This Spanish poem for children is titled Una casa con un sol. It uses familiar, conversational language to describe the way sunlight enters and brightens a house. It is a summer poem with basic vocabulary that Spanish language learners understand. Una casa con un sol is by the well-known Argentine author and illustrator Douglas Wright. His books are hard to get in the United States, but he generously shares his work on his blog El [...]
I am in Lima, Peru spending a few weeks with my oldest daughter who lives here. My son is traveling with me and from here we will go to Mexico to spend several weeks before heading home to Wisconsin. Spanish Playground has been getting less attention these days, but traveling with my kids gives me time to reflect on raising them with Spanish and English. When I was teaching my kids Spanish, I did not [...]
These photos of the American flag are a fun way to speak with Spanish with kids as the United States gets ready to celebrate Independence Day. You can use them for activities like these: – Read the descriptions and find the picture that is being described. – Take turns describing a picture and guessing which picture is being described. – Teachers can project the pictures onto a whiteboard and use them as a tic-tac-toe board. [...]