Early Childhood Supplemental
Spanish Music Curriculum
I'm Bilingual!® Languages through Music guides students in their journey to
acquire musical competency through
songs, games, and activities.
The I'm Bilingual!® Supplemental Spanish Music Curriculum offers teachers research-based strategies and field-tested materials that help students develop essential foundational skills to achieve positive academic and social outcomes, providing a lifelong impact for children and opening a window to the world.
Resources include award-winning books and music, bilingual lesson plans, printable worksheets, enrichment cards, and training videos. I'm Bilingual! empowers teachers to achieve mastery while witnessing positive changes in student behavior.
Our mission:
Empowering teachers to succeed
Today, teachers are stuck with the responsibility of getting results without having the means to achieve those results. They are expected to find tools, learn and develop strategies to face a changing landscape in schools in the United States.
Multilingualism is on the rise in the United States, with 20% of Americans proficient in two or more languages. As the student demographic continues to evolve, Spanish has become the second most spoken language today. Educators require immediate access to tools and up-to-date knowledge to effectively meet the diverse linguistic needs of their students.
In the face of teacher shortages and a rising bilingual population, school districts require a program that is flexible, adaptable and user-friendly for their classrooms.
Our commitment to excellence has resulted in award-winning materials and engaging workshops, to support both new and experienced educators.
The I'm Bilingual! Supplemental Spanish Music Curriculum is rooted in authentic texts and music from Spanish-speaking regions and cultures.
It boasts a coherent and cohesive design, validated through over 15 years of field testing at our I'm Bilingual! Languages Through Music early childhood classes in New York City.
With I'm Bilingual!, early childhood educators can meet individual school or state requirements while infusing joy into their daily routines through integrated music and language activities.
For Educators and Administrators
The I'm Bilingual! Curriculum was developed by Yolanda Borrás who has over 30 years of teaching experience across three continents. Yolanda established her own early childhood music program in New York City, where she taught classes and trained teachers for more than 15 years. Yolanda specializes in early childhood music education, and has designed curricula in seven different languages. Today, Yolanda serves as a speaker and teacher-trainer both in the USA and abroad.
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We want your teachers to succeed. Are you a part of a school system that can benefit from the I'm Bilingual! educational materials and professional development training?
Schedule a 15 minute video call to explore opportunities for implementation for your organization.
Engaging musical activities make joyful teachers and create the richest learning environment for children
The I'm Bilingual! Supplemental Spanish Music Curriculum for Early Childhood complements and enriches your institution's curriculum. We offer a complete educational tool that help students develop academic and social skills through a unique, flexible, musical approach that integrates seamlessly into the themes and content areas of any school program. Integrating the I'm Bilingual! Supplemental Spanish Music Curriculum in your school's curriculum will help to:
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Offer a bilingual education: The experience of a bilingual or multicultural approach is increasingly attractive to families. I'm Bilingual! is an added value for your educational efforts, offering the teaching of new languages through music and language activities.
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Promote comprehensive development: Music education from an early age is a powerful tool for cognitive, social, emotional and language development in children. I'm Bilingual! adapts songs from the repertoire of children's Spanish-speaking countries and cultures to stimulate this development and offers useful and practical tools to facilitate the teaching process for the educator.
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Promote language development: At I'm Bilingual!, music is used as a potent language-learning tool that can be integrated creatively across the curricula to enhance skills like math, pre-reading/writing, and to explore themes like animals, habitats, shapes, colors, cultural diversity, and social-emotional learning.
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Provide a fun learning environment: Stories, beautiful illustrations, and musical activities will make the learning process a fun experience for your students.
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Strengthen the school-family relationship: I'm Bilingual! is a valuable resource for involving parents in their children's education by offering activities they can share together at home.
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Promote cultural diversity: Through illustrated songbooks children will learn about diversity; in nature, in animals, in humans. Songs and activities will also expose children to sounds and rhythms from other countries and cultures.
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Promote language development: music's role as a potent language-learning tool that can be integrated creatively across the curricula to enhance skills like math, pre-reading/writing, and to explore themes like animals, habitats, shapes, colors, cultural diversity, and social-emotional learning
Our Teacher-training workshops empower teachers to deliver joyful, fresh and exciting
new activities to integrate in the classrooms.
Learn about our workshops here:
Our Educators Say
"Yolanda is one of those rare geniuses in the field of education who has a clear and bold vision for new methods of teaching and engaging children."
Jennifer Jones, Ph.D.
Socially Innovative Design, Development & Management
New York City
"...the best presentations that I’ve attended on authentic Spanish songs and games for young children."
Denise Gagne
Director/Founder
MUSICPLAY
Canada
"Our Teaching Artists found the presentation to be very helpful, and greatly appreciated her expertise-both in the area of Latin American songs and as an early childhood teacher."
Chris Marolf
Field Supervisor
EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC
New York City
Learning Portal for Educators
When you register for our free Learning Portal you will have access to:
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Music tracks
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Songbook videos
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Games
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Spanish translations
Who we have worked with
DISTRIBUTORS
I'm Bilingual! Languages Through Music
Supplemental Spanish Music Curriculum
República Dominicana
United States
Puerto Rico
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