Hello from Portugal!
May 17, 2020 2:33:39 GMT 9
Post by Marisa on May 17, 2020 2:33:39 GMT 9
Hi Hugo!!
In addition to all the wonderful info that you got from Amy, I also wanted to say that when my daughter was born (btw, we live in the US, and I'm originally from Spain, so she's learning Spanish, my native language, and I'm also teaching her German (I'm only a low-intermediate German speaker on my best days), and some French (I can't speak it, but I'm doing my very best with the help of books, audios, and videos!)...anyway, when she was born, I had the exact same issue you mentioned in your post. Eric Carle's bear books were wonderful, especially the "Brown Bear" one, so I strongly suggest those. Eric Carle also has a sbook named "I see a song" with wonderful illustrations and no words, so it's perfect for you to 'improvise' and teach her about the colors, music, feelings the music/color inspire, etc.
With regards to baby's vocabulary, check out Nathalie Choux's books (she's the illustrator). I believe the books were originally written in French, but I do have copies in German and Spanish, and if you type "Nathalie Choux English" in Amazon, you'll find those same books in English. They're perfect for baby vocabulary.
My daughter loved the "Super Simple Songs" on YouTube. They're perfect for younger children (and very, very catchy, you're going to be singing those tunes forever, which can be slightly annoying sometimes, ha, ha!!). Before she was 2, I used to pick playlists from their YouTube page and would play the music on my computer (I was trying to avoid early exposure to screens...I failed miserably, but that's a different story. In any case, I'm sure your daughter will love those nursery rhymes!
Hope this helps!
Marisa
In addition to all the wonderful info that you got from Amy, I also wanted to say that when my daughter was born (btw, we live in the US, and I'm originally from Spain, so she's learning Spanish, my native language, and I'm also teaching her German (I'm only a low-intermediate German speaker on my best days), and some French (I can't speak it, but I'm doing my very best with the help of books, audios, and videos!)...anyway, when she was born, I had the exact same issue you mentioned in your post. Eric Carle's bear books were wonderful, especially the "Brown Bear" one, so I strongly suggest those. Eric Carle also has a sbook named "I see a song" with wonderful illustrations and no words, so it's perfect for you to 'improvise' and teach her about the colors, music, feelings the music/color inspire, etc.
With regards to baby's vocabulary, check out Nathalie Choux's books (she's the illustrator). I believe the books were originally written in French, but I do have copies in German and Spanish, and if you type "Nathalie Choux English" in Amazon, you'll find those same books in English. They're perfect for baby vocabulary.
My daughter loved the "Super Simple Songs" on YouTube. They're perfect for younger children (and very, very catchy, you're going to be singing those tunes forever, which can be slightly annoying sometimes, ha, ha!!). Before she was 2, I used to pick playlists from their YouTube page and would play the music on my computer (I was trying to avoid early exposure to screens...I failed miserably, but that's a different story. In any case, I'm sure your daughter will love those nursery rhymes!
Hope this helps!
Marisa