Let’s travel to Vietnam to learn about the Sáo. The Sáo, also known as the Sáo Trúc, is a Vietnamese wind instrument. Sáo, which means “flute” in Vietnamese, is typically made from bamboo, giving it unique acoustic properties. The design is simple yet elegant, featuring finger holes and an oval-shaped opening at one end that […]
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National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 in the United States. It’s a time to honor Hispanic culture, music, food, and the invaluable contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. What better way to celebrate than with a curated collection of Spanish songs for kids! Expose your children to Hispanic and
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What do I mean by “Actively Bilingual?” I mean that when raising a bilingual child, they do not only understands a family’s target language (in this post, Spanish), but also speak it back to you. It’s perfectly normal for children to be passively fluent in a second language, especially when it is not the dominant
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As for many families, Christmas has always been our favorite time of year. And one of the best parts about this holiday is Christmas music. I love using music year-round to teach new vocabulary as it can be both fun and educational. Of course, there are tons of resources available to make use of during
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Christmas is just around the corner! And if you are trying to raise little Spanish-speakers like we are, you probably are on the hunt for some Spanish resources for Christmas and reinforce that language learning. Well, look no further. I have rounded up a list of some of the best (or, at least my favorite)
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