Comments for BOCA BETH: One Song at a Time http://bocabeth.net Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:04:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Spanish for Children Supported by Barack Obama - Boca Beth Can Help! by test » Blog Archive » Spanish for Children Supported by Barack Obama - Boca Beth Can Help! http://bocabeth.net/2008/07/24/spanish-for-children-supported-by-barack-obama-boca-beth-can-help/#comment-599 test » Blog Archive » Spanish for Children Supported by Barack Obama - Boca Beth Can Help! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:27:29 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/07/24/spanish-for-children-supported-by-barack-obama-boca-beth-can-help/#comment-599 [...] Jim Newell wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis is our year Obama! This is our year all of you monolingual parents and teachers who are frustrated and can’t seem to figure out how to give your child the jump start they need on learning Spanish as a 2nd language or - for the … Read the rest of this great post here [...] […] Jim Newell wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis is our year Obama! This is our year all of you monolingual parents and teachers who are frustrated and can’t seem to figure out how to give your child the jump start they need on learning Spanish as a 2nd language or - for the … Read the rest of this great post here […]

]]> Comment on Spanish for Children Supported by Barack Obama - Boca Beth Can Help! by test » Blog Archive » Spanish for Children Supported by Barack Obama - Boca Beth Can Help! http://bocabeth.net/2008/07/24/spanish-for-children-supported-by-barack-obama-boca-beth-can-help/#comment-598 test » Blog Archive » Spanish for Children Supported by Barack Obama - Boca Beth Can Help! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:15:42 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/07/24/spanish-for-children-supported-by-barack-obama-boca-beth-can-help/#comment-598 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis is our year Obama! This is our year all of you monolingual parents and teachers who are frustrated and can’t seem to figure out how to give your child the jump start they need on learning Spanish as a 2nd language or - for the … Read the rest of this great post here [...] […] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis is our year Obama! This is our year all of you monolingual parents and teachers who are frustrated and can’t seem to figure out how to give your child the jump start they need on learning Spanish as a 2nd language or - for the … Read the rest of this great post here […]

]]> Comment on Jayar of The Joy FM Played Boca Beth’s Happy Birthday / Feliz cumpleaños Song on the Air Today by Mary Close http://bocabeth.net/2008/06/12/jayar-of-the-joy-fm-played-boca-beths-happy-birthday-feliz-cumpleanos-song-on-the-air-today/#comment-493 Mary Close Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:10:24 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/06/12/jayar-of-the-joy-fm-played-boca-beths-happy-birthday-feliz-cumpleanos-song-on-the-air-today/#comment-493 I heard part of the song too Beth!!! Way to go!! Now if they would only play some of your Christian CD also!! I heard part of the song too Beth!!! Way to go!! Now if they would only play some of your Christian CD also!!

]]> Comment on It’s a Happy New Year! Isn’t it Time for a New Language? by english as a second language http://bocabeth.net/2008/01/06/getting-ready-for-a-new-year-of-music-movement-and-creativity/#comment-469 english as a second language Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:58:27 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/01/06/getting-ready-for-a-new-year-of-music-movement-and-creativity/#comment-469 [...] discusses second languages in the US and the opportunities for non native english speakers to learnhttp://bocabeth.net/2008/01/06/getting-ready-for-a-new-year-of-music-movement-and-creativity/English as a Second Language in the Yahoo! DirectoryYahoo! reviewed these sites and found them [...] […] discusses second languages in the US and the opportunities for non native english speakers to learnhttp://bocabeth.net/2008/01/06/getting-ready-for-a-new-year-of-music-movement-and-creativity/English as a Second Language in the Yahoo! DirectoryYahoo! reviewed these sites and found them […]

]]> Comment on I Got Zapped At FPEA’s Homeschooling Convention - So Here Is My Preschool Zap For You Today! by Sarah http://bocabeth.net/2008/05/28/i-got-zapped-at-fpeas-homeschooling-convention-so-here-is-my-preschool-zap-for-you-today/#comment-446 Sarah Sat, 31 May 2008 05:40:45 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/05/28/i-got-zapped-at-fpeas-homeschooling-convention-so-here-is-my-preschool-zap-for-you-today/#comment-446 Hola Beth, I have just discovered your website, blog, and video lessons on YouTube--what an inspiration you are! I am an American teaching French to my nephew, my son, and other young children via private tutoring. Like you, I make up songs in the target language to go along with familiar melodies and explore ways to make learning French fun and painless. Your creative and detailed lesson plans with activities are very helpful--they provide lots of repeated exposure to the target language and appeal to different learning styles. I'd be curious to hear about how you decide what proportion of English and Spanish to use in your materials--perhaps in a future blog post you could address immersion vs. translation? I've had more luck doing full immersion (both with kids and with college students). Please drop by and visit my blog, "Bringing up Baby Bilingual," at babybilingual.blogspot.com. Would you possibly consider letting me profile your bilingual family? It involves simply typing answers to questions about how and why your family uses English and Spanish. (You can click on previous profiles in the sidebar to see what other families have said.) And other fans and readers of Boca Beth, that invitation goes to y'all too! Email me at babybilingual (at) gmail (dot) com if you're interested in participating in a profile that I would publish on my blog. Muchas gracias, Sarah Hola Beth,

I have just discovered your website, blog, and video lessons on YouTube–what an inspiration you are! I am an American teaching French to my nephew, my son, and other young children via private tutoring. Like you, I make up songs in the target language to go along with familiar melodies and explore ways to make learning French fun and painless. Your creative and detailed lesson plans with activities are very helpful–they provide lots of repeated exposure to the target language and appeal to different learning styles.

