I am the curriculum specialist in charge of developing Stories Online here at Calico Spanish, but I am also a mom to three young kids. For the last few years, we participated in a homeschool co-op that met once a week.  At the co-op, I taught Spanish.  For my younger age group (K-4th grade), I used […]

It’s a widely accepted truth at this point: children need less screen time.  This is a challenge, though, because not all screen time is created equal.  For example, I feel fairly safe saying there’s not a square inch of social media that a child needs to occupy.  In fact, as children get older, more screen time is linked […]

Is comparison part of your process for shopping for a homeschool curriculum for any given subject? It is part of mine!  As a homeschool mom, I have two go-to strategies when I’m hunting new material: Ask other moms in online communities, and read reviews. In homeschool parent groups online, I often see questions about Spanish curricula […]