Peru 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 from Around the World For Little Kid World Citizens!

kidworldcitizen — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:51:32 +0000

Today’s post is from Kali from fortheloveofspanish.com. She blogs about learning Spanish with kids, and she is also a Barefoot Books Ambassador. One of her favorite things to do is make booklists. All the books below are ones she sells through Barefoot Books- they are perfect for our little global citizens!!!! Books from Around the World...

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Kids Learn about Peru with Crafts, Games, a Book and More!

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 22:35:21 +0000

We were sent a subscription box from Little Global Citizens, for our kids to learn about Peru! Like our own mission at Kid World Citizen, they hope to foster open-mindedness and compassion in young children, by building an understanding of the world and a love for the people in it. Each box a new country...

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Birthdays Around the World

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 21:17:47 +0000

I love learning about customs and practices in other countries. For this post, I asked all of my friends in the Multicultural Kid Blogger group to give me their favorite birthday traditions! Birthdays are a time for celebration no matter where you live, and it was so fun to find out how other families celebrate...

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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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Fiestas Patrias: Celebrations of Peru’s Independence from the Spanish Empire

kidworldcitizen — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:49:40 +0000

~ Laura from Mommy Maleta I am six months in to my new job as an English teacher for a kindergarten class in Lima, Peru. While I have spent plenty of time stretching my mouth and wrinkling my nose to teach my five year olds some tricks to produce short vowel sounds, I have also...

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Machu Picchu with Kids: Step by Step Tips

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:47:59 +0000

Ranked as one of the new 7 Wonders of the World, I visited this awe-inspiring site as a 15 year old and dreamed of doing Machu Picchu with kids when I had a family. This summer we had the fortune of making the trip into the cloud forests of Peru. From taking the train from Cuzco, to...

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Language Immersion: How to do Summers Abroad with Kids

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:10:57 +0000

As a high school Spanish teacher, I often used to get comments from friends: “I took 3 years of Spanish in high school and don’t remember a thing!” Obviously some methods are much more efficient that others (even within a classroom!). I would argue that the best way to learn a new language is to...

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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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Machu Picchu Reading and Activities: Learn about the Incas!

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:03:44 +0000

Have you heard of Machu Picchu, the Incan city high in the cloud forest of the Andes Mountains? With this inspirational lesson and Machu Picchu reading, activities, and power point, students are introduced to Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Machu Picchu is located in...

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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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Around the World with Barefoot Books!

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:27:34 +0000

~Liz Hughes This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! is an independent children’s publishing company founded by two moms who were unhappy with the quality of books available to their children. They started Barefoot Books to create books with gorgeous artwork, rich vocabulary, and timeless stories from around the world that spark children’s imagination:...

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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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