Learning Spanish: Myth Two - Games make it easy to learn

As always, it is best to find a balance between work and pleasure, and this is also the case when teaching children. We want to make their learning pleasurable, but we don't want to cancel the value of the effort they need to put into their work, because without it, there will be no progress.

Some Spanish programs emphasize the "fun" part to the point of making the language so irrelevant, that kids just focus on the games themselves. True, they may learn a couple of words they need for playing, but they are not even considering those words outside of the context of the game, and they are unable to extend their meaning, and apply it in other situtations. It's sort of like when we remember a commercial, but we have no idea what they were advertising.

Incorporating games and fun activities when teaching Spanish to our kids is a profitable idea, if it is within in a larger context that keeps them also studying, practicing, and not just acquiring the Spanish for basic use, but also learning about the language and the rich diversity of the Spanish speaking world.

Here is a page where you can add some fun to your children's Spanish classes: BLUEBELLSONGS .

Enjoy.