Homeschool Spanish Curriculum

An advantage that homeschooling families have is the ability to take the classroom wherever they go. Your experience at a Mexican restaurant can be changed by not just passively dining and leaving. If your waiter/waitress is Latino(a), speak with him, ask them where they (or their family) are from. If you explain you are trying to learn Spanish and ask if you can practice with them most Latino waiters/waitresses are more than willing to work with you while you dine, in my experience. An authentic Mexican restaurant may have menus in Spanish and English, ask for one of each and order in Spanish.

A great time to go to a Mexican restaurant would be on September 16, el día del grito ("the day of the cry"). September 16 commemorates the Mexican struggle for independence from Spain in 1810. Many Mexican immigrants still retain this celebration. If your town/city has a large Mexican-American community, find out if there is an independence celebration going on near you. This can be a great chance to not only practice Spanish but learn the history of Mexico and how people honor their country and traditions.

If one of your reasons for homeschooling is wanting your children to learn via different and creative methods, than you will definitely want to add No-Work Spanish audiobooks to your homeschooling curriculum.

No-Work Spanish audio books are a new concept that allow you to learn Spanish by listening to a story. Each sentence is read, first in English, and then in Spanish. At the end of the chapter, it is repeated entirely in Spanish.

Here is how No-Work Spanish audiobooks work:

No-Work Spanish stories are performed by talented bilingual actors and actresses. You'll want to listen to find out what happens next in the story.

As you hear each sentence first in English, then in Spanish, your mind links the two, just as effortlessly as you learn the words to a song you like.

Hearing the chapter repeated, entirely in Spanish, after you have absorbed the Spanish vocabulary reinforces the Spanish and greatly improves your ability to listen and comprehend an entire Spanish passage.

You do not need to know any Spanish to learn from No-Work Spanish audiobooks. On the other hand, if you already know some Spanish, you will learn that much faster.

For parents that homeschool, teaching any subject by state standards is difficult when the teacher has no mastery of the subject themselves. However, with subjects like algebra or biology, a homeschooling parent probably knows enough from prior experience to guide the child along and re-learn the subject on their own. But what about foreign languages like Spanish?

If a homeschooling parent has never studied Spanish, how can they teach it? While there is no easy answer to this dilemma, teaching Spanish to your homeschooled student can be a cooperative learning experience between you and your student. Learning Spanish can be so much more than simply learning words and grammar rules. Implementing cultural learning can keep your child motivated and engaged as well as expand your own horizons.

By learning Spanish you are becoming part of a language that unites over 400 million people globally. Embrace this challenge and community. You can find more information on how to learn Spanish and learn a little more every day.

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