Children like making a gift to give to their mothers for El Día de la Madre, but whether you are in class or at home, it is hard to find time for projects. These printable bracelets can be used in different ways, and they make a cute, easy gift in Spanish. The words la pulsera and el brazalete are both used for bracelet in Spanish. There are four designs that can be printed on plain [...]
Mother’s Day is El Día de la Madre or El Día de las Madres in Spanish. In the U.S. this year we will celebrate on May 12th. This printable Spanish subway art is a good coloring project for language learners. You can find more information about how Mother’s Day is celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries and other printables for El Día de la Madre in these posts. Subway art, a pretty collection of words related to [...]
Earth Day is April 22nd, and these Spanish phrases remind us of ways we can take care of the planet. They can be written or printed on the reverse side of anything you no longer need – homework, letters from school, junk mail, envelopes or cardboard from cereal boxes. You can use them as reminders to hang around the house, bookmarks to share with a friend or with pictures in a collage to brighten up [...]
Preschoolers love imaginative play, so we do lots of it in my classes. One game that is always a big hit is when we pretend that our pets are hurt and need una curita, a band-aid. We practice Spanish body parts with this activity and I also teach the traditional saying Sana, sana colita de rana, si no sanas hoy, sanarás mañana. All you need to play are felt band-aids and a stuffed animal for [...]
Los pollitos is a printable story and coloring book of a traditional children’s song. In addition to the story-coloring pages, it has figures for stick puppets, picture cards for games and a teacher and parent guide with ideas for using the material and additional activities. The song is available to download from Music with Sara, and there is a YouTube video of the song with the illustrations. I had a wonderful time collaborating with illustrator [...]
These free Spanish coloring pages from Song School Spanish include lots of basic vocabulary. The pictures are big, clear and labeled in Spanish. There are pictures for many common nouns related to topics like food, animals, weather and the parts of the body. There are also sheets for numbers and colors. In addition to common nouns, there are Spanish coloring sheets for the question words, emotions and most common verbs forms, like tengo, tienes, quiero [...]
These printable wheels make it easy to talk about the Spanish days of the week. The days are on the outside wheel, and the inside wheel helps kids talk about them relative to hoy. There are two versions of the inner wheel. One has ayer, hoy and mañana and the other adds anteayer and pasado mañana. I have to admit that I really do not like to teach the days of the week. I know [...]
These patterns of common objects from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt can be used in lots of ways with children learning Spanish. I usually use shape books to make mini books related to the object or animal, but they also make excellent stick puppets, props for storytelling, craft materials kids can decorate and writing paper. Most of these shape books are available with and without lines. Also, the website gives permission to print and copy the pages [...]
These printable puzzles are short, self-checking vocabulary or reading exercises. Kids cut the scrambled puzzle apart. Then, they match the words on the pictures to the spaces on the board and glue down the squares. If they have the right answers, the squares will be in the right places to make the picture. The picture helps sort out the answers they are not sure of. You can use these puzzles with any content. When I [...]
I have used Spanish quotes with students of many different ages. They are good exposure to authentic language and also introduce children to the names of writers and thinkers from Spanish-speaking countries. Printed on colored paper, quotes are an easy way to make a bulletin board. They also make great writing prompts or springboards for small group and class discussion. The Spanish quotes you use will depend on the age and language level of your [...]
Carlos Medrano, a graphic artist from Mexicali, Mexico made these Thanksgiving coloring pages in Spanish and we are giving one away here on Spanish Playground. There is also a discount code for the rest of the set (5 designs with different vocabulary for only $1.50 with the code) at the end of the post. These pictures are the perfect way to remind children, and the rest of us, of the many things for which we [...]
If ever there was a celebration that lends itself to coloring, it is Day of the Dead, or Día de los muertos. There are so many cool figures and bright colors! These are a couple of sites that have collections of coloring pages (their own, not scanned in) and one with a great printable to make a sugar skull treat box. 1. Yodibujo – These coloring pages are from Yodibujo.com and they can be colored [...]