Duolingo Tips

• The website and app are different. The app has matching questions that are not available on the website. The website has a speed feature, discussion, and other fun stuff.  I use them both regularly.
• The website has a timed practice feature that also you to get XP for every correct answer. You only have to get on correct answer to get credit for your day.

Colores, Colores by Bacilos

I've posted about this song before, but it's so wonderful it deserves multiple posts. (It is not the traditional De Colores folk song, by the way.) You can watch a great Spanish class project of it, complete with lyrics on You Tube complete. I hope the kid got an A.

Or buy it from Amazon.

Playing Games

I brought Phineas and Ferb fruit snacks home as a special treat today. J was excited to find a game on the back of the box. M, J, and I played the simple (roll the die, move your piece) game while L was in Spanish camp this morning. We counted in Spanish, but otherwise spoke English.

The directions suggest using a fruit snack as a game piece. Since my kids kept popping the pieces in their mouths, I question the hygiene of this advice. I suppose a "no eating the game playing piece" rule would eliminate the problem.

My dear friend, Sarah, blogs about playing games with your kids here.

SpanglishBaby has some excellent suggestions about using games to learn Spanish.

2 for 1 Redbox

Last night we watched Green Lantern in English for family movie night. Today we're watching in Spanish.

English-Spanish Printable Matching Games

http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/new-spanish-english-word-match

http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/spanish-english-days-week-game

http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/spanish-english-word-match-ii

http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/worksheet-spanish-english-word-match2-games

http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/worksheet-spanish-english-word-match-game

http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/worksheet-spanish-vocabulary-match-game

Girl Scouts

L is a Girl Scout Daisy. Girl Scouts has lots of resources in Spanish.

Today's Movie in Spanish