BOCA BETH: One Song at a Time

Every year we celebrate the Month of Discovering Languages within a professional organization I belong to called ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).  And even though I personally refer to them now as World Languages, the sentiment is consistent throughout!  It’s time our country prepares our young children for the global society and economy they will encounter. 

Not sure where to begin when it comes to introducing Spanish and English to that special young child in your life?  Choose from one of two activities that can assist you TODAY - each one based on the time required to listen or watch or learn from:

Choice one:  One minute and 23 seconds   Scoop your child up onto your lap and click this link to watch an adorable bilingual music video that will have both of you singing and dancing and playing in Spanish and English in a matter of minutes.  Want a little more fun?  Click here for the lyrics to the song so that you can practice them - your adult brain thrives on seeing the words in print.  Your child most often is too young to even be able to read them!

Choice two:  5 minutes   Print off the bilingual coloring/activity sheet for FREE today and then print off and cut out these two bilingual language cards that go along with this Boca Beth activity.  You will see how quickly your child acquires the new words in Spanish, retains them and begins to say them with native pronunciation!  Don’t worry that you are not a native speaker!  The most recent research tells all of us that the interaction is much more important to the language learning than the fact that you hail from Spain or Puerto Rico.  Want some proof?  Read these comments on a book written by two moms (who are also PhDs) that is titled The Bilingual Edge.

Make it easy!   Make it fun!  Make it part of your daily routine!  Then come back and tell me which one you did and how it worked!

Happy Educating!  ¡Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth