| Any parent would be making a huge mistake not to | | | | right word. They get scored higher if they guess right |
| teach their child a second language like Spanish. | | | | on the first try than on the second, third, or fourth. At |
| Children who speak a second language test higher, | | | | first I thought I was going to have to force them to |
| speak better, and retain their languages longer than | | | | play this game, but after just a couple days, I found out |
| children who only speak one language or learn a | | | | my computer had been hijacked by the little guys so |
| second language later in life. Kids Spanish games are | | | | they could play the "Spanish game"! |
| easy to access, fun to play, and can teach a child a | | | | Of course, you can play these word games by |
| language in an amazingly short amount of time. The | | | | creating flash cards as well. It is a little harder to play |
| following are the games that I use with my children. | | | | and score because you have to manually do |
| First, I want to go over how a child best learns a | | | | everything, plus they rely on you to play, but as long as |
| language. This is through immersion! This is exactly | | | | you immerse them in the language, they will benefit |
| how your child learned his or her first language. By age | | | | big-time. |
| two, he or she was conversational simply by being | | | | Word games are my favorite form of kids Spanish |
| surrounded by the language at all times. Try to mimic | | | | games. Try them out with your children and take note |
| this scenario for your child's second language as well! | | | | of how quickly they pick up the language. After |
| My kids prefer playing word games. I use computer | | | | they've mastered the word games, move on to more |
| software that flashes a picture and a number of | | | | complicated games. Good luck! |
| words on the screen, and the kids have to guess the | | | | |