Spanish Reading Selections: El Almanaque Guadalupano

… A word about reading texts in their original language: This is freaking hard! Yup. Languages can be complicated! Can’t I just use Google translate on this stuff and read it in English? I guess you could… Then why should I read this? Because reading texts like this can accelerate your language learning. So, what […]

Folium: Perhaps It’s Time to Rethink Exploring the World With Our Children via GoingAnyway

Folium: Perhaps It’s Time to Rethink Exploring the World With Our Children via GoingAnyway They’re the parents of three surviving quadruplets – enthusiastic 9 year olds, including one with cerebral palsy who rides in an off-road wheelchair or in Dad’s sling and requires feeding of blenderized food through a tube. In tow, a moptop four […]

French Grammar: Telling Time – 12-Hour Clock

… Identify: French Grammar: Telling Time – 12-Hour Clock le grammaire français: dire l’heure – 12-heure Knowing how to tell time is important for meetings, schedules, meals, travel, classes, and many other social reasons! Study: Telling time (dire l’heure) is a basic skill that you can use to work with different people. Telling the correct time is […]

Spanish Vocabulary: The 24-Hour Clock

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: The 24-hour Clock el vocabulario español: el sistema de 24 horas More commonly known as military time. Utilized when operations run day and night continually. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SER] with Telling Time … Study In most Spanish-speaking countries (and, in fact, in most countries other than the U.S.), […]

French Grammar: Telling Time – The 24-Hour Clock (L’Heure Officielle)

… Identify: French Grammar: Telling Time – The 24-Hour Clock le grammaire français: l’heure officielle Study: In France, as well as most other European countries, time is usually expressed on a 24-hour clock (what we in the United States generally refer to as “military time”).  The 24-hour system is called “L’Heure Officielle” in French.  It is especially […]

Spanish Vocabulary: Months of the Year

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: Months of the Year el vocabulario español: los meses del año Name the twelve months in a calendar year. Identify actions in the past, present, or future. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SER] – Basics … Study Learning about the months of the year (los meses del año) will […]

Spanish Vocabulary: Days of the Week

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: Days of the Week el vocabulario español: los días de la semana Name the seven days in a calendar week. Identify actions in the past, present, or future. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SER] – Basics … Study Learning about the days of the week (los días de la […]

Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SER] with Telling Time

… Identify Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SER] with Telling Time la gramática española: el verbo [ser] con decir la hora The verb [ser] means to be. It is an irregular verb. May be used to tell time and make appointments. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SER] – Basics … 60-Second Spanish Grammar Lesson … […]