Todo Sobre Mi – Lapbooking

A great introduction to Spanish for young children is to create a “Todo Sobre Mi” (all about me) lapbook in which the children can include:

• Draw a picture of themselves for the front page.
• Write their names; Me llamo or Mi nombre es and include the sounds of each letter in Spanish so they can pronounce and spell their name.

Front page; Me llamo Chloe

Front page; Mi nombre es Carmela

For the inside I used different templates for the following topics:

• Colores. Mi color preferida es…
• Números. We wrote them in number form with the letters underneath.  The children use this to say how old they are.
• Me gusta & No me gusta. We used envelope templates and wrote different foods on pieces of card to place in the appropriate envelope.
• I used a “window” template for the pronouns el, la ellos, ellas and also an envelope.
• Mi familia. We wrote the different family members (papá, mamá, tía, abuelo etc).
• Ser y Estar. The children use this to describe themselves. (Soy inteligente, soy grande etc.)
• Mi héroe. The children drew a picture of their heroes and described them.

First Spanish lapbook; “Todo Sobre Mi“

My children are older now, and we enjoy looking back on the lapbooks they did over the years during our Home Education journey, this one, in particular is lovely and a great reminder of just how far they have come on their own Spanish-learning journey.

Do you use lapbooks to support your child’s language learning? If so I’d love to see some examples of your work!

How can I encourage my child to start writing in Spanish?

My eldest daughter is six and is bilingual. She has no problem speaking in Spanish (spending the first three years of her life in Argentina laid a solid foundation).  She can also read in Spanish, but when it comes to writing she usually just shuts down.  I’m not too bothered as I’m not one of those pushy, competitive parents who compares my children to their peers (not all the time anyway!!) and understand that each child is unique and develops in different ways at different times. She hasn’t shown much interest in writing in English yet so I’m not surprised that there hasn’t been any demand to do it in Spanish, until now…

Speekee® Accelerate Review: Weeks 11-14

Weeks 11 & 12

Weeks 11 & 12 cover modes of transport, colours and comparing sizes. The worksheets in week 11 are great and easy for the children to get on with.  They include lots of repetition with nice clear instructions.

Doing the transport worksheets in our new “home ed” space.

Speekee Giveaway

Spanish Club friend Lulu will be choosing the winning name!

I have teamed up with Jim Porter at Speekee.com to offer children on my Home Ed Spanish Club the opportunity to win three weeks free subscription to this amazing On-Line resource!

If your child currently attends my Home Ed Spanish Clubs in Warrington or Haslington you are eligible to enter the giveaway.