Guides
Real questions, useful activities.
Cards to hear and print, a first typing session, and small things to try together. Our guides answer questions about first words, two languages, and screens, with research sources named.
Starter kits
Choose a first step.
Bilingual family starter kit
Spanish and English, one picture at a time. Hear the cards, print a sheet, and try the words at a picnic or a meal.
Beginner typing starter kit
Use a computer with a physical keyboard. Start with one key, then choose how to keep progress at home or in class.
Across the apps
More ways to play together.
NumbersPond counting cards
Number cards and paper fish for counting together.
Open the printable
ABCsFirst-letter matching cards
Match A, B, M, and S to apple, ball, moon, and sun.
Open the printable
PatternsCopy, finish, and fill
Try repeating patterns with shapes you can print or draw.
Open the printable
PuzzlesAnimals and their worlds
Sort animal cards into the five imaginary Puzzles worlds.
Open the printable- Puzzles
Three ways to play with animals
See Bring Home, Build, and Sort, with prompts to try together.
Try the activity 
TidyA first tidy-up together
Try a scene, then put a few familiar things away at home.
Try the activity
Words and conversation
Guides for parents.
When do babies say their first words?Around the first birthday for many children. What to notice and when to ask.Read the guide · 6 min ›
Raising a bilingual toddler: what the research says.What the research says about two languages at home, and how to make it work.Read the guide · 7 min ›
How to use flashcards with a toddler (without turning it into a quiz).Five suggestions for sharing cards without a quiz.Read the guide · 5 min ›
Is my toddler a late talker? When to ask for help.Word counts can raise a concern; they cannot tell you whether your child needs support. Here is who to ask.Read the guide · 5 min ›
Does a second language delay a child’s speech?No — and here are the studies to hand to whoever asked.Read the guide · 6 min ›
How many words should an 18-month-old say?What the 18-month checklist can tell you, what it cannot, and when to ask.Read the guide · 3 min ›
Screen time under two: what the research actually says.Current guidance, limits of the research, and how it applies to our app.Read the guide · 3 min ›
A first words list by age.The categories that often come first across languages, and roughly when, from 12 months to 3.Read the guide · 7 min ›
From a mealtime word to a useful phrase.Use four real cards, playable audio, and one printable sheet during a meal.Read the guide · 4 min ›- A two-language card routine for an ordinary meal.A small English–Spanish meal routine with actual cards and recordings.Read the guide · 5 min ›
First Spanish words for toddlers: 75 to start with.Seventy-five words by age and topic, each with a native voice to copy — and which five to start with.Read the guide · 6 min ›
One little picnic: name it, count it, sort it.Four Spanish cards to hear and print, a count, a sort, and one short film — for one ordinary outing.Read the guide · 6 min ›
Simple Words, Special Moments
Start with one word.
75 words and 35 phrases are free, forever, with both voices. One $9.99 purchase opens the rest of the 1,000+ words and 500+ phrases, in all eight languages at once. No subscription, nothing renews.