Spanish Playground
Resources for teaching Spanish to children
Books about the seasons teach kids Spanish
Books, Outside-Nature, Vocabulary
8 July 2010
Children are familiar with the concepts and vocabulary related to the seasons of the year. Using this knowledge, they can understand the same ideas expressed in Spanish. As children relate the concepts they know to the Spanish language, they use their ideas to clarify the meaning of the words. This …
Choosing picture books in Spanish
Books
10 June 2010
Reading to your child in Spanish is one of the best ways to expose her to the Spanish language. Many libraries have picture books in Spanish and you can also buy them in bookstores and online. These are a few factors to consider as you choose picture books in Spanish …
Two picture books that teach Spanish clothes vocabulary and more
Books, Clothes, Verbs, Vocabulary
20 May 2010
These two picture books are fun to read, use clothing vocabulary, and also use complete Spanish sentences rather than just labeling words. Both books have illustrations that make the text clear so children can learn Spanish.
Children learn the most Spanish from picture books that use complete sentences. A language is …
A picture book to teach the Spanish verb gustar
¿Qué te gusta? teaches children the common Spanish verb gustar through repetition and lovely illustrations which make the meaning of the text clear. Repetition is important in teaching Spanish to children. They need to be exposed to vocabulary and grammatical structures over and over again to truly learn them. Picture books …
Book with CD teaches gustar, adjective – noun agreement, and colors in Spanish
Me gustan los colores is a picture book with wonderful photos supported by a clear Spanish text. Each page has four photos of objects of one color, red for example.
The objects are labeled in Spanish – manzana roja, naríz roja, pájaro rojo, rosa roja.
The text that follows the pictures says …
Picture book for learning “quiero” and “quieres”
Books, Verbs, Vocabulary
29 April 2010
¡Quiero mi plátano! (I want my banana!) is an excellent book for introducing or reinforcing the Spanish verb querer, to want. I read it to my children when they were small, and I use it in classes with children learning Spanish.
The story is about a monkey who has lost his …
Children learn Spanish with these colorful books
Books, Colors, Vocabulary
19 April 2010
I was fortunate enough to find these books by Creative Teaching Press when my kids were preschool age. The Spanish versions are intended to introduce native Spanish speakers to basic science and math concepts. I bought them in a bookstore packaged into the math series, the science series and the …
Children learn Spanish animals and colors with this classic picture book
Animals, Books, Colors, Vocabulary
18 April 2010
Reading a wonderful picture book is a powerful experience. Language, color, and ideas come together to create a world that captures a child’s imagination. Brown bear, brown bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle, does just that. Oso pardo, oso pardo ¿qué ves ahí?, …
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