Food, Verbs, Vocabulary 30 July 2010

Meals provide an opportunity and context for speaking Spanish to your child.  In addition to food vocabulary, there are many common verbs that you can use at the table.
These are some common Spanish phrases that are used at mealtime. They are not word-for-word translations of the English because often word-for-word …

 Colors, Online activities, Vocabulary 25 July 2010

Your child can practice the colors in Spanish and pronunciation with this activity.  These games are from Spain and have audio, so that children can hear and learn to pronounce the sounds of Spanish. The activities are simple and have images, so you can use the color vocabulary in context.
The …

 Colors, Online activities, Videos 23 July 2010

This is another activity for practicing colors and pronunciation. The games on this site from Spain have audio, so that children can hear and learn to pronounce the sounds of Spanish. The games are simple and incorporate images that make it possible to use the color vocabulary in context.
The menu …

 Colors, Online activities, Vocabulary 22 July 2010

The activities on this site from Spain have audio, so that children can hear and learn to pronounce the sounds of Spanish as they learn the colors.  The games are simple and incorporate images that make it possible to use the color vocabulary in context.
The menu screen will show the …

 Body parts, Pronunciation, Songs, Videos, Vocabulary 19 July 2010

If I could choose one song for my university students learn as children, it might be this one. In addition to correct Spanish pronunciation and useful vocabulary, it exposes children to several key structures that are much more difficult to learn later.
These are just a few examples of the Spanish …

 Online activities, Outside-Nature, Vocabulary 14 July 2010

This simple vocabulary activity is designed for native speakers who are beginning to read, but can also be used with Spanish language learners if you do it together and read the text aloud.
Match the Spanish word to the picture. As you do the activity with your child, use the words …

 Animals, Crafts, Outside-Nature, Vocabulary 12 July 2010

This activity for making a butterfly from a paper plate is from Manualidades para niños; thanks to them for the permission to embed the video! Make this butterfly with your child and at the same time provide the opportunity for her to listen to and understand native-speaker Spanish.  Your child …

 Day and night, Outside-Nature, Songs, Vocabulary 10 July 2010

This short, simple song asks the sun to warm the Earth.  It is a good example of how word families extend a child’s vocabulary as she learns Spanish.  Children can hear the relationship between the common words calor (heat) and frío (cold) and the verbs calentar (to heat something)  and …