¡Leo en Español! (I can read in Spanish)
Yay! We have finished the Spanish Playground Summer Reading Challenge, a free programme designed to encourage children of all ages to read in Spanish. Between the 15th May and 1st August children read as many books in Spanish as they want. These can be all types of books from electronic books to poems. Parents are provided with books lists and online reading resources as well as tips on how to encourage your child to read more. At the end of the challenge the children receive a certificate!
, by Jon Klassen is a lovely book and perfect for learning a language this way – the children never seem to get tired of listening to it. With this book the English word “hat” is repeated many times, so I replaced it for the Spanish word “sombrero”. To encourage the children whenever the word “sombrero” was coming up, I put my hand on my head. They LOVED saying “sombrero” with me!