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We’ve always loved teaching our children American Sign Language. We use ASL in our local congregation, but we also like using it to build early literacy skills in our kids. In fact, when we practice spelling words, the kids generally fingerspell each word as they say the letter. I’m convinced that learning to sign hasKeep Reading…
Learning about the community is a big part of preschool education. Remember when you were in nursery school and you learned about “community helpers”? It’s also a key part of learning a foreign language. After all, you live in your community, so learning how to talk about it in your new language can really boostKeep Reading…
¡Hola, amigos! ¿Estan listos aprender más español? We’re continuing with our study of Spanish as a family. And, of course, there’s no better topic to start with than “the family” itself! So, I’m sharing printable Spanish family words worksheets that are wonderful for introducing this topic to kids in both English and Spanish. If you’reKeep Reading…
It’s been a while since I shared some sign language printables with you guys, but no more! Last week, I shared our set of printable Spanish flashcards: Spanish Weather Flashcards. Today I’m sharing a new sign language resource: Weather ASL Coloring Pages: ASL Weather Fingerspelling Worksheets! These are fun for practicing sign language fingerspelling, butKeep Reading…
Over the last month, we’ve featured free printable flashcards for learning shapes, colors, and alphabet animals. Today I’m sharing a set of free ASL number flashcards for learning how to sign the numbers 0-9 in sign language! I’ve been using American Sign Language since I was a child. In fact, my husband, I, and ourKeep Reading…
I hope you’ve been enjoying our Printable Spanish Flashcards series! Today I’m sharing a new set of flashcards: Spanish Color Flashcards! I don’t know why it took me so long to make these. After all, learning to identify colors is one of the most important concepts for toddlers and preschoolers. Chalk it up to mommyKeep Reading…
Want to learn more español with your kids? These Spanish months of the year flashcards are perfect for learning los meses del año! You can use these for calendar time, spelling practice, a matching game, and more. And, since the English and Spanish month words are on each card, you can even use them toKeep Reading…
We’ve had some extremely cold weather (for us) recently and we’ve all been stuck indoors. So it’s an excellent time to share a brand new set of Spanish worksheets for kids with all of you! Yay! This is a super resource if you’re teaching Spanish to your kids in grades PK-Grade 3. It’s a Spanish TellingKeep Reading…
We’re back to learning español this week with a new set of free printable flashcards! This time, we’re sharing Spanish number flashcards for numbers 1-10! Childhood is a wonderful time to learn a foreign language. Kids’ brains just slurp up the nuances of language like you would not believe. So why not give them aKeep Reading…
Today, I’m sharing yet another set of flashcards for you! So far, we’ve already learned Spanish days of the week, Spanish opposite words, and Spanish food words with flashcards. This week, it’s on to Spanish family flashcards! Our set of free printable flashcards is called “La Familia” and it’s all about how to say basicKeep Reading…
Even if you don’t know a bit of Spanish, you probably know a few food words in Spanish already. I knew what a burrito meant long before I learned that it literally refers to a baby burro – just from constantly eating Mexican food. But for kids who want to learn how to talk aboutKeep Reading…
We’ve been learning Spanish with our kids for the past few years and, while they’ve been enjoying their lessons, they’ve also seemed just a little bit…bored in the process. It’s understandable. When you learn a foreign language, you spend a lot of time repeating vocabulary words, listening to rules of grammar, and writing sentences overKeep Reading…
What kid doesn’t love going to the zoo? We take ours every month and they always find a new animal to obsess over. Last time, it was the lions. (To be fair, lions are pretty awesome.) Since we’re still working on teaching our kids Spanish, I thought I’d make up a set of Spanish zooKeep Reading…
Hi everyone! I’m back with another set of printable Spanish flashcards! This time, we’re learning about los partes del cuerpo (the parts of the body). If you’re covering the human body with your kids this year, this is a perfect set for introducing some simple Spanish vocabulary! Check out our brand new Spanish parts ofKeep Reading…
Learning about how to talk about the weather is a great way to build a foreign language vocabulary. Just think about it: How many times a week do you mention the weather in English? A lot, right? I think I must tell my kids “It’s windy!” a dozen times a day. Especially when I needKeep Reading…
It’s time for another set of free printable flashcards! I hope you all are enjoying these, because I love sharing them with you! This week, we’re offering a set of free flashcards for learning the American Sign Language alphabet! Even if you don’t know anyone who’s deaf or hard or hearing, you can still useKeep Reading…
Have you been missing our printable Spanish flashcards? They’re back today with our newest set: Spanish Winter Animals Flashcards! These are great for teaching children (and adults) how to talk about Arctic animals in español. And they’re just a fun addition to a winter unit study for kids! If you love these cards, don’t missKeep Reading…
We’re smack dab in the middle of winter and, to be honest, I really miss spring (seasonal allergies and all). So I thought it was a great time to introduce our kids to the Spanish words for the seasons. It’s as close to spring as I’m going to get for the next two months…lol. ToKeep Reading…
Learning to talk about feelings is a big part of early childhood education. Giving kids words to express their emotions is a wonderful way to help them manage their feelings, talk about them with others, and understand how to process them. So, if you’re teaching Spanish to your kids or if you’re teaching English asKeep Reading…
We’ve been working on basic Spanish with our kids for some time, but I realized recently that I’ve never shared a set of flashcards that focus on learning the Spanish alphabet. Whoops! These Spanish alphabet flashcards are a perfect resource to help your children learn to memorize all 29 letters of the Spanish alphabet.Keep Reading…
It’s been almost literally forever, but I’ve got another sign language lesson for you today! And it only took 365 days! This lesson is all about how to ask questions in ASL. When you’re first learning sign language, using questions can be kind of awkward. First, they nearly always appear at the end of a sentence,Keep Reading…
