Founder and head tutor at Adventures in Spanish, Kelly has been creating fun, confidence‑building Spanish lessons for learners of all ages since returning to the UK in 2014 after an epic 20‑year adventure across South America. Her teaching blends real‑world cultural experience with engaging, practical learning. Discover how her Spanish courses can support you or the young learner in your life at www.adventuresinspanish.co.uk.
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.
When I was home educating my own daughters in Argentina, “free Spanish resources” wasn’t really a concept that existed in any useful form. You had textbooks, you had dictionaries, and you had the world outside the front door.
The world outside the front door was, admittedly, quite effective.
Read More »Top 10 FREE Resources to Support Your Child’s Spanish Learning at Home
Updated 01/07/2024. Here is a list of my Top 10 children’s TV programs in Spanish. Some are original productions and others with voice-overs. Either way many episodes can be found on YouTube and will keep your little one entertained for hours. While watching TV in a different language children are being exposed to a whole new world and lots of new vocabulary – they are indeed, unknowingly “learning” a new language. With a little planning by us parents we can assist their learning by preparing activities related to the programs they have been watching. Eg. printing a colouring-in sheet of Pocoyó and saying the colours in Spanish!
Read More »Top 10 children’s TV programs in SpanishThe OnLine version of my Six-Week Mini Spanish Course is finally ready (yey!!).
I will be holding a FREE Taster Lesson on Tuesday 18th August from 7.30-8.15pm.
This lesson is designed for adult-lerners and open to anyone over the age of 18, so if you have been thinking about learning Spanish for a while but just not got around to it, or maybe you have tried one of the hundreds of free online resources but not got very far – then this is for you! Read More »FREE OnLine Spanish Taster Lesson