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

This is often the portion of the year when there are hiccups... The "new smell" of Homeschooling has worn off, and we've arrived at some maintenance points. Being together all the time is becoming a little too "all the time," and we're wondering what we signed up for. The kids are changing, some too fast, others not fast enough, and they all want to eat EVERY SINGLE DAY. It's just all so DAILY. And gosh, the next holiday isn't soon enough! ​So... what to do? Let's change it up. Here are some GREAT changes you can make inside or outside...

None of us like to waste time - we fast forward through commercials, and hit SKIP as soon as we can on YouTube videos. If you'd rather hear me rant about this topic via video, you can find me on Seriously Suzanne.Wasting time is SUPER easy to do when learning ANYthing, not just a new language. What are the main time wasters to avoid?1) BREAK IT DOWN: Do not waste time looking at the WHOLE project. Before you sit down to learn or teach anything, break the lesson down into 20 minute slots, tasks, or bits of information. For Spanish,...

Sometimes the SHORTEST lessons have the most impact! In that vein, I've begun a new series on the SpanishGeniuses.com website. I've taken one of my favorite past times (reading comic strips) and my favorite method of learning Spanish (using flashcards and word chunking) and made some quick lessons for you - the goal is a less than FIVE MINUTE video and ONE MINUTE of practice per day. Can you do it? Here's the first comic strip. Watch the video, or just do these THREE STEPS!  Read the vocabulary word: MOJADO is our target word today. We're using it as an adjective, so it...

We all know that we have a hard time learning, or at least recalling when we're nervous or feel "put on the spot." So when is it easiest? When we're laughing! When do we laugh? When we are HAVING FUN! (and a little ice cream never hurts!) Games are my number one way to create true engagement without stress (on the part of the teacher or the student!) Grab the ebook download here!   ~~~~~~~~~~ Spanish Flash Card Game #1: Spanish Flashcard Fishing Game For this game, choose three cards your child is already familiar with and place them in a...

Here we are... SUMMER TIME! Planning out our "Planting" -- we need a guide, we need some input... Well! I'm here to help!   Let me give you an opinion to reject - These choices will most likely NOT suit your family, since your family is not even a little bit the same as our family. But, it's always helpful to have a jumping off spot. Here are my favorite curriculum choices that I've come back to again and again. Remember, our five are now ages 14 to 20. So... somehow, they keep getting smarter! These are some of the...