two activity books (64 pages each) and five picture books. These are the materials in each giveaway: Cuaderno de vacaciones from Ingeniería Educativa – The giveaway includes two of these activity books (Preescolar 3 and Primaria 1). You can read the publisher’s description [...]
I just cannot bring myself to write a real back-to-school post yet, but I know that a lot of us are thinking about classes. If you are exploring resources for school or to use at home with kids learning Spanish, take a look at ARASAAC, the Aragonese Portal of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. The site offers “graphic resources and materials to facilitate communication for those with some sort of problem in this area.” The users [...]
I am in Lima, Peru spending a few weeks with my oldest daughter who lives here. My son is traveling with me and from here we will go to Mexico to spend several weeks before heading home to Wisconsin. Spanish Playground has been getting less attention these days, but traveling with my kids gives me time to reflect on raising them with Spanish and English. When I was teaching my kids Spanish, I did not [...]