I’d be curious to hear about how you decide what proportion of English and Spanish to use in your materials–perhaps in a future blog post you could address immersion vs. translation? I’ve had more luck doing full immersion (both with kids and with college students).

Please drop by and visit my blog, “Bringing up Baby Bilingual,” at babybilingual.blogspot.com. Would you possibly consider letting me profile your bilingual family? It involves simply typing answers to questions about how and why your family uses English and Spanish. (You can click on previous profiles in the sidebar to see what other families have said.)

And other fans and readers of Boca Beth, that invitation goes to y’all too! Email me at babybilingual (at) gmail (dot) com if you’re interested in participating in a profile that I would publish on my blog.

Muchas gracias,
Sarah

]]> Comment on God Is My Friend / Dios es mi amigo … Finding the Joy in the Lord as a Bilingual Preschool Age Child by the beth o song http://bocabeth.net/2007/11/25/god-is-my-friend-dios-es-mi-amigo-finding-the-joy-in-the-lord-as-a-bilingual-preschool-age-child/#comment-437 the beth o song Fri, 30 May 2008 00:35:50 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2007/11/25/god-is-my-friend-dios-es-mi-amigo-finding-the-joy-in-the-lord-as-a-bilingual-preschool-age-child/#comment-437 [...] [...] […] […]

]]> Comment on Happy Friday! ¡Feliz viernes! Contest Time for Boca Beth Bilingual CD, DVD & More Fun Stuff for Kids!!! by Samantha http://bocabeth.net/2008/04/18/happy-friday-%c2%a1feliz-viernes-contest-time-for-boca-beth-bilingual-cd-dvd-more-fun-stuff-for-kids/#comment-369 Samantha Fri, 02 May 2008 07:59:42 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/04/18/happy-friday-%c2%a1feliz-viernes-contest-time-for-boca-beth-bilingual-cd-dvd-more-fun-stuff-for-kids/#comment-369 I love the fact that the song has motions you can do and it introduces spanish while still using the english that the child is familiar with. I think it would be fun to do the seasons or the weather. I love the fact that the song has motions you can do and it introduces spanish while still using the english that the child is familiar with. I think it would be fun to do the seasons or the weather.

]]> Comment on Kids Love Learning Spanish! Do You Love Teaching It? Win the Prizes to Get You Started! by Samantha http://bocabeth.net/2008/03/07/kids-love-learning-spanish-do-you-love-teaching-it-win-the-prizes-to-get-you-started/#comment-368 Samantha Fri, 02 May 2008 07:34:17 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/03/07/kids-love-learning-spanish-do-you-love-teaching-it-win-the-prizes-to-get-you-started/#comment-368 I work with newborns through the age of 10 teaching spanish and french to the children at my church during sunday school. I try incorporating it into the lesson that we are learning for the day as well as using it when giving instructions and asking questions. The biggest challenge I have is creating a lesson plan that works well for all the different levels of understanding that I am working with because the children differ so much in age. I would love to have some music to add to the lesson to make it more interesting and fun. I remember when I was first learning spanish, that music always helped me, and it was a great way to get away from the routine of book work and reading. I work with newborns through the age of 10 teaching spanish and french to the children at my church during sunday school. I try incorporating it into the lesson that we are learning for the day as well as using it when giving instructions and asking questions. The biggest challenge I have is creating a lesson plan that works well for all the different levels of understanding that I am working with because the children differ so much in age. I would love to have some music to add to the lesson to make it more interesting and fun. I remember when I was first learning spanish, that music always helped me, and it was a great way to get away from the routine of book work and reading.

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]]> Comment on Happy Friday! ¡Feliz viernes! Contest Time for Boca Beth Bilingual CD, DVD & More Fun Stuff for Kids!!! by CanCan http://bocabeth.net/2008/04/18/happy-friday-%c2%a1feliz-viernes-contest-time-for-boca-beth-bilingual-cd-dvd-more-fun-stuff-for-kids/#comment-362 CanCan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:58:13 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/04/18/happy-friday-%c2%a1feliz-viernes-contest-time-for-boca-beth-bilingual-cd-dvd-more-fun-stuff-for-kids/#comment-362 I like the way Boca Beth alternates Spanish and English, instead of doing "chunks" at a time. I watched the counting video. I think colors would be a fun lesson, or teach some sort of Spanish nursery rhyme with actions, like a our "Where is Thumbkin", but something unique to Spanish culture. I Love stuff like that! I would be proud to share this with my 2 boys! Good work! I like the way Boca Beth alternates Spanish and English, instead of doing “chunks” at a time. I watched the counting video.
I think colors would be a fun lesson, or teach some sort of Spanish nursery rhyme with actions, like a our “Where is Thumbkin”, but something unique to Spanish culture.
I Love stuff like that! I would be proud to share this with my 2 boys!
Good work!

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