I have to admit that keeping Spanish alive is harder than I thought. Even though both my husband and I speak mostly Spanish at home (I’ll admit it’s not a 100% of the time) the truth is that the amount of time my kids spend immersed in a Spanish only environment is a lot less … Read more
We live surrounded by screens from computers and TVs in every room to tablets and other hand held devices that follow us wherever we go. Kids spend more and more time in front of a screen and less and less time reading, playing outside, being creative or communication and building relationships with peers, siblings and … Read more
My kids are 4 and 7 and like most kids today they love technology and I love using technology as a tool to help them learn new things. That is why I am so excited about Cypher Kids Reality Cards, they are a great way for your children to learn about letters, numbers and wild … Read more
Halloween or El Dia De Las Brujas can provide a great opportunity to reinforce Spanish at home with fun Halloween themed videos in Spanish. Here are some of our favorites: Sesame Street Halloween Video You can get the complete video HERE or download it for your iPad HERE. The Monsters Bilingual Song by Music with … Read more
Spanish Halloween Flash Cards / Tarjetas de Halloween en Español These Spanish flashcards from Lanternfish are such a fun way to tech new words. They can be used to teach the rooms of a house, prepositions of place, furniture in a house and the following monsters: un fantasma, una bruja, un vampiro, una momia, un … Read more
When I first learned I was pregnant with my daughter my world changed completely and so did I. You see, although at 30 I was more than ready to have kids, I was single and the pregnancy was unplanned. All of a sudden I realized I would soon be responsible for a little person and … Read more
As I shared with you in my previous post I am participating in GE’s Energy Smart SIMPLE Service Project. I donated a box of GE Energy Smart light bulbs to Peace by Piece Learning Center. Peace by Piece is a non-profit school for children with autism and related disorders and this organization is very dear … Read more
I am super excited to be joining Champions for Kids by participating in another Simple Service project. I am passionate about supporting their mission to mobilize MILLIONS of people by providing training and resources to improve the lives of children in communities across America and beyond. Their goal is to mobilize 20 Million people by … Read more
El 12 de octubre también conocido como el Día Internacional de la Raza es una fecha importante para todos los hispanos. Aquí encontraras ideas para enseñarles a los niños sobre el Día de la Raza a través de actividades y manualidades. ¿Que se celebra el 12 de octubre? El Día Internacional de la Raza celebrado … Read more
Octubre es el mes del niño bilingüe . ¿Sabias que según estudios más del 60% de los personas en el mundo son bilingües pero solamente el entre el 6% y el 18% de las personas en Estados Unidos son bilingües? Hablar mas de un idioma no solamente incrementa y mejora las oportunidades de trabajo para … Read more
