Señora Gose's Homeschool Spanish Blog (aka "Seriously, Suzanne")
Saving Money on Spanish Classes
A lot of homeschoolers are single income families and always on a budget. Buying used curriculum, using your library card, and choosing ebooks is a GREAT way to stretch the dollar.Here at Flip Flop Spanish headquarters, we're SUPER aware of the value of a dollar, and want to help. Here are some low cost ways to get started. I tried to go lowest cost to higher cost. 1) One word a day: My Spanish Fun Activity Calendar ebook comes with audio. Choose the download, and you can use it year after year, coloring, labeling, and making flashcards. Print one copy...
It's mid-August. I think I'm ready to plan the school year...
Check out my little video on how I plan my year for the past few years. I hope this encourages you! No make up, no set up (a little editing to help you not get bored), just real life!
Handy Notes about Learning Styles
At The Charlotte Mason Inspired Convention in 2021, I was privileged to get to kick off the event with my Learning Styles and Learning Languages Webinar. Though I ZOOMed through the workshop to make sure the following seminars weren't delayed (pun intended), I think everyone watching truly learned their own learning style, AND got some great tips on how to go about learning a foreign language with their family, Charlotte Mason style! #CMConf2021 Here's a quick pic you can download to refer to as a recap! Want to learn more check out my ebook The Key to Learning Anything. Inside you will find...
Is your Learning Style Deceiving you?
Learning Styles is a hot topic these days! When you search for the topic in books, over 2,800 resources pop up, most of which are at least 240 pages or more.So it’s no surprise that the Workshop I give on Learning Styles when applied to foreign languages is usually packed at the book fairs and conventions. The problem is how to discover what style you are. Many of us take surveys and questionnaires (don’t you just love those things? I do.) and then depend on the outcome to dictate how we should learn. Unfortunately, we have a preconceived notion of...
Suzanne's 4 Steps to Choosing your Homeschool Curriculum
Want to LISTEN instead of read? I made a podcast! (Really! Me! I did it!) Click here: Seriously, Suzanne - Podcast Episode One. It's that time of year again - time to choose next year's curriculum, or at least think about what is and isn't working for this school year. This is always a pretty overwhelming task, unless you are super happy with a box curriculum that provides it all. (If that is a yes for you, woo hoo! You are now excused.) For the rest of us, let's read a bit more. I love breaking everything down into manageable...