Señora Gose's Homeschool Spanish Blog (aka "Seriously, Suzanne") — homeschool

We've been homeschooling in some form or fashion for 24 years! Our oldest was 9 months old when I first became a part of the homeschool community in central Texas, and began hanging around new, old, and veteran (truly pioneering!) homeschoolers. I was able to glean so much insight simply by listening before and after my Spanish and Speech classes full of eager homeschooled students as young as three years old up to 18. What a BLESSING that was throughout my parenting journey. TIP number one: Hang around older homeschool moms. They say the most hilarious things. Find a mom...

I mean, YES, you should take a break. The weather (here in Texas) is GORGEOUS, we just got another hour of sunlight added to our days, and burn out was on the horizon, right?At the same time - when you RELAX, your absorption is SO MUCH HIGHER!Here are some ways to take a break, but still "do Spanish." Each of the links is either a video, or a link to purchase the game.1) Play charades in Spanish. (Choosing a theme or topic first helps!)2) Play Smackit Racket: - you need three people. One person calls out one of the flash card...

My goal as a human is to help. The reason I wrote my own Flip Flop Spanish curriculum (outside of not being able to find anything good for my own classes) was to help homeschool families get some quality foreign language curriculum in their daily lives without breaking the bank. I help in other ways too: I help people find "their people" at the Community Homeschool Center we founded back in 2009 in Bryan, Texas. I teach moms how to teach....but I think mostly I listen and repeat what needs to be said to whomever needs to hear it.So! Here...