[bright music] - Hello!

Hola!

My name is Brenda.

I was just on my phone actually watching a video on how to take photos.

I really like to learn about many different things.

What are some ways that you learn?

I learn when I look at videos or also by reading books.

Let's learn about why learning, [speaks Spanish], is fun [speaks Spanish] Here are the Spanish words we will learn.

[speaks Spanish] Learn.

[speaks Spanish] School.

[speaks Spanish] Home.

[speaks Spanish] Please.

[speaks Spanish] Thank you.

Where do you usually go to learn?

We go to school, [speaks Spanish], to learn, [speaks Spanish].

I used to go to school to learn about art.

At home, [speaks Spanish], we can also learn like when we watch videos on the computer.

What about the library?

The library is another place to go to learn.

One of the ways that we can learn just by reading books.

I go to the library sometimes to read books or also read magazines.

There are so many subjects to learn about.

What do you like to learn about?

I usually like to learn about the things that I like.

For example, music, art, history, and animals.

I usually enjoy learning about the things that I like, but should we learn about things that we don't like?

I think yes.

We may get nervous when we try something new and maybe that's why we don't wanna try new things because it's new and different.

It's important that we try something new and with the help of someone you trust, like a friend or a trusted adult or a teacher, you can feel better about trying something new.

Next time you are nervous or afraid to try something new, ask for help.

We usually ask by saying please, [speaks Spanish], and then when that person teaches us something new, we say thank you, [speaks Spanish].

I like learning about new things from others, too.

I like to talk to people and ask them questions.

This is another way to learn, [speaks Spanish].

I know how to speak Spanish, so I sometimes teach new words in Spanish to some of my friends.

It's really fun getting to teach the language that I speak to others.

We learn with music, too.

I remember learning the English alphabet at school with a song.

Let's learn the Spanish alphabet together.

The alphabet in Spanish is actually very similar to the one in English.

Some of the letters even make the same sounds.

Let's try it slowly together and then a little faster.

[pronouncing alphabet in Spanish] Now a little quicker.

[pronouncing alphabet in Spanish] When we learn, we sometimes get frustrated.

Do you get frustrated sometimes when you don't get it the first time?

What do you do?

What I do is I try again and practice.

I have my bass guitar here.

I wanted to learn my favorite songs on this instrument.

First, I had to learn about the parts of the guitar and then I had to learn how to hold it.

I then looked up some songs online and I learned how to play them.

Let me play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

[plays "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on bass] ♪ I know I made a few mistakes, but that's okay.

When I get upset and make some mistakes, what I do is I take a break, so I'll put my bass down, and then step away a few minutes or even until the next day.

I had to practice over and over again in order to learn the songs that I wanted to learn.

It took me a while, but I finally know at least five songs.

[speaks Spanish] I learned by practicing and doing it over and over again.

Learning takes time, but it's really fun and because at the end, I got to do something that I really love.

What do you love learning about?

Is there something that you love more than other things?

Learning is easy when you're a kid because your brain is like a sponge.

Here I have a sponge and some water.

Have you ever seen a sponge before?

We use a sponge to wash dishes because it soaks up water.

The sponge is like your brain.

The brain is a part of our body where we do our thinking.

The water represents the information that we learn.

You and other young children have brains that soak up information just like a sponge soaks up water.

That's why it's easier for young children to learn to speak another language, like Spanish.

When I was little, I learned how to speak Spanish because I would practice with my mom all the time.

Thank you mom, [speaks Spanish], for teaching me how to speak Spanish.

With practice, you can learn Spanish as well and many other things, so try something new and learn [speaks Spanish] about everything you can, whether it's a new language or maybe something that you're not too sure that you'll like.

Learning is like exercising your mind.

Just like you need to exercise your body and eat healthy food, you also need to exercise your mind to have a healthy brain.

In order to exercise your mind, you need to learn about many different things like math, science, history.

You exercise your mind to have a strong and healthy brain.

Let's review the Spanish words we learned.

They are [speaks Spanish].

Learn.

[speaks Spanish] School.

[speaks Spanish] Home.

[speaks Spanish] Please and [speaks Spanish].

Thank you.

Thank you all for learning with me.

I hope you have fun trying out new things and learning about so many things.

I hope that you look up some videos in Spanish and learn a little bit more about that language.

Thank you [speaks Spanish] and bye [speaks Spanish].