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Doña Ana: culturally authentic (musical!) game for Spanish class

January 24, 2018 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

Doña Ana: culturally authentic (musical!) game for Spanish class

We recently told you about Pañuelito, a culturally authentic game for reviewing vocabulary in Spanish class.  Here we share Doña Ana. We incorporated this game into Calico Spanish Stories Online Level C (“I Live Here”), together with the song that inspired it. The many names of “Doña Ana” The children’s song “Doña Ana no está aquí” […]

Filed Under: Music resources Tagged With: songs, Stories, vocabulary

Meet Pedro and María… as finger puppets!

November 9, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell 6 Comments

Meet Pedro and María… as finger puppets!

Role play for young learners? Yes, please! It’s no secret: in early language education (and even in middle and high school!), finger puppets are a win! Somehow, sometimes, it seems less intimidating to pretend you’re a puppet speaking Spanish rather than be yourself speaking Spanish.  Of course, young children usually love any kind of role […]

Filed Under: Early language class Tagged With: resources, Stories

“What can I share with parents?”

September 5, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

“What can I share with parents?”

Are you a teacher who has recently subscribed to Stories Online and wants to know what content you can share with parents at home?  We often receive this question – time for a blog post to answer it! Rewind… Stories OnWhat? Calico Spanish Stories Online is our all-online program developed to fill a need for […]

Filed Under: Early language class Tagged With: Stories

Real Spanish in the preschool jungle? Yes.

July 21, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

Real Spanish in the preschool jungle? Yes.

Once upon a time, I thought I’d figured out how to teach elementary Spanish. Then, they asked me to teach preschool. Preschool is a different sort of animal. Standing in a line is a fluid concept. Rules my son’s 3-year-old class worked on last year: – We do not lick the wall. – We do not […]

Filed Under: Early language class Tagged With: preschool, Stories

Free Sing & Color Activities Download to celebrate TEN MILLION VIEWS

May 24, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

Free Sing & Color Activities Download to celebrate TEN MILLION VIEWS

TEN MILLION VIEWS. In elementary schools, kindergartens, preschools, and homes around the world, children have joined us in singing in Spanish about everything from colors to animals on the farm.  Kids are singing about how to answer “What’s your name?” and introduce someone to a friend.  They’re showing someone around the house and commenting on the […]

Filed Under: Music resources Tagged With: resources, songs, Stories, videos

The best Spanish weather & seasons song for children

May 17, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

The best Spanish weather & seasons song for children

Has it seemed to you that the topic of weather and seasons has been the hardest to pin down in a catchy, effective song for early Spanish learners?  It has for us.  So, we made our own. “Las estaciones” weather/seasons Spanish song The weather and seasons are so interconnected that it was natural to put […]

Filed Under: Music resources Tagged With: seasons, songs, Stories, vocabulary, weather

Mother’s Day Spanish printable activity celebrates Mamá y Abuela (free)

May 9, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day Spanish printable activity celebrates Mamá y Abuela (free)

Happy Mom’s Day! We recently saw an adorable Mother’s Day “My mom and I” printable activity in English.  We love these activities and thought it was such a great idea we’d do something similar in Spanish. In ours, we’ve featured some of our Stories Online characters with their moms and grandmothers.  Here at Calico Spanish, we are […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Learning Tools Tagged With: holidays, resources, Stories

NEW Spanish music for time, house, feelings, activities: Meet Doña Ana!

May 2, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

NEW Spanish music for time, house, feelings, activities: Meet Doña Ana!

What do you get when you update a 100-year-old Spanish children’s ronda with a peppy country beat and lyrics related to time, the house, feelings, and activities?  We can’t wait to show you. I know we’ve been releasing a lot of new music lately (see Pañuelito, and Amiguito, and Así me gusta a mí, and Todo mi […]

Filed Under: Music resources Tagged With: music, songs, Stories

Prepositions of location + Twinkle, twinkle à la Brooks & Dunn = new music magic!

March 6, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

Prepositions of location + Twinkle, twinkle à la Brooks & Dunn = new music magic!

Is there anywhere a fun song for early Spanish learners that targets prepositions of location?  We couldn’t find any.  So we did it ourselves. What phrases, exactly? We call this song “Pañuelito” (little handkerchief). It accompanies Level C of Calico Spanish Stories, themed “I Live Here.”  In this level, several of the Video Stories feature our characters […]

Filed Under: Early language class, Music resources Tagged With: earlylang, music, songs, Stories, YouTube

Comparison of SEVEN homeschool Spanish programs

January 2, 2017 By Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell Leave a Comment

Comparison of SEVEN homeschool Spanish programs

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 […]

Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: curriculum, homeschool, Stories

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