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Bean Bag Toss Activity {Printable Activity Sheet}
Bean Bag Toss Objective: to reinforce listening comprehension, color and command recognition, and to encourage fluency. Use colored bean bags or number bean bags. If you do not have bean bags, use colored balls. Set a small basket or bucket in the middle of the circle. Kids all stand up and you tell them “ Escucha- listen! Explain the command “ Tira- throw!” If you are reinforcing colors, say ‘ tira azul!. Only kids holding blue will throw the beanRead More ...
Putumayo Latin Beat {Giveaway}
It’s here! Take a tour around the world with Putumayo’s new Latin Beat album. This album features latin music that ranges from Salsa and R&B to Latin Pop; by artists based anywhere from the US, Cuba, and Colombia, to even New Zealand. In other words, it brings a variety of musical cultures together for a good time. Some of the artists that this album features are Moneda Dura adding the voice of Buena Vista Social Club legend Ibrahim Ferrer, Colombian’s Jontre and Mariposa Solar,Read More ...
Los Pasos {Download Song + Activity Sheet}
Click here to download the song and here for the PDF with the lyrics and suggested activities. The download will automatically start as soon as you click. Check your computer´s download folder to find the files. Press the orange play button below to listen to the Los Pasos song. Los pasos by 1-2-3 Spanish Together Thanks to 1-2-3 Spanish Together–Bringing language, culture and fun together– for providing these activities and song. You can follow them on Twitter and Like their Facebook pageRead More ...
Learn Spanish with Jorge el Curioso {Giveaway}
We are happy to share with you Scholastic’s Storybook Treasures new “Language Learning Collection” which features Curious George, or Jorge el Curioso. This three DVD read-along set contains 18 illustrated, award-winning stories which are narrated in Spanish and English. The collection features the story “Jorge, el monito ciclista,” and includes other stories such as “Harry el Perrito Sucio,” “Chato y Su Cena,” and many more. The collection also features celebrity narrations by Cheech Marin, Luis Guzman, and others. We’reRead More ...
Mister G’s Bilingual CD: Bugs {Giveaway}
Get ready to dance along to Mr. G’s new album: Bugs. Mr. G is Ben Gundersheimer, an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and producer who spent 20 years as a rock frontman and solo artist, and also has a masters degree in elementary education. Now he has transitioned into family music, and his new album is really just that, music that the whole family will surely enjoy. With musical styles that range from bluegrass, bossa nova, and folk to ska and rock, thereRead More ...
A Fisher Price Bicultural Birthdays Celebration {Giveaway}
To continue our Bicultural Birthdays Celebration week we have more awesome prizes to give away. (More huge giveaways happening here and here.) Our friends at Fisher Price are really in the mood to celebrate by the looks of this huge prize pack they´ve put together for ONE of you to take. The Fisher Price Bicultural Birthdays Celebration prize includes four different toys with a total retail value of $235. These toys would make great presents for your little ones onRead More ...
