Yearly Archives: 2009

My family spent Christmas in Costa Rica a few years ago. We loved the nativity scenes that appear all over the country. Families often create an extensive nativity scene with figurines traversing through moss, small plants, and rocks. The scenes … Continue reading →

The children and I love this wonderful story of being different than the cultural norm and making the most of what life offers you. In Giraluna by Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer, you can read all about this little sunflower who doesn’t … Continue reading →

While visiting Stephen Krashen’s website last week, I stumbled across a free eBook he is offering titled Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition.I love Krashen’s work, so I downloaded the Acrobat version, printed it out and curled up next … Continue reading →

I love to give educational gifts of enduring value. My favorite gifts for children are music CDs and quality books. This year, you can give the gift of music, education, language development and fun with the Mi guitarrí: Spanish Songs … Continue reading →

“The Calico Spanish curriculum is amazing! Truly this is following the best practice methodology for teaching languages! I can’t wait to get started using it in my classroom!” Here at Kids Immersion, LLC, we are thrilled that teachers thoroughly appreciate … Continue reading →

Have you ever been caught in a rainstorm?Did the drops hit you one by one, or did you get wet quickly? Here’s a song that catches you up in the rain as you learn to count by tens in Spanish. … Continue reading →

Finally, a new action packed color song is available from Calico Spanish on our CD: Mi guitarrí: Spanish Songs for Kids! This song is taken from a traditional German folksong. We modified it slightly to make it our own and … Continue reading →