Archives 

Show All

  • 2009
    • February
      • Total immersion
        02/09/09
        Why immersion? by ulie Sweitzer, Parent, Park Spanish Immersion School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

        The answer seems so obvious now, but six years ago the concept seemed too radical to consider seriously. Sending my baby off in the care of strangers and trusting them to teach her reading, w

      • "Vuela, Vuela" game
        02/06/09
        This is a game that I tried in one of my classes. I think it works great for toddlers.
        Grab your child and pretend he/she is a bird. Go up and down like a bird and say:

        "Vuela, vuela, vuela
        y toca la puerta"

        Translation: "Fly, fly, fly
        and touch

      • Commands (continue)
        02/05/09
        Let's learn some commands in plural, just in case you have more than one child.

        "Lávense las manos": Wash your hands
        "Siéntense": Sit down.
        "Párense": Stand up.
        "Paren": Stop.
        "Tengan cuidado": Be careful.
      • Commands
        02/03/09
        When parents start talking they do two things: read or tell stories and give orders. Yes, parents are the navy.

        So, let's translate some commands that you can start using now.
        I will use singular, assuming that you have one child.

        "Lávate las manos": Wash

      • Translation
        02/02/09
        I see a very common mistake among my students' parents: they translate.
        Let me tell you how children learn how to speak.
        First, parents talk to them all day long, every day, for hours and hours.
        Then, after 2 years (or so) children start to say semi-words or small words, usuall

    • January
  • 2008