Very dear TWS community, I would like to give you some ideas about practicing Spanish during summer time and perhaps even beyond. I Spanish night, where all the family makes an effort to tell all the words you know in Spanish. It is easier if you cook or go to a Mexican restaurant. Need ideas please look into this blog, there is a long list of house, cooking vocabulary. II Spanish word of the day. Select a word all the family uses all day, look for the translation and during all day everyone makes the effort to said it in the needed context. "Pablo, give me the pot, POR FAVOR." III Get a famous Hispanic singer you like and hear the songs, perhaps even sing along. IV While playing scrabble, use words in Spanish too! V For those children that are going to 3rd grade and those who will be in 4th grade and beyond, a new notebook is vital! They can write what they did during the past year and keep fresh for August. I specially recommend to read and study their notebooks, if you have not received your child's Spanish notebook, please call the school, the teacher, they will make arrangements to mail it to you if you ask. VI As a family make a poem of our beautiful desert, Tucson, weather, etc. using as many words as you know in group. Then, what about a nice water color to go with it? VII So important to have at least one word with each letter, if your children know one what about two, or three... VIII Sing, sing, sing to your heart content. There are all the songs I have though in this blog, just a little search in the title of the year your child was on. IX Challenge your self and enjoy an audio book in Spanish, specially a book you had read before, just for 5 minutes or so at the time. X Talk, talk, talk! Anything, any word, any time.... Happy oh, very so happy summer to all of you my families and friends. XOOXOOXO SRA. Salazar