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

I have three days left of the year. Let's share a few more "accomplishments." I made some wonderful bloopers this year. Not only did I make the statement in my classroom once this year (while throwing a moneda - a reward chip for speaking Spanish well - to a student, and overshooting my target), "Gosh, I'm high. I'm so SO high!" They all laughed hysterically, of course, and I then chastised them. "Did I just SAY that?" (Disclaimer, this is not my picture - but closely resembles the person in my head that tells me - too late - to shush.)  ...

Four days left of the year, and I have my WHOLE year (minus four days) upon which to look back . What are YOUR best accomplishments? I'll start: I kept all five children alive and fed. Let's see. That's the best one. Of course, my wonderful husband helped a bit... What else? I became famously good at saying, "Sorry, you're right." and "Good idea," since my eldest sons are gaining in age and wisdom and are super smart. And finally, for this year with only four days left, I made it through the year without giving up.   Is that your...

There are a LOT of ways to change up our homeschool when a semester ends, and a new one begins.Here are just a few little tidbits to read and help you focus your efforts in all areas, not just Spanish Learning. Language development is REDUCED by ANY screen time. This is why we are admonished as new mothers to monitor and limit our toddlers' TV viewing.... So, when you're learning a LANGUAGE... and screens inhibit language development, a screen should be the LEAST method used, not the MOST. Continue reading. You don't have to take just my word for it!...

Of course we all want learning to be easy. The hardest tasks for learning (for our family) are: stopping the current activity getting started finding the book clearing the spot at the table reading the instructions. With all these realizations, I developed Spanish Fun Activity Calendar. I made these summer calendars each year for my students, to keep them going throughout the summer, and Mr. Señora Gose pointed out that I could have a product if I would just make the other 9 months. *blink blink blink* *Oh!* So I did! You hang it on the wall (no book to...

I often act like a complete goof for my students. I create silly songs, tell embarrassing stories, and draw funny cartoons, all in the name of evoking an emotion, creating a pocket for a place where the memory may climb up and store away forever, or at least for more than a moment.Sometimes I do something SUPER goofy. Like with the verb colgar.When I learned Spanish a thousand years ago, there were more verbs. Like about a million more verbs, surely, and I distinctly remember being required to know each and every one in all 78 tenses (Yes, I know there are...