Sara Quintanar of Music with Sara is sharing this wonderful song and video for El día de la madre. The song has simple, relevant vocabulary, lots of repetition and is fun to sing. It is a perfect way for kids learning Spanish to tell their moms how much they love them! The lyrics are on the video. ¡Feliz Día de la Madre! You may also be interested in this post about another Spanish Mother’s Day [...]
Spanish cards and gifts for Mother’s Day, Día de la Madre, can be a good language learning activity. If you are looking for printable cards or other activities to celebrate a special mom, here are a few options. 1. La asociación mundial de educadores infantiles has a set of Spanish Mother’s Day activities for kids. There is a printable Mother’s Day card in Spanish that says Felicidades Mamá and a printable diploma that says A [...]
I have played this game with kids of all ages to practice Spanish vocabulary. I call it Aquí tenemos… (Here we have…). You can play in a classroom or at home, and the game works with different size groups. It is a version of the memory game I’m Going on a Trip in which each player adds an item to the list of things they are taking. This game combines movement, repetition and objects or pictures, [...]
I am excited to be able to offer this free printable poster of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star in Spanish to my readers. DeColores is a new venture by the Mexican graphic artist Carlos Medrano. He is starting a line of Spanish text-rich art for children. A print-rich environment in classrooms and at home is an essential component of early literacy. It is important for children to recognize print in their surroundings and understand that print [...]
BabyRadio is Internet radio in Spanish for children. It is from Spain, and you can read a post I wrote about their programming here: Spanish songs, games and stories from BabyRadio. BabyRadio recently started a YouTube channel with some really cute videos. I love this song and video for El Día de la Madre. Like lots of BabyRadio songs, it incorporates traditional childrens’ songs. This Spanish Mother’s Day song includes two traditional songs about mother [...]
Printable Spanish Mother’s Day cards are easy to use with kids learning Spanish. El Día de la Madre, Mother’s Day in Spanish, is an important celebration in Latin America and Spain. Most countries celebrate in May, but the date varies. In Spain, El Día de la Madre is the first Sunday, while in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador it is always celebrated May 10th. Much of South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela) celebrates El [...]