Kiddo began a Spanish class this fall. I am so grateful that I am able to give him the opportunity to learn a foreign language when he is this young and that some of his friends' parents are fluent and can speak to him in Spanish as he learns. I took Spanish in college, but we all know what happens when you don't speak a language... plus, I can't say I was ever fluent. I also know you don't become fluent just by attending a weekly class.
Each day I try to speak a few words to him myself. I ask him questions which he can answer using the vocabulary he has learned, such as ¿Dónde está..? or ¿Qué color es...? or ¿Cuánto...?, simple questions which are small, but daily reminders of the second language he is learning. Soon his skills will greatly bypass mine, but it is helping me, too!
I put up a few visual reminders, too.... just for fun.
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mandy @ bona fide mama says
I LOVED learning Spanish and so does my son. I'm not fluent and haven't used it much in many years but it's amazing how much I've retained. I'd like to start learning it again but not sure where to start! Don't want to learn it to pass tests but would like to just pick up conversational Spanish!
Andrea (ace1028) says
The other day my daughter started counting in Spanish. I have used words w. her, but this is totally complimentary education from either Dora or Diego, or both! 😉
Life is Good says
I really need to do this more. My kids used to think that the number after twenty was uno, dos, tres...
I also just noticed your chapter book list. those are some great stories that we might be ready for as read alouds
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Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog says
This is fabulous!!! It makes me so happy to see little kids getting the exposure to a foreign language. It's so much easier to learn when he's young. Good for you guys!