Kristi Torres - The Spanish Light

Review of Eva: A bilingual baby devotional

Reading time:3 mins read
Post category:Book Reviews
Post last modified:September 3, 2021

Bilingual, biblically-based, girl empowering...it's got it all! I'm talking about the bilingual baby book titled Eva. This sweet baby and toddler friendly board book has soft colored illustrations that guide the retelling of how Eve was made in God's image. This 12-paged book is written in Spanish and English. Disclaimer: I was gifted this book by the author, but she wasn't even expecting me to write a review. This is entirely my honest opinion for your benefit as the reader. Top 5 reasons I love this book: I love multiple aspects of the book actually.…

Bilingual Resources for Educating about the Importance of Juneteenth

Reading time:8 mins read
Post category:Holidays
Post last modified:June 15, 2021

What is Juneteenth you ask? Well, for starters, it's not something that I was taught about growing up, nor was it in my school textbooks, and no one celebrated it in my community. It was something I was ignorant to and have had to educate myself about. So if you're asking the same, the fact that you're wanting to know more is a step in the right direction. Education is everything. I'll do my best to try to give a brief explanation. Juneteenth Flag Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth (short for June 19th) is…

Easy Child Friendly Cards/Tarjetas para El Día del Padre

Reading time:11 mins read
Post category:Holidays
Post last modified:June 13, 2021

Looking for an easy card or craft to have your niños prepare for their papá this year for El Día del Padre? My criteria when looking for ideas is that it has to be something my toddler can actually take part in making, it's not a project that's too demanding of me, and it doesn't involve me having to make a special trip to the store but rather uses materials I already have in our craft bins. Have multiple kids, provide child care or lead a Sunday School class? Then this post is perfect because…

Play With Your Food! in Spanish

Reading time:7 mins read
Post category:Posters for Play
Post last modified:June 3, 2021

I believe so much learning happens through play, and when we are playing with our children in Spanish we are equipping them with more language. Confession, there are times when I'm playing with my daughter where I don't know a certain vocabulary word. Yup, even though my Spanish is advanced, I'm still learning alongside my daughter. Not a bad skill to be modeling, am I right? So I've created topic related vocabulary posters that are based on a certain play theme. I'm calling them Posters for Play I'm starting off with the topic of food.…

How to Increase Spanish when Playing with Animal Toys

Reading time:13 mins read
Post category:Posters for Play
Post last modified:June 8, 2021

Have you ever wondered why we teach kids about animals so much when many of the animals they may only ever see in a zoo? It's because learning about animals (like foods, colors, shapes, etc.) helps them practice the skills of identifying, differentiating, and categorizing. It's really higher level thinking than we give it credit for. So since it's an important topic for kids to learn about, I'm going to share with you how you can increase your use of Spanish vocabulary when playing with animal toys with your child. So, confession, just because it's…