Kelly is owner and head tutor at Adventures in Spanish. She has been creating and delivering fun and engaging Spanish lessons for learners of all ages and abilities since she returned to the UK in 2014 following an epic 20-year Adventure in South America. Check out how our Spanish courses can support you or the young learner in your life along your Spanish-learning journey here; www.adventuresinspanish.co.uk
Weeks 1 & 2
These lessons introduce simple everyday phrases in Spanish such as “Donde esta…” (where is) and “No lo sé” (I don’t know). They are introduced in the videos without written meaning and repeated often.
We did the name & number worksheet activities that go with these lessons.Read More »Speekee® Accelerate Review: Weeks 1-6
I am reviewing the Speekee® Accelerate Programme that was launched in November 2015.
Speekee is an Online Spanish resource designed for children that are Home Educated. I subscribed to the Fastrack program designed for 4-7 year olds earlier this year and found it to be very useful in supporting our language learning journey at home. The Accelerate programme is designed for students age 8+.
This post was inspired by the bilingual children’s book I’m working on with a colleague. I’m researching South American animals and was remembering the amazing encounters I’ve had with so many many of these animals while I was there. Read More »10 Animals unique to South America
This is a great game to accompany a food unit. The children have to think of 10 fruits and vegetables. Once they have ten items s/he is required to draw that person using only the items on the list. Then they can label the body parts in Spanish.Read More »“Plant People” Game
I was researching how to become a certified translator here in the UK and was surprised to discover that there is no certification or accreditation requirement in this country. In fact, so long as you are registered with the HMCR you can legally provide translation services. You do not need a fixed address either which means that translation services can be offered as online services!
However, in order for my clients to feel confident with the translations services I provide it is important for me to become certified at the highest level. Read More »Do I need to become certified to provide translation services?
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.
Here is a list of my Top 10 Spanish learning Apps for children. I’d say these Apps are suitable for children up to the age of 7 as some of them are quite basic and older children could get bored.
A-Level results are out this week. I didn’t take A-Levels, so don’t feel qualified to discuss the stress, anxiety but also overwhelming joy that getting your results must bring. (GCSE’s were bad enough for me). It has made me contemplate however the alternatives that are available for language learners. Read More »Alternatives to A-Levels for language learners
If you or a member of your family suffer from a food allergy or intolerance and are going on holiday this year then you will need translation cards. Translation cards ensure that others are made aware of your allergy or intolerance despite any language barriers.
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This post is a list of 10 of my favourite children’s learning resources for Spanish. This list is only the beginning…there are 100’s more resources that I use. I am compiling a full list and review of all of them including Apps, Online courses, literature, blogs, programs and websites so that we can all use them to support our child’s (or our own) learning at home.
Read More »Top 7 FREE resources to support your child’s Spanish learning at home