Bilingual activities

Pasapalabra is an alphabet game that can be used to review vocabulary, initial letter sounds, and listening comprehension. It’s a fun and easy activity to have up your sleeve for your Spanish class, bilingual classroom, or at home. What is Pasapalabra? The game is based on a television show known in Spanish speaking countries as

Need some guidance for teaching preschool Spanish? You’re in the right place! Young children are the perfect age to soak up a new language. I'm currently raising my own three kids bilingually, and have taught classes to this age group as well. It's never too late to start, and 3-5 year olds are really fun to teach! In this post I've compiled my favorited strategies for you. To get started in learning Spanish together, you Can Do three things: 1. Outline some beginning topics. You can create…

Lots of fun YouTube videos with Spanish color songs for a variety of ages - great way to reinforce Spanish color words at home or in the classroom!

These printable Spanish color word playdough mats are perfect for early learners who are practicing color recognition! Great for early literacy centers too!

Spanish First Week Activities: How to Teach Using Immersion In my previous 4 posts, I've talked about why it's so important to create an immersion atmosphere, how to set the tone for the year, and how to set expectations for the first day of Spanish class. In this post about the Spanish first week activities,

Try these fun and simple activities with your bilingual kids! #bilingual #activities

I would like to share with you an activity that has been a big success in my classroom! My little ones LOVE to go to the writing centers and practice their writing!!! The best part is that they are practicing their reading too! The activity consist of three parts. The first part the students need to read the words. Second, they build the word with magnet letters. Last, they write the words with a dry erase marker. Right now, I just have them read and write their names, because I want them to…

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My sister, who is a bilingual kindergarten teacher, is always coming up with new product requests. When she asked me to make pattern block sight word mats in Spanish, I knew it would also be a great resource for my 1st graders. I am always looking for new centers to spice things up, and each year it seems like they need more help with fine motor skills, so this was a win-win. Because of the size of the letters, it wasn't possible to make the word mats to scale so that students could place…

Inside: Free resources to learn Spanish online with kids. More and more, parents are realizing the benefits of learning Spanish and want to do what they can at home. According to Eton Institute, “Language learning helps develop strong cognitive skills, such as a better concept formation, mental flexibility, multitasking, listening skills and problem-solving, in addition to