Spanish Tea Time

Why do we learn a language? Because we have that innate need to communicate our needs and wants.
In a child's mind, at Spanish Tea Time kids learn new words in Spanish to have fun, to make new friends and to play games. The more excited a child is when learning a new concept, the more areas of the brain will light up, allowing for new synapses (brain connections) to form. 

EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND TIPS TO HELP REINFORCE SPANISH AT HOME

The following videos are a wonderful complement to teach Spanish. 

​¿El Canguro Tiene Mamá?
Look for books in Spanish that have patterns kids can predict. This particular book does that! And it will allow kids to expand their learning by adding other animals in Spanish that are not mentioned in the book. Depending on the age, the kid can draw and write their own version of the book, or for little ones, use visuals of the animals mentioned and play pretending to be that animal.

LAS VOCALES
I use this even with my older students in middle school when they need help differentiating between the sounds of the vowels and for fun!
I start slow and then we pick up speed. 
Once they are familiar and comfortable with the letters, I say the names of the letters out of order and they have to do the name and word that goes with that letter. For example if I say "E" The will say " "E, escucha."
The video below explains how I do it using my whole body.

A GAME WITH OUR HANDS- LAS VOCALES
This fun game will help students with the sounds of las vocales and to gain fluency. 

CON LA A A DA BA DA BA DA
YO TENGO UNA MUÑECA HECHA DE CRISTAL
CON LA E E DE BE DE BE DE
YO TENGO UNA MUÑECA HECHA DE PAPEL
CON LA I I DI BI DI BI DI
YO TENGO UNA MUÑECA HECHA DE MARFIL
CON LA O O DO BO DO BO DO
YO TENGO UNA MUÑECA MUNNECA HECHA DE CARTON
CON LA U U DU BU DU BU DU
YO TENGO UNA MUÑECA HECHA COMO TU

WONDERFUL MOMENTS TEACHING SPANISH