Watch Dora the Explorer to Learn Spanish

Blog post from friend Stephanie Buttersworth

For the most part I think watching TV is a waste of time. However there are a couple of shows that I like to watch with my daughter. One of shows my daughter and I like to watch is Dora the Explorer. Every day we turn on our cable tv Houston service and watch the show.

One of the reason why I like the show Dora the Explorer so much is that it teaches children Spanish words. This is important to me, because I come from a Spanish background and I want my children to be familiar with the Spanish language and culture.

On this show Dora, a young Spanish girl, goes on different adventures with her friends. On their adventures they always stumble into a situation that turns into a learning experience. For example, they might have to count how many trees are on a street. They might also come across a road sign that is in Spanish. In order to move forward in their adventure they will have to translate the word into English. When this happens they say the Spanish word numerous times, so children really learn how to pronounce the word. Usually they will show a picture of the word, so children can relate the word to the picture. Any parent who is interested in having their children learn Spanishshould let them watch this show.