A lane
The Linguist lane
Spanish and the world. The week's words in two languages, songs in both, and a second word for everything they already love. Lanes never change the bones of the week; they add one concrete tilt toward what your kid loves, at every age.
You might be here if…
- Repeats new words instantly and loves the sound of them
- Sings along in any language
- Lights up on Spanish play Fridays
Not sure? Start in Explorer. Squad Brain watches what your kid returns to and you can switch lanes anytime from your Family page.
How the lane tilts every stage
- 🌱 Newborn Squad
Sing in two languages from day one; babies who hear both keep both.
- 🍼 Infant Squad
Label everything in both languages; Spanish songs at bath time.
- 🧸 Crawler Squad
Body parts and food words in two languages at every meal.
- 👣 Young Toddler Squad
The color and animal of the week in English and Spanish, every time.
- ☀️ Toddler Squad
The week's words in Spanish too; Friday's play day becomes the whole week's echo.
- 🎨 Preschool Squad
Spanish carried into projects: the restaurant menu in both languages, songs on stage.
- 📚 Early Elementary Squad
A Spanish block every day and one project a month presented in both languages.
- 🔬 Elementary Squad
Spanish conversation with a partner family; a recorded interview in Spanish by year's end.
- 🧭 Middle Squad
Working toward conversational fluency; a service project with Spanish-speaking families.
- 🎓 High School Squad
AP-level Spanish or a third language, immersion travel or service, and a bilingual resume.
Twelve weeks of Linguist tilts in the Toddler Squad
Week 1
👋 Hello, Squad!
Hola and adiós at every door. Cabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies at every diaper change.
Week 2
🌈 Color Splash
Say the color in both languages every time: rojo, azul, amarillo, verde. Point, say, repeat.
Week 3
🚗 Wheels & Roads
Vehicles in Spanish: el carro, el camión, el tren. Race them and call the winner en español.
Week 4
💧 Water & Weather
Agua at the water table, lluvia at the window. Sing 'Que Llueva' when it actually rains.
Week 5
🦋 Bugs & Butterflies
La mariposa, la oruga, la hormiga. Count legs in Spanish: uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis.
Week 6
🍌 Farm & Food
This is the Linguist's week: farm animals and their sounds in both languages; the Spanish cow says 'muu.'
Week 7
🚒 Community Helpers
El bombero, la doctora, el policía. Helpers wave and say hola.
Week 8
🔨 Build It!
Build words: put a Spanish label on each Cardboard City building with a picture next to it.
Week 9
🐢 Ocean & Beach
El mar, la arena, la concha. Sing 'Un Pececito' in the bath.
Week 10
🦁 Wild Animals
Animal names in Spanish at the zoo or the animal cards: el león, la jirafa, el elefante.
Week 11
🥧 Thankful Harvest
Gracias for everything this week. Gracias por la comida, gracias por el sol.
Week 12
🎉 Lights, Music & Celebration
Showcase station: a bilingual sign-in where guests say hola and hello and get a sticker.