World Language Education Without a Teacher: A Cost-Effective and Flexible Solution
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, the importance of learning a second language cannot be overstated. However, with many schools struggling to find language teachers for their curriculum, providing high-quality world language education without a teacher can be challenging. The shortage of qualified language teachers, particularly in smaller or more rural school districts or if you’re […]
Earth Day Freebie For Your Kids
Hola! Sarah here, just dropping in with a super fun freebie to help you celebrate Earth Day (El día de la tierra – the day of the earth) Since our theme of the week is “I love mi planeta”, our Spanish students will have a lot of opportunities to talk about our amazing and beautiful […]
Happy Friday!
HEY! Sarah here! I wanted to share something with you that makes me giggle. The theme of this past week in our online Spanish classes was “Because I’m Happy!” It was SO much fun learning all the things that makes our students happy and what happiness means to them. They got to do so many […]
12 East St. Patty’s Day Activities
Hey! I found some fun things you could do to bring some St. Patty’s Day festivities to your home and I wanted to share my favorites with you. They aren’t all Spanish related, but that’s ok, right!? And don’t worry – I’m only sharing the EASY ones, so not too much extra “mom work” for […]
A personal story for Women’s Day
All over social media today I’m seeing things about International Women’s Day. It made me think of something a little personal that I wanted to share with you, because I think it might inspire something in you, maybe? Ok, here goes! When I was growing up, I didn’t have a lot of confidence (please don’t […]
NYE 2021 Freebie Fun!
Got big plans for New Years this year? No? Me neither 😛 Well, the plans that I do have I’m actually really looking forward to! Dinner, game night, and getting snowed in with my nephews! Woo hoo!!! You know how at midnight in the US at midnight we jump for joy, hug and kiss our […]
Parents Ultimate Guide To….
Hey, there! Sarah here! The other day, we were giving my nephew some heat for spending so much time on his phone, specifically the app Tick Tock. He insisted he doesn’t spend that much time on it. Then, he volunteered to prove it. He went on to check his screen time report and happily reported to us […]
10 Spanish Christmas Songs for Kids (and 1 for parents)
Have you ever gotten lost and spent hours going down the “YouTube” rabbit hole? I sure hope you can relate, because that just happened to me! I was looking for a holiday Spanish song to teach our online students, and one lead to another… And to another to another… And before […]
An ironic email from last year + a question for you
Hello! Sarah here, owner of Sarah’s Spanish School. I have a question for you, but first… I found this email that I sent out at this time last year. If you were on my list then, you might remember it? I thought it was pretty ironic so I wanted to share it with you again. […]
Day of the Dead
Good morning! Did you know today is a holiday? Feliz “Día de los muertos” – Happy Day of the Dead! Have you heard of this holiday? Do you know what it is? This is a bright and colorful celebration. Although the heart of the holiday is to remember those who have passed, the festivity itself […]
She doesn’t wash her car…here’s why.
We went down to Corpus Christi last week to visit my friend Morgan. Being the generous soul she is, she let us borrow her car for the week so we could bop around the island and explore. Of course, we wanted to make sure to return her car with a tank full of gas and […]
Fun Halloween Activity
BOO! Can you believe Halloween is right around the corner!? I’ve always loved this time of year, especially in my Spanish classes where I get to veer off of my normal lessons and do something a little creative And I love the joy and excitement the kids have around what they’re going to dress up […]
You can’t teach your child Spanish
Which sentence is correct: I like to run I enjoy to run Did you pick the first one? If you did, you’re right! Good job! 😛 The real question here, though, is WHY did you pick the first one over the second? Because you knew the grammar rules and the syntax of the English language? […]
Reindeer for breakfast?
Yesterday while I was teaching a class on healthy vs. unhealthy foods, I thought it was hilarious some of the kids’ reactions to what foods were actually unhealthy for them! The first one was potatoes. The fact that we load potatoes with tons of butter, sour cream, salt, and other goodies on top of them […]
The secret to backing up a trailer
A few weeks ago, my husband and I got a boat. Where we live, we are surrounded by water, so we knew we would get a lot of use out of it. And we weren’t kidding. We go out a few times a week (what did we do before we had this boat? IDK!?) That […]
