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

This "Seriously, Suzanne" post has nothing to do with homeschooling, except that you're likely a homeschooler. In the new year, many families are looking for ways to decrease out go or increase income or a bit of both. Flip Flop Spanish came out of this very need back in 2002 when I began my small Spanish classes at a local educational toy store in Bryan, Texas. It was a side gig that helped with grocery bills, piano lessons, and eventually all five of the kids' sports and educational desires from football, art, and beekeeping to speech and debate tournaments, and...

 This last sector of these three blogs will be to help you, the parent, to understand how much DEPTH the simple act of learning Spanish (or any second spoken language) will add to your pre teen or teen's brain health. (And yours too!) Interpersonal Communication - Teenagers, especially boys, often have such a hard time thinking outside of themselves - the filters of self focus almost absolves them of even noticing others, much less responding appropriately to others. How do we fix this? Well, other than putting them in situations with other people, learning another language is HUGE. Students watch the mouth of the...

Wondering what benefits learning Spanish (or any second language that's spoken) may have on your teen's BRAIN??? (Or yours?)Check it out! It's not just about "credits!"  Part TWO: "What did I come in here for? Short Term Memory - Do you struggle with short term memory? Does your teen struggle with short term memory? There are SO many tools - highlighters, post it notes, apps, alarms - to help with short term memory! Did you know the color YELLOW helps to activate the memory portion of the brain? That's right! So, you're not alone!In case you wondered why all those...

This next sector of three blogs will be to help you, the parent, to understand how much DEPTH the simple act of learning Spanish (or any second spoken language) will add to your pre teen or teen's brain health. (And yours too!) Part ONE:Learning a second language is SO much more than verb conjugation charts  and lists of vocabulary words. When the brain starts categorizing and creating meaning and then PUSHES that meaning forth, all SORTS of shifting and cognition happens in the brain. It's not unlike learning to dribble a ball, ride a bike, or row a boat. The motions begin...

I'm often looking for way to add meaningful cultural studies into my own homeschool time and I thought I would share this EASY way to add las posadas in to YOUR Christmas time fun as well. Here's the easy learning tip - No matter WHAT subject matter you are studying, add in food. Waking up more senses in the body is a GREAT way to spur interest, smiles, motivation, and extra memory boosts. Blood sugar goes back up, taste receptacles are firing, busy hands are occupied, and mouths are full, so fewer talkative students can interrupt! That's a WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN by...