Mamaestra
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What is the Mamaestra de Español Program?
Why? To bring Spanish into your baby’s life, even if you’re learning it yourself.
How? Weekly 30-minute coaching sessions with songs, books, and games you practice together.
Where? At home, during feeding, playtime, cuddles, and bedtime.
Why Mama? You are your baby’s first teacher. Mamaestra helps you—and any loving caregiver—turn everyday moments into Spanish learning. More
Science Behind this Program
Benefits of Learning a Second Language Early
With regular, meaningful exposure, children can:
- Develop skills in two languages while discovering sounds and patterns.
- Connect with more people, family, and cultural traditions.
- Build a foundation for future learning and opportunities.
Why Learn a Second Language Early?
Babies’ brains are especially responsive to language sounds. Early, regular exposure helps them recognize the sounds and patterns of two languages. Talking, singing, and playing together support this learning through meaningful human connection.
Learning Spanish Through Music, Puppets, and You
Lullabies can soothe your baby while introducing Spanish sounds and rhythms. Puppets make words playful, and your voice, expressions, and loving interaction bring the language to life.
Do you want to start now?
Why Mamaestra?
We teach Spanish—and create the books, songs, and activities that bring it to life. Founded by a Spanish educator and author with a background in applied linguistics, Mamaestra combines original materials, real family experiences, and more than five years of supporting Bay Area families.
Our difference is you: we coach parents and caregivers to share Spanish through everyday routines, turning your loving connection into lasting opportunities to learn.
Curriculum Built in books, music plus additional material for the critical first 3 years of life
No Spanish required: Welcoming moms, parents, and caregivers at every language level
Personal coaching: One-on-one virtual support to bring Spanish into your daily routines.
Just minutes a day to build a lifelong foundation for language learning.
Learn from anywhere: Online guidance for families around the world.
Books to sing, toys to play and dance with, and activities to color, paint, read, and create—all adapted to your Spanish level.
Mamaestra Methodology
Create a familiar routine where Spanish grows through play, repetition, and loving interaction.
1. A Special Space:
2. A Special Time:
3. Special Materials:
4. A Special Person You:
Choose a comfortable corner where you can connect, play, and explore together.
Set aside a few minutes each day. A familiar routine gives your child repeated opportunities to listen and understand.
Use Mamaestra songs, books, puppets, and activities. Show, sing, and repeat to make words meaningful.
Learn with our guidance, then model Spanish for your child. Wait, observe, and respond to their gestures, sounds, or words. Offer help, then gradually let them try independently.
Mamaestra Methodlogy
Focused Practice
The Complete Book Series for moms who are interested in teaching Spanish to Babies, Infants and Toddlers, while they are raising he kids at home. This helps students be familiar with the language and take advantage of the early bilingualism process to build fluency and be familiar with starting with sounds, phrases, lullabies, songs, games, toys to continue with fun activities, engaging topics, and hands-on learning.
Correlated to current state standars
The activities in this book collections are linked to a formal upper level curriculum. There are three books starting from basics which includes 50 encounters and expressions of moms on how to use the language in daily activities. The second book already includes an illustrated workbook designed to help students understand Spanish basic knowledge. The Third book is a book that include topics like: the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, family, pets and the zoo. The book number 1 and 2 are accompanied with a hand made book (toy book) for the kid to manipulate. All the units covered in the paper book has also the toy book.
How It Works
This workbook helps moms to help young kids learn Spanish through easy-to-follow instructions for lessons. Additionally, moms can have a subscription to our website and follow with us a lesson online.
Working Together
Designed to enhance current homeschool, classroom, and virtual Spanish curriculum settings, parents and teachers can support student learning using the social media for extra support.
How does the Mamaestra de Español Program work?
Inspired by language development theories, Mamaestra combines imitation, repetition, exploration, and guided social interaction. Through songs, games, and expressive speech, caregivers help children connect sounds with meaning and gradually build words and phrases.
Model → Wait → Respond → Expand
Principles that guide us
WITH REPETITION: Practice, practice to master.
LEARN TOGETHER: Mom and baby
MAKE IT PERSONAL
KEEP IT REAL
Products
What is the toybook?
My first Bilingual Early Intervention Toybook
This is a toybook (juguetelibro), a winning way to teach, practice and start the bilingual challenge for a child with a 100 (+) words to Support Early Spanish acquisition.
What features each lesson?
Lesson Features
- Each page includes four or more handmade pieces to introduce Spanish through songs and play.
- Use with our MOMteacher glove or apron and guiding flashcards.
- Recommended for ages 3 and up.
- Virtual lessons and coaching support parents and teachers.
- Follow one lesson weekly, adjusting the pace and practicing daily.
Topics covered in each lesson are:
Focused Practice
How It Works
Working Together
1. All about me
2. My face
3. My body
4. My family
5. Greetings
6. Numbers
7. School
8. Colors
9. Shapes
10. My backpack
11. My house
12. Toys
13. Pets
14. Food
15. Fruits
16. Community
17. Places
18. The Zoo
19. The Farm
20. Professions
Spanish has never been easier or more fun to teach to kids with our Mamamaestra Toybook—the perfect learning tool for babies through Kindergarteners —.
The Mamaestra de Español (Spanish Momteacher) is a combination of three books, with a complementary toybook and different sets of flashcards for kids. They feature lessons and engaging activities to help students learn common phrases, common daily questions and more. Moms also learn how to ask questions and make small dialogues.
Cecilia Guerrero, a linguistics specialist and Spanish teacher as well as the the author of the mamaestra program, loves teaching Spanish and using the Toybook to make lessons real and fun. Parents learn the language together with their Little Love, and teachers love incorporating the mamaestra toybook into hands-on Spanish lessons.
Topics covered in each lesson are:
1. All about me
2. My face
3. My body
4. My family
5. Greetings
11. My house
12. Toys
13. Pets
14. Food
15. Fruits
6. Numbers
7. School
8. Colors
9. Shapes
10. My backpack
16. Community
17. Places
18. The Zoo
19. The Farm
20. Professions
Focused Practice
Spanish has never been easier or more fun to teach to kids with our Mamamaestra Toybook—the perfect learning tool for babies through Kindergarteners —.
How It Works
The Mamaestra de Español (Spanish Momteacher) is a combination of three books, with a complementary toybook and different sets of flashcards for kids. They feature lessons and engaging activities to help students learn common phrases, common daily questions and more. Moms also learn how to ask questions and make small dialogues.
Working Together
Cecilia Guerrero, a linguistics specialist and Spanish teacher as well as the the author of the mamaestra program, loves teaching Spanish and using the Toybook to make lessons real and fun. Parents learn the language together with their Little Love, and teachers love incorporating the mamaestra toybook into hands-on Spanish lessons.
Educational Flash Cards for great learning activities.
- Our kids flash cards are designed to aid in the teaching process with fundamental educational topics and main basic structures like questions to provide the most effective way to teach your children with great learning creative tools at their different stagesand ages.
- Besides our workbook, toybook the flash cards will really help the child to improve the kid’s memory and concentration. If you are a teacher, these flashcards are an excellent resyouser for visual learning material for school and preschool learning.
- If you are a teacher or a mom you can use them for toddler learning activities or a toddler learning toys. You can create fun activities or small dialogues: ¿Te gusta…?, ¿Quieres…?
Gift with intentions
Makes a Perfect Gift for the future of a child. Our products are prefect gifts for toddlers, plus 2 years old that love to play while learning. You can’t miss by giving the gift of knowledge!
