Here is a list of vocabulary words to use when talking about Spring! Notice that the seasons are not capitalized in Spanish. Anyway, this is really great because you can help your child practice descriptions. Talk about the picture by having them say things like: Hay árboles y flores. There are trees and flowers. Hay un niño. There is a boy. Hay una mariposa. There is a butterfly. Los…
Just as nursery rhymes are great for kids learning their own language, they are also great for learning other languages. This one is called ¿Dónde están las leaves? Where are the keys? This song/rhyme originated in France, but is popular in most all of the Spanish speaking countries. The "materile, rile, ron chimpón" lines don't mean anything, they are just catchy to sing! It can also be turned into…
I’ve been posting jokes (chistes), poems ( poemas), quotes (dichos), and other things on my social media accounts the last little while, and I realized it might be of benefit to post them here on the blog also! We also found out that it is possible to change the language on Disney + to Spanish! Watching TV in Spanish is such a great way to really improve you understanding…
This is just a little update on this Spanish learning experiment. My kids finished lesson 37 today. I record the lesson, then have them watch it. I gauge their reaction to the lesson and adjust accordingly for the next lesson. We just started working on learning the verb TENER - to have. It is working well to start with a joke or a quote. I post many of these…
This is a printable that you can print for your kids to cut out and string together for a Spanish Christmas flair! We haven't made our Spanish one yet, but one of my boys did this one in French- the Spanish one will be just the same except in Spanish! We'll try to do it before Christmas! My son added the exclamation point. If you want an exclamation point…
Asking questions is a great way to find answers. If you are ever in a situation where you are with someone who speaks only Spanish, you can use question words and pointing to communicate a lot!! The question words in Spanish are the same as in English: ¿Quién? Who? ¿Qué? What? ¿Cuándo? When? ¿Dónde? Where? ¿Por qué? Why? ¿Cómo? How? If you learn these simple words, you will be…