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Teaching children about Hispanic culture
Hispanic culture is fun and educational when teaching children about it. It opens up the window of opportunity to learn more than Hispanic culture. They learn about famous Hispanic writers, cultural arts, and folklore music. In teaching Hispanic culture to children, it is always best to learn it from the source. However, when it’s almost impossible to accomplish, there are other alternatives. Teaching them about……...
Educational book review: Learning about the life and culture of the children of the Andes
It’s not often that many authors and songwriters get a chance to introduce a different culture. But Daria’s music provide a wonderful book that tells about how children live in the harsh conditions of the Andes Mountains. But the story doesn’t stop there. It’s filled with activities, coloring pages, and a companion music CD. The songs in the album provide a unique way to listen……...
What is all the buzz about? The National Spanish Spelling Bee 2013
It is not often to see a group of students to gather and actually enjoy spelling words. It’s even more amazing when these students can get excited to spell Spanish words. What is all the buzzing excitement about? The exhilarating anticipation is the National Spanish Spelling taking place in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 18th to 20th. At this occasion, students from schools all over……...
Holiday music review: Multicultural songs with World Music by Daria
How can parents encourage children to listen to holiday music? With fun lyrics to sing to, children of all ages should have a chance to know more about holiday music. Besides the popular English lyrics for the holidays, Spanish songs are great ways to boost children’s learning. And although kids are unaware of the lyrics in Spanish, it is a delightful way to introduce fun……...
Educational music review: Learning about World Music by Daria
Meet award-winner Daria from ‘World Music with Daria’ that teaches how with the wonderful creation of music we can learn about Martin Luther King. Here she presents her music CD: “I have a Dream, World Music for Children”. A delightful music that tells about his works, the folklore behind the music, and the great message behind the most famous speech. I loved any of the……...
Pura Belpre: Celebrating a Hispanic birthday
Happy Birthday Pura Belpré! or ¡Feliz Cumpleaños Pura Belpré! But I wish I could say that I knew exactly her date of birth. Literary experts are still in disagreement whether her birthday is February 2, 1899 or December 2, 1901 or February 2, 1903. Either case, it is worth the mention to celebrate one of the greatest figures in Hispanic literature and children advocate for literacy. Pura Belpré was born……...
3 Spanish musical instruments for language learning
What could be more fun to learn Spanish for kids than with traditional Latin music? Songs and lyrics are fun ways to learn Spanish. In fact, Spanish musical instruments make great educational tools. Latin music has many instruments that can play different pitches and sounds. Yet, there are many Spanish-speaking countries that have developed their own types of musical instruments. Whether culture calls for Spanish……...
Learning about Spain: Facts, culture and language
Spain or España is considered la madre patria for many Spanish speakers. Some foreign exchange students, serious about learning Spanish, transfer to Spain as part of their learning process. To be completely immersed in the language is sometimes one of the best ways to learn about the language. Spain has become the most prevalent destination to learn Spanish, completely and fully. Could it be because Spain is……...
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