Chile Activities for Kids

Top Books in Spanish for Toddlers and Babies

kidworldcitizen — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:06:10 +0000

~ Alexis Dallara-Marsh Colors, animals, and more- there are so many fun topics out there to teach to babies and toddlers. This is the ideal time to expose our children to a second language, as it comes so much more naturally to them than when older. Reading in Spanish is a natural and effective way...

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Books about Pen Pals: Kids Connecting Around the World

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:30:55 +0000

I loved having a pen pal as a kid, and I love when my kids write letters (or emails!) to their own pen pals! Writing to a pen-pal in another country can facilitate lifelong friendships- and at a minimum it creates a great learning experience that enhances social studies, geography, penmanship, and language skills. Read these...

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35+ Best Resources and Activities to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

christine — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 02:13:32 +0000

September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. It’s the perfect time to begin to inject some lessons on Hispanic culture and history into our class and homes! Whether you are looking for art, food, history, people, culture, traditions, or language: we’ve got you covered! Here are over 35 different...

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Christmas Carols in Spanish (Villancicos Navideños)

kidworldcitizen — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:11:30 +0000

Have you ever heard traditional Christmas carols in Spanish? When I taught Spanish at the high school level, we would go caroling through the hallways, singing our favorite Christmas carols in Spanish (called “villancicos“). The kids loved it! Here is a collection of 14 different Christmas carols in Spanish. Because many of the familiar songs have...

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20+ Spanish Games and Apps for Kids

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:53:36 +0000

I believe kids should be exposed to world languages from a young age, and that exposure is possible no matter where you live. As the mom to 5 emerging bilingual kids, and as a Spanish teacher, I am always asked for my favorite Spanish apps and games from readers, friends, and students. Will playing Spanish apps...

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Home Remedies for Colds from Around the World

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:01:29 +0000

We’ve been passing around a cold in our house for the past few weeks (inevitable with 5 kids and the beginning of school!) so I reached out to my friends, my readers, and bloggers at Multicultural Kid Blogs and asked for their home remedies for colds. The exotic variety of antidotes was so much fun...

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Ensalada Chilena: A Simple Salad from Chile

kidworldcitizen — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:18:16 +0000

For the Multicultural Kid Blogger’s World Cup series, I am presenting on several different countries that are participating. Today’s country is Chile! I would like to share a very common, simple salad from Chile. My sister lived in Chile for a while as a volunteer in a girls home in Santiago de Chile. She is also an amazing photographer, and...

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Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda: 2 Famous Chilean Poets

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:14:39 +0000

I would like to introduce you to two famous Chilean poets who both won the Nobel Prize for Literature: Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda. Let’s discover more about their lives and look at resources to teach kids about these wonderful poets! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Gabriela Mistral was born as Lucila Godoy Alcayaga...

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World Cup for Kids: Chile Profile

kidworldcitizen — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:43:07 +0000

For the Multicultural Kid Blogger’s World Cup series, I am also presenting Chile!!! Here’s an introduction to their soccer team, followed by a Chile profile, and some activities to share with your kids. Chile Profile and Info: Chile is the long and skinny, mountainous country along the southwest side of South America. It runs north and south...

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Andean Llama Facts, Books, and More

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 07 May 2014 16:57:49 +0000

What do you know about llamas? Where are they from? What animals are related to llamas? What role do they play in the Andes Mountains? Here are some fascinating llama facts, children’s books about llamas, a Peruvian celebration and more. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! If you look at a...

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{Video on Global Citizenship} We Are All Connected!

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:55:36 +0000

Last summer I had the idea to make a short video about global citizenship. I began asking kids how we could make the world a better place and what makes you a global citizen. Using their ideas, I created a script and put out a call on facebook to all of our followers to see...

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Hispanic Heritage Month Resources + Giveaway!

kidworldcitizen — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:56:25 +0000

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15 every year, “celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America (from Hispanic Heritage Month. gov). While it’s important to continue learning about cultures throughout the year, Hispanic Heritage Month offers a...

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Using Bilingual Stories to Teach “un Poquito de Español”

kidworldcitizen — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:40:41 +0000

When people hear that I’m a Spanish teacher, or that we speak Spanish at home with our kids, I am immediately asked for resources that I recommend to introduce their kids to Spanish. When searching for bilingual stories, you will find millions of books written– or translated into– Spanish. The huge majority of these books...

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Interactive Country Tables for International Night

kidworldcitizen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:34:46 +0000

Our school recently held an International Night, to culminate a week of fun activities: classes did lots of art projects, such as making Multicultural Dolls and Diversity Quilts, every student made a flag of their heritage, they sang tons of songs from different genres around the world in music class, we shared bread from around...

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“Once:” An Evening Snack from Chile

kidworldcitizen — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:52:51 +0000

The story of this snack from Chile goes like this: back in the 1800’s, workers in the fields and mines had a chance to take a small break and get a bite to eat. It was prohibited from drinking alcohol, and so with each other they used the code word once, (meaning “11” and pronounced...

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