Summer Spanish

Summer Spanish Books

• Bilingual and Spanish books available at the library – Limited selection – Easier to look online and have them sent to your local library • Bilingual books will typically have the story in English and Spanish on the same page • Popular titles such as ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ are available.

Club Leo

• Scholastic books’ Spanish selection • Some books are of popular titles like ‘The Fly Guy’ and Disney • Other books come with a read along cd • Club Leo also carries a few games for learning Spanish letters

Club Leo – How to find it Apps

• Search for ‘Spanish for kids’ and you will find quite a collection from free to around $4.99 • DuoLingo – Fun, engaging game for 4 and up. They will probably need your help. Added bonus – you learn with them! • ABC Spanish Spelling – may be a little confusing since most of the instructions are in Spanish but fun • Noyo – Shows images and tells you the name in English and Spanish. Gives small tests to follow their growth.

Apps

• Ana Loomba's Spanish for Kids: The Red Hen – The story of the Little Red Hen told in both Spanish and English. – The words are at the bottom of the page. – The child follows along as the story is read to them. – Can be switched between the 2 languages at any point. – This one is free. Other fairy tales available for $3.99. Apps

• Other Highly rated apps – – Gus on the Go – Little Pim – Learn Spanish with Lingo Arcade - from the makers of Rosetta Stone

Movies

• Watch well-liked movies with the Spanish dubbing • Most newer movies do a good job with translation • Spanish available on Netflix for some kids’ movies

Movies

• Lessons Learned at the Netflix Headquarters: They Do Have Content for Kids in Spanish! – tutorial on finding Spanish movies on Netflix • Amazon Prime members also have access to dubbed movies and Spanish language programs YouTube

• There are many children’s shows on YouTube in Spanish • Popular cartoons can be found dubbed such as ‘Bubble Guppies’ and ‘Backyardigans’. • Search for show then add Spanish • Pocoyo is a popular, easy to follow show • Spanish lessons also available – search ‘children’s Spanish cartoons’ or similar Planeta U

• Univision has a block of shows from 8:30 am to 11 am of cartoons in Spanish on Saturday Morning • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse • Handy Manny • Pocoyo • The Jungle Book • Backyardigans Songs

• Spotify has some Spanish songs for children – ‘Kids Spanish – niños en español’ is a channel, there are others • The library has cds in Spanish with children’s songs

Resources for Parents

• WordReference.com - both a website and an app, it will translate single words and provide a neutral-accent Spanish translation. Will also provide full conjugations • SpanishDict.com - another online translator, but will translate from words to full sentences and even paragraphs. WARNING! Not all translations are correct!! Does provide a good baseline.

Classes

• Chandler Parks and Rec offers Spanish classes for 6 – 8 year olds at their Recreation centers • Lifetime Fitness will also be offering Spanish classes Resources for Parents

• StudySpanish.com - Free online tutorials for learning the language. Also has recordings of proper pronunciation • Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Grammar - Excellent workbook for adults learning Spanish • iTunesU has many classes for learning Spanish Other

This is not an exhaustive list. It is only some ideas and suggestions. There are many ways to expose your children to languages. Some of these suggestions will work better than others.