The Journey of a Young Dinosaur to Los Angeles Thomas the T. Rex the Journey of a Young Dinosaur to Los Angeles is a charming book for young readers written by Michael Smith and filled with detailed and realistic illustrations by Gale Garner Roski. This is the ideal book for any young reader interested …
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Buscando un Regalo con Significado Se acerca el Día de la Madre y este año quería hacer algo realmente especial con mis hijos que tienen 7 y 4 años. Han estado preguntándome que van a regalarle a la abuelita para el día de la madre y por primera vez, ambos están muy entusiasmados. Para …
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I have always believed that there is nothing that I cannot accomplish if I set my mind to it. Every success and every achievement has always started with a dream. The world is filled with opportunities and possibilities and all you need to do is dream. So how do we achieve those dreams? Here are …
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Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s independence day like many people assume. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army of 4,500 men’s victory over the 6,500 French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In Mexico it is not celebrated nationally but only in Puebla. In the 1960s and 1970s, civil rights Chicanos related …
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Reading is a very important milestone for any child but in our family it was even more significant because for my daughter reading seemed an unobtainable dream. You see, she has Autism and when she was first diagnosed at three she did not speak and the neurologist did not have encouraging words for us. Teaching …
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Sing With Señor was a real treat for our family. We all love music and try to listen to music in Spanish as much as we can but there are not many options that are both child friendly, fun and educational and Sing With Señor is all of these. The music has a definite South …
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Earth Day is a great opportunity to teach your children about the importance of taking care of their planet and being concious about natural resources. It is also a great opportunity to teach them Spanish and for them to learn about the natural beauty and the habitats of the places where they come from. At …
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Easter is one of my children’s favorite holidays. My little guy is all about the chocolate while my daughter loves the idea of the Easter bunny, the parties and the crafts. Easter is almost over and while my kids run around the house in a sugar rush after eating more chocolate eggs than they should …
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Siempre he tenido amor por las palabras, la música, la cultura y creo que muchos estarán de acuerdo que el idioma es el lazo que une todas esas cosas. Es por esto que para mí es muy importante que mis hijos crezcan hablando español y experimentando la cultura dominicana, latina, hispana, bueno creo que …
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I’m at some Dade County office getting the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten paper work done for my 4 year old. I am waiting with many other moms and we are all filling in some paperwork. The form asks primary language at home and I want to write in Spanish but that’s not the truth. I look …
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