Homemade English

    To be 'fit with English' is everyone's desire, in the same way as it is to be fit physically. Our brain is a physical organ, but just like a muscle has to be trained to be strong, to increase brain power. I do not know anyone, who by his or her own intention do not want to be fit or at least, to feel fit. It is work and heavy effort sometimes, but also well known: no pain, no gain.    As being fit (speaking of it in general) makes us feel more confident, clear-minded, happier... Did you know that learning something new releases  endorphins responsible for good feeling? That trying to learn a new, even just one English word a day- could be a recipe for boosting overall mood and even a healthier life? Is not the same with doing some regular exercises? As physical and intellectual exercises are both called exercises for a reason. And its benefits can be almost identical.    In my another post I was speaking about New Year's resolutions ...

Qué es: Un juego tradicional para jugar al aire libre o en casa.  Se necesita por lo menos 2 personas para poder jugar. Sin embargo, si hay más jugadores, será mucho mejor.  Adaptable para niños de todas los edades, donde  aprenderán los números en Inglés . Qué necesitas:  N o requiere ningún material. Cómo hacerlo: A. Antes de empezar estaría bien que todos los niños repasen los números contándose en voz alta  (podéis practicarlo con este * video ). B.  Uno de los niños será  el Seeker  (Buscador)  primero. C. El Seeker tiene que contar en voz alta y con los ojos cerrados  hasta el número que se decida, suelen ser 10 o 20. Donde cuenta será "la casa" del Seeker: ⇒Para los niños más pequeños, ayudarles a contar hasta 5 o 10 ⇒Para los mayores, que intenten contar más números o hasta dónde puedan, también se puede contar hacia atrás para subir el nivel D. Mientras el Seeker está contando, los otros niños...

Qué es:  Un juego excelente que podéis hacer donde sea: en el restaurante esperando la comida, viajando en el tren o en cualquier lugar. Ayuda a aprender los colores y desarrollar la capacidad de describir objetos en Inglés. Qué necesitas:  N o requiere ningún material. Cómo hacerlo: A. Uno de los niños será e l  Spy  (Espia)  primero. B. El Spy elige un objeto que tiene a la vista, puede ser por ejemplo el coche rojo o el boli verde, depende donde os encontráis (este * video os puede ayudar repasar los colores). C. El Spy solamente puede dar una pista. Hay dos maneras, se puede decir de forma simple o más compleja. Como siempre, eso depende de conocimiento de Inglés de los niños: ⇒ I spy something red  (Espió algo rojo)  ⇒ I spy with my little eye something green and square  (Espió con mi ojito algo verde y cuadrado) D. Para la forma simple, lo más importante es intentar decir una frase corta y aprender los colo...

    Yes, we are at the end of January and I am wondering, did you have a chance to get on with your New Year's resolutions yet?  Hmm... It is easy to make promises to ourselves, as a part of every year tradition. New Year, new start, new opportunity to do something better.  But what does it mean without accomplishment? Without being persistent in trying?    Did you put too many goals on your list to be achieved and you realized that you cannot handle all of them? As there is always something that interrupts, something that makes us postpone it for later, a bit later.. After the Summer. Well. For the Next Year...    Or yes, you started strongly, well-motivated, "this year We can do it!" , but... Only for the first two weeks. It is so easy to forget and nobody is speaking about this anymore. Kids seem to be very busy with all the extra classes that they have already. And learning English either for you either for your children got to be moved to...

Qué es: Una de las mejores actividades para aprender mucho vocabulario y frases relacionadas con la casa y las situaciones diarias . Es un ejercicio de memorización, dónde todos los miembros de la familia aprenden nuevas palabras  de forma natural y progresiva.  Qué necesitas:   Posits de colores, un bolígrafo. Mira nuestro video ⇑ Cómo hacerlo: A. Para empezar, lo mejor es familiarizarse con el vocabulario general de la casa, diferenciar entre casa/hogar HOUSE/HOME y casa/piso HOUSE/FLAT para especificar dónde vivís. B. Para pronunciar y visualizar os recomiendo uno de los muchos * videos en YouTube. C. En Internet encontraréis muchos posters y dibujos, que os ayudarán (especialmente a los más pequeños que no saben leer) a identificar mejor los diferentes espacios de su casa, como por ejemplo: ⇒ ¿Donde está KITCHEN ? Preguntas y   lo señalas para que lo busquen. D. Vosotros elegís el vocabulario que tiene más importancia o el que tod...

   Everywhere, at any time and in any manner!  Be creative, flexible with ideas and search for alternatives!  *Read more in:  Enlaces útiles para practicar el Inglés 'gratis'     I would like to present some ideas ( as still more to come ), where, when and how you can practice English with your family. For specific ones, I prepare separate publications with more details, as they may need a broader description or deeper explanation . I guarantee that your children will find more interest in learning, with  'no bitter bond to learn '.  Having fun, enjoying, and amusingly feeding their entertainment soul.   FREE YOUR IMAGINATION!    

   Everything is in your hands and you decide how you want it to be managed. You decide the time you can dedicate or tools you would like to use. Even just by narrating everyday situations in simple English, it is a very good way to improve your English too!                                                      I prepared for you ⇓ 20 options ⇓ by now, at least one has to work for your family,  with no excuses ... Share with your kids what you already know, this is the best gift: the knowledge. Even if you do not know enough English, let them help you, let them feel important. Learn from each other, learn on mistakes, look for answers together. Create simple phrases, question-answer that you use a lot daily. It does not have to start with a conversation, adjust English to their skills, for example: "Wake up! Dinner...

   What I mean by Homemade English or in other words: English made at home?     Actually, everything that would pop to your mind, when you hear a word  Home : a  comfortable atmosphere, stressless environment, being together with your family and doing all kinds of things together. Where you sleep, eat, cry and laugh... This is how learning English supposed to look like, learning naturally.  Making foundations for English at the comfort of your own home, where you belong, you live, share and care and have real situations to practice English and to make it impossible to forget.  *Read more in: ¿Cómo introducir Inglés en casa?    We know about homemade pastries, homemade clothes, homemade cosmetics... Also, we know that homemade is better, healthier, more interesting. English can be too!!!    What do you need? A full bag of positive attitude, patient, consistency, and determination . The decision, that you ...

   Why not!  Who does not want to speak better English? Who does not want to be able to help their children improving THEIR English?     As all we know already, English is now considered to be a global language, obligatory must know not only for your children, their education and professional life, also for you as a parent... In many workplaces having a fluent level of English is considered more valuable than any degree . Speaking of facts, we got to the stage when knowing more than one foreign language is quite common . In some other countries, I mean, because I see Spain is still struggling with this subject, where unfortunately we are surrendered by Spanglish names, dubbed movies, or where we may not feel confident enough to speak with our kids in English- but every , even little knowledge counts! Basing on my own experience I want it easier for our children, to have future without all these fusses that we had to go through when it comes to l...