Tag: bilingual gifts

Language mixing is NORMAL in bilingual children. They’re learning to categorize and separate their languages, while also learning to code switch with those who can and can’t understand the languages they speak. Heres a video of my then 2 year old daughter being absolutely adorable talking about her fruit and veggie magnets on the fridge. She wasn’t confused at all, she was easily switching back and forth between English and Spanish. 🤩 Don’t worry if your kids mix and play with language as they learn 🙌🏻 Follow along if you’re teaching Spanish at home for resources, tips and encouragement 🙌🏻

Just consider me your personal Spanish teacher, cheerleader, confidant and biggest fan. As a forest school educator and Spanish teacher I’ve made it my mission to help families take their language lessons outside and see how FUN and engaging learning español can be. I share free Spanish resources, have a Spanish learning podcast for kids (¡Hola Nature!), write hands-on nature based Spanish curriculum, and generally just love finding ways to make your language learning journey easier. Oh and we’re moving to Costa Rica in 87 days 😱 so you can follow along with our journey! Currently working on a huge Spanish learning freebie for the summer- stay tuned and make any requests 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Saturday Morning Cartoons in Spanish! Check out these 15 cartoons for kids on Netflix that are awesome in Spanish. If you have a weekend cartoon tradition, put the audio en español to get some free and easy Spanish learning time. Here’s the list: Puffin Rock Pocoyo The Magic School Bus Llama Llama Ask the Storybots 72 Cutest Animals Luna Petunia PJ Masks Beat Bugs Super Monsters Motown Magic Gabby’s Dollhouse Octonauts Lego Friends Dragons: Rescue Riders Am I missing any of your favorites? Share them below for other families to check out! Follow along if you’re teaching your kids Spanish at home 🥰

👇🏻When it comes to Spanish decodable books, it’s important to know that they’re not all created equal. Families ask me all the time what books I used when my kids were first starting to learn to read in Spanish. As a Spanish teacher and a homeschooling mom to bilingual kids, I’ve taken it upon myself to thoroughly research and purchase every single Spanish and bilingual decodable book on the market over the last six years. I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t looking good for a while! Initially, most Spanish early reader books I found were just poorly translated versions of the English ones. But then - I found the Spanish Decodable Books from @justrightreader - FINALLY Spanish early readers specifically and thoughtfully designed for Spanish speaking kids. Using the Science of Reading, these books are a serious gem for kids learning to read en español. They aren’t just translated versions of English books, they are written specifically in Spanish for young readers. Each book also has QR codes linking to 2 minute videos with Spanish phonics lessons! I honestly don’t think teaching my kids to read in Spanish this past fall would have been as successful without these decodable books. Their single take-home packs are perfect for homeschooling families and co-ops - and they’re back in stock and better than ever! I’m planning on filling a suitcase with them to bring to Costa Rica for the girls. They’re that good. Comment SPANISH below and I’ll send you the info!

👇🏻Yo tengo…¿quién tiene? COLORES Have you ever played this before? It’s one of my favorites to use in reviewing any new words or concepts. I have a new post with all kinds of helpful ideas for learning and practicing los colores with kids and this free Spanish printable might be my favorite part. Worried about pronunciation? Have no fear! My website is now equipped with Text-to-speech specifically in Spanish - just highlight any Spanish word or phrase you want to hear read out loud, and click the speaker icon that pops up to listen and learn! There are over 20 colors in Spanish on this post for you to learn, I hope this feature helps you feel confident as you teach your kiddos! Comment COLOR below and I’ll send you the info on these free Spanish printable cards 🤩