February Scholastic Parent Circle: Art and Imagination Pack {Giveaway}
Like any little girl her age, my 5-year-old daughter loves to draw. Like any little brother, my 2-year-old son loves to copy her. And so they can sit there for a nice long while surrounded by paper and crayons, markers, pens and pencils. She drawing and making up her own little books and him scribbling. I’m not a very artistic person, but I do love art. Although my husband doesn’t really draw, he’s been a photographer and videographer for moreRead More ...
PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest goes BILINGUAL!
Calling all creative minds across the nation from grades Kindergarten through Third! PBS KIDS GO! has launched its annual writing contest and this year we spotted something very exciting on the contest’s rule page: “Non-English text must be translated on the same page and the translation text must adhere to word count.” What does this mean? It means that your child can write or dictate their story in Spanish or other heritage language as long as an English translation accompaniesRead More ...
Our Search for a Dual Language Immersion Kindergarten
It’s hard to believe that in just seven months my girl will be starting a whole new stage in life: kindergarten. That means that we are now deep in the process of touring dual language immersion programs, applications and crossing fingers to get a spot in one of our top choices. Just three years ago when we launched this blog, I visited what was then Benjamin Franklin Elementary school in the Glendale Unified District in California. We wrote a seriesRead More ...
Bilingual Musings: The Art of Speaking Spanish
Every time I think about it, I can’t stop laughing. Not the “making-fun-of” kind of laughter, more like the “that’s unbelievable” one. A couple of days ago, a colleague of mine told me our office assistant was going to make an order for office supplies and she wanted to know what we all needed. He said, “So, if you need any supplies like staples, tape, file folders o tal vez unos biromes, just let her know.” — ¿Unos qué?, I blurtedRead More ...
Will My Grandchildren Speak Spanish?
Will my children be as passionate about Spanish as I am? I sure hope so… I know it’s crazy for me to even think about this right now considering my kids are only 5 and 2, but it’s something I often wonder. In fact, I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but then I got the February issue of Latina magazine which has an article titled Are we losing our Language? on the cover and I decidedRead More ...
Moona In The City
Our friends from the awesome bilingual family band Moona Luna just shared with us the first episode of their brand new web show Moona In The City and we think you’re going to love it: Hosted by the talented lead singer Sandra V. and a friendly cow called – what else? – Moona, this is a food, travel and adventure show for kids. The idea is that together, Sandra and Moona will explore the diversity, both cultural and culinary, in theirRead More ...
