Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month, everyone! Did you know that this month-long celebration takes place in the U.S. every year from September 15-October 15 (kind of fun that it touches on two calendar months!)? Your children are likely having lessons in their classrooms all about Hispanic culture and how it is woven into the fabric of America, and is becoming more and more part of our collective cultural identity every year.
To ensure that the fun of this celebration continues at home, I’ve got two newly released children’s cds that will get you dancing and singing, both in English AND in Spanish!
First up is the artist Mister G (he’s a former elementary school teacher, and I think his name stuck!). His album is called Chocolalalala. It has 11 different songs and they really are quite easy to sing along with in English and Spanish. I’ve been having fun with this opportunity to speak the language around Darah (I took several years of Spanish throughout high school, college and even grad school, but I’m admittedly quite rusty). Darah has even surprised me with her knowledge of a few Spanish words (credit goes largely to Dora!). We love having songs to sing in the car, and this is a cd that has made it into our vehicle, and is now requested during the morning commute to school! This cd became available on September 15th.
The other great new cd that’s out is Ozokidz from a very popular group called Ozomatli. This group has been spreading messages about justice and violence prevention since the 1990s, and now their important messages are ready for younger ears! The band is pretty awesome, I have to say. And they also gave a Ted talk/performance! Check it out!
Ozomatli has won Grammy Awards and have a sound that is uniquely theirs! I love the messages in the music and I think you will, too! This cd or the mp3s are available on September 25th.
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just English
We only speak English…
We speak basic spanish and ASL
I know a little Spanish and some American Sign Language
Both me and my husband know enough Spanish and Sign Language (but not Spanish Sign Language, alas), to manage in very slow conversations with simple words. We’re trying to teach our kids both of these.
My 5 year old has learned to count to ten in Spanish, lol. That is the limit to our multi language knowledge.
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My husband is Lebanese & Italian; he speaks Italian, English, French, Arabic and Spanish. I speak English and Spanish. Our 3 kids speak English but understand Spanish and Italian.
I can speak Spanish and English, and my hubby speaks French and English.
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my niece is taking spanish in school
My household speaks Spanish and English, Spanish first.
no we don’t have any bilingual folks here
I can speak a little Spanish
Yes; Spanish and a little Greek!
We can speak a little of Spanish and French
My step son can speak Spanish from what he learned in High School
I speak Spanish, and my husband speaks Irish. And Ozomatli is my Very Favorite Band Ever!!
Thanks so much for this chance…cruzados los dedos!
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
a little spanish and arabic
I know a little bit of Spanish from high school and traveling, but not enough to have a conversation.
Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com
Vietnamese
My kids thanks to their dear great aunt Veronica whom is Mexican…:)
My daughter can speak a little spanish.
I can speak a small amount of Spanish, Portuguese and French. I’m working on becoming fluent in Spanish and teaching my daughter.
I can speak a little spanish.
I know a little German.
My husband’s Third language is English. So his native is Kikiu, second is Swahili, and he learned many other African tribal lanquages while in boarding school. I can count and say greating in Swahili and Spanish. But not really speak either.