Señora Gose's Homeschool Spanish Blog (aka "Seriously, Suzanne")

Let's face it, Momma. You are a REBEL. If you weren't, you would have simply put your kid on the big yellow bus when he was "of age" at five years old, and not thought a thing about it. But you DID think about it, and even "worse," you acted on it! And beyond that, you're a special brand of a rebel, because you're looking at adding in SPANISH to this sweetie's daily life.  You took the hard way. There was an EASY choice that receives no questions, no flack, no eyebrow raises, and you took a WAY different path,...

Are you having trouble with progress? What do you need? A Checklist! Grocery run? Checklist! New workout plan? Checklist! Gigantic meal, birthday party, errands to run, cleaning craze? Check Check CHECKLIST! And guess when else checklists are awesome? That's RIGHT - for Homeschool Planning. As a mom of five - all of them came within 6.5 years of each other - I knew I needed a plan in order to homeschool well. I was very blessed with LOTS of input! Since I was teaching high school, middle school AND elementary school Spanish classes when our first baby was a toddler, the...

My top ten requirements (or goals) for any curriculum, but especially a Spanish curriculum are listed here. I asked Google for "Spanish Homeschool Curriculum Options" and rated the top ten that came up, and then added one because I like them, lol! You can watch the video below, or just check out the chart. :-)  No screens before puberty Series method (meaningful repetition) Multiple Ages Cost under $100/year Hands on Short Lessons Open and Go Sustainable Simple Multiple Children (Click the chart for a larger view.) *We have a few edits for my lacking in knowledge about Breaking the Barrier...

As a mom of five in a bustling homeschool community, plus all those years on the road during convention season, I have heard probably close to a million statements from parents about what their child(ren) are doing to start learning a new language. I smile politely and nod, because they didn't ask for my input. It's a pretty hard practice.... I've tried telling them right off to change methods. It doesn't often go well, as they are excited to "follow the child," or "this is what we're doing now" or whatever other reason. Sometimes the reason is "Well, it can't...

We've been homeschooling in some form or fashion for 24 years! Our oldest was 9 months old when I first became a part of the homeschool community in central Texas, and began hanging around new, old, and veteran (truly pioneering!) homeschoolers. I was able to glean so much insight simply by listening before and after my Spanish and Speech classes full of eager homeschooled students as young as three years old up to 18. What a BLESSING that was throughout my parenting journey. TIP number one: Hang around older homeschool moms. They say the most hilarious things. Find a mom...