Bilingual Brains Are More Flexible. I’ve Got My Own Proof.
Remember a couple of weeks ago I told you that my daughter needs to be evaluated by a speech therapist because her clarity is below average for her age? I’m still waiting to get the appointment due to health insurance coverage issues. (No surprise here, huh?) Meanwhile, I’ve noticed something that left me in total awe and completely gave me one more point to validate her bilingualism. As I’ve mentioned before, my girl has no problems expressing herself and isRead More ...
Mars Needs Moms Coloring and Activity Sheets {Giveaway}
Mars Needs Moms is Disney´s celebration of motherhood and an entertaining way to let kids know that we nag discipline them for a reason. This thrilling martian adventure begins when nine-year-old Milo gets angry at his mom for making him eat his broccoli and wishes she would disappear. His wish comes true when his mom is abducted by martians in their quest to populate Mars with moms. Milo realized what happened fast enough to make it into the spaceship andRead More ...
The Stuff of Memories: Bambi Diamond Edition {Giveaway}
Last week we shared with you some adorable and useful coloring and activity sheets from the classic Disney film, Bambi. We hope your kids are enjoying them and are looking forward to watching the film and joining several generations of kids that have loved Bambi and his forest friends. Bambi has been released from the Disney Vault today and can now be found completely remastered in both DVD and Blu-ray format. We received our copy last week and my girlRead More ...
¡Feliz Cumpleaños Dr. Seuss! {Giveaway}
107. That’s how many birthdays Dr. Seuss is celebrating on March 2nd; and, no, it’s not in cat years! PBS Kids is having a party by airing a two-hour marathon of The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!, the popular educational show that supports young children’s science learning with Dr. Seuss’ whimsical style. The two-hour marathon will include the premiere of these two episodes: “Incredible Journey/Bamboozled”–The Cat introduces Nick and Sally to two incredible creatures, Salmon SamRead More ...
Educational Apps of the Month–February
Wow..this was a short month! I feel I just finished writing last month´s, and the first one in the series, Educational Apps of the Month post. As I mentioned last time, most of the apps we´ve reviewed are for the iTunes apps platform just because that is what I use. However, Susan jumped in on the apps game and wrote a review of several Android apps for bilingual kids. Check it out. Now on to our Educational Apps spotlight forRead More ...
Our Trip to Perú: Experiencing Our Culture Firsthand
One week. That’s how long we’ve been here already. We’ve done so much, yet it feels like such a short time. Our trip back to my home is almost over. When I mentioned that I wasn’t sure how to start this post my husband promptly responded “with the food!” Because, yes, we’ve been eating like there is no tomorrow. Peruvian food is one of the things I miss the most and so we’ve been doing a lot of eating. MostRead More ...
