Before my kid was even born I already knew I wanted him to grow up Bilingual. I grew up speaking English and Spanish my entire life, and I will admit it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have numerous stories of how I have been able to help others on the daily. You never know when being bilingual will come in handy: for jobs, when traveling, when helping parents or students, you have twice the TV shows and jokes!
I started creating a list of the things I wanted to make sure I had before my kid arrived. I will share my very short and to the point list, but amazing results it has given me. Some things are as easy as exposing him to music in Spanish, as well as speaking to him in Spanish, but has he grows I want him to visualize the language throughout the entire house. I am a part-time educator and former High school teacher. I am always thinking of ways to teach and engage students. Nothing would make me happier than my little one growing up trilingual!
I have books in Spanish (entirely in Spanish)
I have books that are Bilingual.
I have books that are only in English. ~Read my post best books to read to your kids.
Where have I bought these books? For the English books I was enrolled in a subscription called #Lillypost and for the books in Spanish and Bilingual I have ordered online and researched the ones I want in particular. I have even purchased books in Mexico and whatever I cannot find I will create on my own. I have numerous bilingual short stories I have created for my teachers pay teachers page and I plan on using these with my little ones. I have also incorporated many culturally diverse books into my collection. My kid has his own shelf that helps me demonstrate only a selection of books at a time, but let’s say this kid has a huge library! I will be sharing links to my short stories and my culturally diverse books in case you are interested in purchasing them.
I have purchased toys that are bilingual and have recently subscribed to #HolaAmigos to help me have a shorter time planning lessons to teach my kid.
Labels
Something as easy as placing labels throughout the house can help your kid read and memorize new terms.
These labels can be in the target language of your choice, but I have created Spanish ones and are available for purchase. You have the option to printing and pasting or getting premium quality made labels. These labels can easily be removed and are glossy material.
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