Spanish
Spanish and French Name Tags and Activities
It’s time to go back to school! Whether I’m teaching first graders or high schoolers, I like to have my students create desktop name tags in the first class session or two. I’m very visual, so I need to see name/face to get all of those new names into the ‘ol memory. And in middle [...]
Learn Spanish with Whistlefritz’s Cha Cha Cha CD
My kids and I have been dancing to Spanish this summer! Whistlefritz has just released a new CD–Cha, Cha, Cha! The folksongs and original songs are recorded and arranged by award-winning singer/songwriter Jorge Anaya. What I really love is the feeling of the music. Culture is infused into every beat . . . be it [...]
Free French and Spanish Classroom Objects Game
Looking for a fun, communicative partners activity for back-to-school? Foreign Language House has prepared a tic tac toe grid with French and Spanish vocabulary lists for school and classroom objects. To receive your free downloads, sign up for our FREE newsletter for language teachers at this link or on the right sidebar. Every month you’ll receive fun [...]
Toy Story 3 Spanish Theme Song: You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Just got back from watching Toy Story 3 with my family. Hilarious! Loved it! I had to do a quick post here on the ‘ol blog because there was some “foreign language fun” in the film. (I won’t say any more than that!) Check out the new Spanish theme song by the Gypsy Kings: You’ve [...]
Ephesians 4:32 – Bible Verse in English, French, and Spanish
My 5 year old memorized this Bible verse this week for Sunday School: Ephesians 4:32 It got me thinking that a nice Sunday feature to my Foreign Language Fun blog would be a multilingual Bible verse that kids can memorize in English, French, and/or Spanish. Today’s verse is the first half of Ephesians 4:32: Be [...]
Win a 1 2 3 Spanish Together CD at Wanna Jugar With Migo?
Win a fun children’s Spanish CD by 123 Spanish Together. Your children will be dancing, singing, and learning Spanish in no time! To enter, simply leave a comment on this post at Wanna Jugar With Migo? Contest ends Thursday, June 24, 2010. Buena suerta
e-Courses for Foreign Language Teachers: Workshops in the Comfort of Home
Foreign Language Teacher Video e-Courses Innovative Workshops in the Comfort of Your Own Home Diane and Catherine of Foreign Language House would like to invite you to attend our video e-courses for French and Spanish teachers. We are experienced presenters at local, regional, and national foreign language teacher conferences. We model our e-courses off of [...]
Let’s Talk About Zakumi in French and Spanish: The World Cup 2010 Mascot
A jolly, green-haired leopard named Zakumi is the official mascot of the 2010 FIFI World Cup in South Africa. The ZA in his name stands for South Africa, and KUMI means “ten” in various African languages. Find out more about Zakumi by visiting this page of the official FIFA website. Go to the top [...]
World Cup Soccer Worksheets, Web Quests, and Activities in French and Spanish
I’ve got some soccer fans in my house (both big and little) so the 2010 World Cup is a BIG deal! After all, the World Cup only comes along once every four years. I still remember being in Paris during the 1998 World Cup. Though I didn’t watch any games live, the cafes were bursting [...]
Summer Spanish Camp or After School Enrichment Program Guide
Passport to Spanish Fun Summer camp season is almost here! In this post, I wrote about my experiences running French camps and after school programs. Now, I am pleased to announce that our Spanish summer and enrichment program guide is hot off the presses! Summer programs are a wonderful way to introduce children to the [...]
