I have shared before how music has really improved my children’s Spanish. My little guy is quite the musical child, he loves to sing and dance and makes up songs. He usually prefers to sing in English even though I sing to him in Spanish every night. But that has changed lately because we have …
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The Moments in the Wild series is a unique set of books published by Moonstone Press and edited by Stephanie Maze. Each book is filled with beautiful real-life images taken by world famous photographers. The set consists of four titles available in both English and Spanish. There is something about animals that just captures the attention …
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Earth Day is a great opportunity to teach your children about the importance of taking care of our planet and being more conscious about their environment, but it is also a great opportunity to teach them Spanish. Take this opportunity to teach them more about the ecosystems that are around them and also about the …
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We are always on the lookout for products that will help our kids with reinforce our minority language, Spanish. We have been hearing great things about Little Pim for a while so I was really looking forward to reviewing their products. We received a super cute package containing a Little Pim DVD, their Spanish Music CD …
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Reading, like any other skill, improves with practice. When it comes to reading in the minority language motivation is key. Motivating Kids to Read in the Minority Language Motivation is important when reading in general, but when you have a child who speaks two languages one language is always stronger and reading in the second …
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Theodor Seuss Geisel better know as Dr. Seuss was born in 1904 and passed away in 1991. Having written more than 60 children’s books Dr. Seuss changed children’s literature forever. His books have been translated into 20 languages and they have been inspiring children’s literacy all over the world for more than 50 years. March …
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When we received the Music with Sara CDs of Spanish songs for children I had already heard a couple of Sara Quintanar’s songs. I had even included a couple of her songs which have been animated into video in previous posts (you can check out Los Monstruos Holloween video and El Día del Amor y …
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Healthy Foods from A to Z / Comida Sana de la A a la Z is a truly unique bilingual book. It’s originality along with the quality of the pictures and the wealth of educational opportunities in this book really set it apart. Before receiving Healthy Foods from A to Z / Comida Sana de …
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I am always eager to take advantage of technology to help my children improve their vocabulary and language skills so I was happy to find Adjetivos Remix app for iPhone and iPad by Smarty Ears. Smarty Ears has developed more than 50 apps that focus on using technology to help parents and speech therapists improve the …
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1. Gracias * Thanks (Bilingual) Author: Pat Mora Ilustrations by John Parra Gracias / Thanks (English and Spanish Edition) is a beautifully illustrated bilingual book about a young boy who gives thanks for the simple things in his life and for the people who enrich it. From the sun waking him up in the morning …
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