Before reading Book Fiesta, I had never heard of Children's Book Day. A whole day devoted to celebrating reading with children? Yes please! This sounds like my kind of fiesta. Since 1996, Book Day/Children's Day is a time dedicated to sharing Book Joy (my new favorite term) with children. This reading-friendly holiday is featured in... Continue Reading →
Big is Grande: Spanish and English Preschool Activities
Are you looking for some simple Spanish and English preschool activities to practice in your bilingual home or multi-lingual classroom? Or do you want to boost your child's language and literacy skills through exposure to different languages? Even if you aren't bilingual or living amongst multiple languages, exposing young children to different languages can be... Continue Reading →
Hola Animales: Bilingual Preschool Activities
Are you raising bilingual children or working in a multi-language classroom? Or do you want to just share bilingual preschool activities with the young children in your life? When you teach young children more than one language, or speak in a different language from their "home" language, it can help boost their cognition, listening skills,... Continue Reading →
10 Latine Biographies: Nonfiction Picture Books For Ages Three and Up
Nonfiction is an important part of the reading spectrum and biographies are a great foray into that world. Here are 10 Latine biographies for ages three and up that I highlighted for the website Pura Vida Moms. https://www.puravidamoms.com/ten-fantastic-latine-biographies-for-ages-three-to-eight/