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

Flip Flop Spanish will be counting down this week with the top ten obstacles (and solutions!) to learning Spanish (or any foreign language.)Today we are on #8 Finding Time, and #7 GRAMMAR! #8 Finding time to practiceThis is a real problem. Since no one is checking in on your second language acquisition, it often falls to the bottom floor -even the basement - of the priority sky scraper we all are managing. Here are three ways to manage it:First: Do it FIRST! Begin the day with your foreign language - it’s a great warm up, short lesson, and can be...

We will be counting down this week (my BIRTHDAY WEEK!) with the top ten obstacles (and solutions!) to learning a foreign language. Hola....My name is Suzanne Gose (though I think most people think my first name is Señora!) and my favorite thing to do is HELP people!I’m a homeschooling momma to five awesome children, and have just graduated our eldest! **(…I’ll wait for your applause….)** as a former public school teacher, it drove me crazy that each week, when I had to give my students 25 to 30 words to memorize, but the truly absorbed about 6. So! When I...

Ahhhh, the famous "faucet" post. During Covid Isolation, we extroverted teachers got a little down! This video has a little about adoption, a little about being stubborn, a little about my family history... and a LOT of hope! It's my hope that this video encourages you to find out what "fills your bucket." Turn that faucet on!

I have a deep love for index cards. I have all sizes, kinds, colors. I have them on rings, I have them labeling items in my home in various languages. They are taped, folded, used for geometry, biology terms... I just LOVE them. And you should too.    1) A jillion uses for school subjects: math facts (writing that one they miss will really cause it to stick!) practicing letters and then spelling with them biology terms building sentences with words (Spanish/English) ordering historical events capitals and states/continents, etc labeling items in the house for foreign language geometry understanding formulas...

My awesome church in Bryan, Texas asked me to put together a 10 minute message to help our members who are now schooling their children at home. They encouraged me to share it here:   In short: 1) Freedom - Harness it! 2) Be Flexible! 3) Maximum Hours of Daily School Work = 4 hours 4) Have a Weekly To-Do Schedule/List 5) POST YOUR GOALS (Bonus: START with Prayer.) Seriously, Suzanne