Posts Tagged ‘preschoolers learn opposites’

More Opposite Learning Fun for Toddlers & Preschoolers

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

It’s nice being able to share all of these FREE resources that bring Spanish and English together for the young children of today (our future generations need to be bilingual if not more!).

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Use these bilingual language cards for opposites and other vocabulary in both languages – free from my Boca Beth web site found at this link.

How about a visit to my really favorite site www.OnLineFreeSpanish.com for their opposite teaching fun?  Follow this link now!

Here is a fun video from the YouTube channel of a cool bilingual teacher using words from the beach AND opposites:

Happy Educating!  ¡Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth

How to Introduce Opposites to Young Children in Two Languages

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Did you realize the experts are agreeing that it’s just as easy to teach a baby or toddler two words (one in the native language, the other in the target language) for one object?

See the ball.  See the pelota.  I know it sounds so elementary, but many people think this type of learning will confuse the child.  Quite the opposite says the research – it wires the young child’s brain to become a lifetime language learner!

Use this methodology to introduce opposites to young children.  After playing our Boca Beth Opposites / Los opuestos song from yesterday’s free download, use these resources to add to the learning fun:

FREE bilingual language cards off our Boca Beth Sample Resource area.  Click here!

This adorable bilingual book from Scholastic Book Company.

Clifford Y Los Opuestos/Clifford's OppositesReally easy to use and affordable opposite language cards on a ring stand to buy from Ingenio are found here at this link.

Another fun book called Los contrarios/Opposites (I know!  I know!  Way too many ways to say the one word from English to Spanish!)  Find the book here with cute teddy bears!

Lastly, allow some true Spanish culture to weave into the lesson with this wonderful resource from Cinco Puntos Press.  Click here to find it!

As always amigas, amigos/friends … Happy Educating!  ¡Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth