Disclosure: Whistlefritz sent me a copy of Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids so that I could write the following article. All of the ideas and opinions are my own. I am so pleased that Whistlefritz has created lesson plans to use with their wonderful videos and songs. This award-winning company is known for engaging, effective materials to teach children Spanish. Now, in the new book Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids, they offer a pre-K and [...]
I have had several readers ask for my impression of the Spanish Champs program, so I was thrilled when the company sent me the Level 1 materials to review. This engaging curriculum is for children 2 to 10 years old, with an emphasis on developing oral communication. The curriculum is a 32-week program that is intended to be repeated. A Level 2 curriculum is under development and will be available in the fall. Spanish Champs [...]
For the last few months I have had the pleasure of getting to know the Sonrisas Spanish School Preschool and Elementary Curriculum. This beautifully designed, standards-based elementary Spanish curriculum is recognized by language teachers as an effective, engaging program. For over 16 years it has been used throughout the country in schools, after-school programs and for home schooling. The Spanish curriculum is designed for preschool through third grade, but certainly could be used as the [...]
If you are looking into elementary school curricula, you should know that Spanish for You! has added additional lesson plans to their materials. Spanish for You! is a curriculum for grades 3-8 that can be used for self-study, home school, in classrooms or in after-school programs. It was created by a Spanish teacher as an affordable, easy-to-use program that engages children with the language and also teaches grammar basics. Check out the Spanish for You! [...]
In this guest post, Laura Anaya de Zuchovicki, founder of the Spanish curriculum Conversa Books, writes about her inspiration to teach Spanish and also prepare students as world citizens. Born and educated in Mexico, she draws on twelve years of experience teaching elementary and middle schools students in the United States. Some people say that in order to have a complete life you must have a child, write a book and leave your personal mark. [...]
Spanish for You! is an elementary Spanish curriculum. If you are considering a curriculum, this is a good time to take a look at Spanish for You! because they are having a holiday sale. Everything is 25% off – just use the discount code “holidaysale.” You can read more about the curriculum in this post: Spanish Curriculum for Classroom or Home School. Use this link to visit the Spanish for You! site and take advantage [...]
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 [...]
This article is by Debbie Annet, the author of Spanish for You!, a Spanish curriculum for grades 3-8. She offers insight into how children learn languages and a discount code on her curriculum. You CAN give the gift of language. Parent or teacher, Spanish speaker or not, you are able to accomplish more than just vocabulary learning with your elementary and middle school students. It just takes knowing a little about the language learning process [...]
This article is by Laura Anaya de Zuchovicki, author and founder of Conversa Books. A Mexican native, she has been teaching Spanish to elementary and middle-school students for over 10 years. As an expert in TPRS, she speaks to the exciting new technique of embedded readings. As a foreign language teacher, my priority has always been to provide my students with the ability to speak fluently. This is the reason why I’m always on the [...]
Spanish for You! is a curriculum for grades 3-8 that can be used for self-study, home school, in classrooms or in after-school programs. It was created by a Spanish teacher as an affordable, easy-to-use program that engages children with the language and also teaches grammar basics. I have not had the pleasure of teaching with this curriculum yet, but looking at the structure and materials, I believe that it is an effective, well-designed program for [...]
Congratulations to María (random.org number-22) on winning the Conversa Books giveaway! ¡Muchísimas gracias a todos por participar y por leer Spanish Playground! I loved reading about what you are teaching and all the different situations in which children are learning Spanish. Thanks everyone! I am so happy to offer this wonderful giveaway from Conversa Books! Conversa Books is giving away an upper elementary teachers’ starter kit of their Spanish curriculum to one Spanish Playground reader. [...]
We all love stories and storytelling is a wonderful way to teach a language. Conversa Books makes Spanish language materials for students from kindergarten to 8th grade based on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling). These books give teachers an easy way to introduce this teaching method into their classrooms. The lessons also incorporate games, music and culture. These books can be used to supplement any curriculum or as the basis for an entire [...]