To Teach My Daugther to Read in Spanish First or Not?
For months I’ve been trying to figure out how I would go about teaching my daughter, Vanessa, how to read in Spanish. I know she’s been ready to learn for at least six months, but I guess I’ve been the one who wasn’t ready. My original thought was that I’d teach her how to read in Spanish before she entered Kindergarten in the Fall. Once there, she’d just follow along with the rest of the kids in her class andRead More ...
Announcing Winner of My Bilingual School Library Contest
Last month we launched My Bilingual School Library Contest, something we´ve been wanting to do for over a year. We took so long because we were constantly debating over the best way to conduct it so it would seem fair and unbiased to all. We chose to open it up to popular vote, but failed to see beforehand the many flaws in the way the system was set up. Since many things got out of hand, we decided to closeRead More ...
Club Leo Pick: Mis colores, mi mundo {Giveaway}
I won’t get tired of saying it: there’s a huge lack in the area of bilingual and Spanish board books for the littlest ones in the house — unless of course they’re brought from outside the U.S. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks so because Children’s Book Press, one of our favorite multicultural publishing houses, recently announce its plans to start releasing bilingual board books for children ages 0-5. The first book in their new series is MyRead More ...
Need Your Advice To Decide on the Best Pre-School Option
Yes, I´m selfishly using this space to get some advice from you. I´m actually a bit nervous to even pose this question here because it almost seems obvious that my girl needs to attend a language immersion pre-school, but it´s not so black and white. I´ve complained for years now that there are no viable language immersion pre-schools in the LA area. For sure, none close to me. So, when Camila turned 15 months I enrolled her in a familyRead More ...
Wordless Wednesday: En la Peluquería
A friend of Vanessa’s from her preK class celebrated her birthday at a kid’s hair salon this past weekend. They asked all the girls to dress as princesses, they did their hair and their nails. Needless to say, Vanessa was in H.E.A.V.E.N! ...
Gnomeo and Juliet Finally Come Home! {Giveaway}
Today is the day you get to bring the lovable Gnomeo and Juliet home on DVD and Blu-ray. Six months ago we got to live this adorable twist on the classic Shakespeare tale on the big screen and now you and your kids can live it all over again. My girl lived it so much that she got up and danced all over the living room when each one of the rocking songs came on. The movie’s soundtrack is veryRead More ...
