Magic Spanish for Kids is an award-winning audio CD about a magical trip to Mexico. Two friends, Bobby and María, take this journey with a series of conversations and songs designed to introduce children to basic Spanish. This CD by Beth Manners’ Fun French and Spanish is designed for children ages 2-6, but would also be appropriate for older children beginning to learn Spanish. In this story, María does not speak much English and Bobby [...]
I am participating in http://latinaish.com/ ‘s Spanish Friday. Join us! A translation follows the Spanish. Ya van varias semanas que no escribo un post para Spanish Friday. Cuando me comprometí a participar, tenía la intención de hacerlo todas las semanas. Ayer, escuchando las noticias del movimiento A Ocupar Wall Street, empecé a pensar en que hay que cumplir con lo que nos proponemos, aún cuando las cosas no salen exactamente como habíamos planeado. Ayer fueron [...]
I was excited to see Juanita Ulloa’s name in my inbox recently. She wrote suggesting that Spanish Playground readers might be interested in her songs for children learning Spanish. Juanita Ulloa is one of the nation’s leading bilingual performers and songwriters. You can read more about her wonderful music on the Juanita Ulloa website. Juanita’s latest CD of music for children, ¡Canta mi son!, has won a National Association of Parenting Products Gold award and [...]
Talk about this photograph of taxis in Mexico City to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like all the Learn Spanish with Pictures activities, are ordered to help children master the vocabulary and gain confidence with the language. Start with Describe the photo (1), and be sure to point to the objects in the picture as you talk about them. Use gestures, facial expressions and actions to help your child understand what [...]
Tracy López, the author of Latinaish, created Spanish Friday. Read more about the idea and join us if you like! Hoy mi hija Maggie escribe un poco de estar aquí en México. ¿Cómo explicar el gusto que me da estar de nuevo en Guanajuato? Me gustaría explicar el placer con el que hablo ahora el español con mis amigos de aquí. Hablar como niña, hablar como hija consentida, hablar como una chica que está de [...]
Muchas veces les explicaba a mis hijos por qué todos los veranos los llevaba a la misma ciudad de México. Mientras otras familias viajaban a Noruega o a Tanzania, regresábamos a la misma casa, para quedarnos con los mismos amigos. —El acento— les decía— y el vocabulario. Toda la vida escucharán expresiones de otros países pero siempre podrán decir con confianza que en Guanajuato así se dice. Volvíamos a Wisconsin con El guía escolar para [...]
Mary-Joan Gerson is the author of Fiesta Femenina. This book of traditional Mexican stories has received many awards including: the 2002 Amelia Bloomer Project List, NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2002), Top Ten Children’s Books on Women’s History, Booklist (2001), Kansas State Reading Circle Selection (2001-2002), and Voices from Around the World, Chicago Public Library (2001). Fiesta Femenina was also the winner of The Aesop Prize for 2001, and a Recommended [...]