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

There are SO SO many options to studying The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I haven't gotten my felt set in yet, but I'll be adding that to the reading lesson videos as soon as I do! Here are all the files for my newsletter subscribers! What else did you study with this book? Leave a comment and help the others out!Need to buy the book? Click the cover!   Here's a bilingual version, too! Click the cover for a board book or hardcover option - both less than $10.   In Spanish or English, your homeschool can be filled with lessons...

Answer: Because "Read it, Mispronounce, Memorize, and Then Forget it" was already taken, and frankly, was too long to fit on the box.🤣   Just kidding.    But seriously....   When you think about how you learned to speak as a baby, no one broke out the dictionary, a phonics chart, any sort of app or a book. They simply spoke to you. You associated sounds with items, and your parents and siblings held items up when they wanted to know if you wanted it, or liked it.  "Ba-ba? You want your baba?" 🍼 "Juice? 🍊  Milk? 🥛 Wa-wa?" 💦 Some...

Immersion is ALWAYS a buzz word in the Spanish learning and curriculum network, because we know that we learn best by absorption. The thing is --- you can't do it. So any Spanish curriculum or Spanish class that promises learning through immersion that doesn't include airfare to a Spanish speaking nation is not going to be able to deliver on that promise.(Don't worry, I have happy news in a second. Keep reading.) I'm really sorry that there's not better news about this. Immersion means... TO IMMERSE. If you want to learn a language by immersion, then you'll need to study...

  Waiting is NOT easy. Any delay feels like we’re going to be “too late” for something. In fact, next week, our book read aloud will be that title exactly, by Gerald and Piggie in Mo Willem’s book, “Esperar no es fácil.” (Waiting is not Easy.) If you’d like to grab the Spanish version, and get ready for that lesson, you can find it here! So when there is a delay, how do you respond? I have a few short tips to help you get a new perspective on delays, and I hope it helps you in the short term,...