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 natural beauty of the places where they come from.
My children love hearing about the jungle and about the animals there live there, they always ask my parents, who live in Guatemala about it and they are eager to visit it one day. Maybe this year we will make that trip and they will be able to experience the different ecosystems that make up my beautiful Guatemala and I will enjoy being able to share with them and teach them about the land where I come from.
Paula studied architecture and now makes a living as a freelance writer,traveler and amateur photographer.She started her writing & publishing career as the editor of Bebé y Mamá, the first parenting magazine in Guatemala.She is the founder of www.GrowingUpBilingual.com and www.365thingsswfl.com and writes articles in Spanish and English for both magazines and the web on travel,food and bicultural and bilingual parenting .
When she is not on a plane or road trip she likes to create recipes inspired in the flavors of her native Guatemala.
I am so glad you are mentioning these books. Quite a few years back I taught CCD to Spanish speaking students and I always struggled with finding appropriate books/materials that they could use.
What great books for children its wonderful for kids to learn about the earth and how important it is to look after it!!