Spanish Stories from Stress Free Kids

 Animals, Audio, Body parts, Books, Colors, Outside-Nature, Product reviews, Pronunciation, Reading, Vocabulary  1 Response »
May 132013
 
Spanish Stories from Stress Free Kids

Stress Free Kids publishes audio and picture books that help children reduce stress and lower anxiety. These stories are available in Spanish and are fabulous language-learning tools. The stories teach relaxation techniques, but their structure and objective also create an excellent Spanish learning experience. As children listen to these stories, they relax, but they are never passive. Children participate, both physically and by actively using their imaginations. The CD Sueños del océano índigo has four [...]

Online Spanish Color Game – Sequence from Spanishspanish

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May 132013
 
Online Spanish Color Game - Sequence from Spanishspanish

This online game is a good way to practice Spanish color words. It is from Spanishspanish and players hear and see a sequence and then repeat it by clicking on the correct colors. The sequence gets longer if the player does it correctly. The photo that players click on is of toenails painted different colors. It is cute, something different, and makes little Spanish learners smile. The audio is very clear and the timing in [...]

Spanish Online Games – Prepositions and Adjectives

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Apr 282013
 
Spanish Online Games - Prepositions and Adjectives

These two online games are from Educapeques. They are designed to teach basic concepts and prepositions to native Spanish speakers and are also excellent online games for teaching Spanish vocabulary and agreement to language learners. Children see a set of four simple drawings and hear clear audio instructions telling them to click on one of the images. The objects in the drawings are familiar, so the instructions kids hear will have words like mesa, vasos, [...]

Spanish Poem for Children – Rimando ando

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Apr 232013
 
Spanish Poem for Children - Rimando ando

April is National Poetry Month in the United States. It is an excellent time to share poems in Spanish with children who are learning the language. Poetry does not have to be abstract or use figurative language, which can be hard in a second language. It can be clear, relate directly to kids’ experiences and use everyday words. In addition, carefully chosen poems let children experience the sound and rhythm of Spanish at the earliest [...]

Printable Spanish Game for Kids – Primavera Clap and Count Syllables

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Mar 192013
 
Printable Spanish Game for Kids - Primavera Clap and Count Syllables

In this printable Spanish board game, kids move around the board by clapping and counting the number of syllables in a word. There are pictures accompanying the words on the cards, so kids learn new vocabulary too. Most of the vocabulary is related to spring. In Spanish, syllables define how to read, spell and accentuate words. Because syllables are so important, they are the basis for learning to read. In English, children learn to “sound [...]

Spanish Color Game – Online Activity from Discovery Kids

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Mar 182013
 
Spanish Color Game - Online Activity from Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids has created a Spanish color game called El juego de los colores. The game has wonderful, clear audio and is a perfect way for Spanish language learners to practice color vocabulary and also absorb native-speaker pronunciation. In addition to color words and verbs, players hear the words pintura, pincel and mezclar used repeatedly. The game consists of mixing two colors to form a new color and using that color to paint a picture. [...]

Spanish Poems for Children Performed by Antonio Selfa

 Animals, Letters, Outside-Nature, Poems, Pronunciation, Reading, Songs, Spring, Uncategorized, Videos  No Responses »
Mar 112013
 
Spanish Poems for Children Performed by Antonio Selfa

Antonio Selfa Molina is a performer and composer from Spain. He is also a teacher. Last year, he recorded Spanish poems for children set to his music. These poems are by some of the great poets of Spanish literature, including Lope de Vega, Amado Nervo, and Nicolás Guillen. There are also poems by well-known contemporary writers like Pedro Villar and Floria Jiménez. Several of these Spanish poems for children can be used effectively with language [...]

Spanish Online Activity for Kids – Practicing Gender with OnlineFreeSpanish

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Mar 062013
 
Spanish Online Activity for Kids - Practicing Gender with OnlineFreeSpanish

This new activity from OnlineFreeSpanish introduces children to the concept of the gender of nouns in Spanish. There is a short, clear explanation, and then kids practice with the definite article. All of the words are illustrated with pictures, so this Spanish online activity is also good exposure to new vocabulary in a context where kids will know what it means. I think that many of us find it hard to know how much emphasis [...]

Printable Spanish Bookmarks with Rhyming Phrases

 Greetings, Jokes, Poems, Printable, Pronunciation, Reading  1 Response »
Mar 012013
 
Printable Spanish Bookmarks with Rhyming Phrases

¡Hola, Crayola! ¡Adios, carita de arroz!  There are lots of Spanish rhymes like this, and kids like learning them because they are fun to say. They are some of the first spontaneous interactions in Spanish that I hear between students. Many of these Spanish rhymes are used to greet someone and are based on the word hola.  Children say them with enthusiasm and affection. Other rhyming phrases are based on common expressions like bien dicho [...]

Spanish Numbers 1-20 in a Short Video

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Feb 282013
 
Spanish Numbers 1-20 in a Short Video

The video below by Fiestikids is a great review of the Spanish numbers 1-20. It teaches kids how to express multiplication in Spanish by showing the multiplication table for the number 2. In fact, this short video models the two most common ways of sayings these mathematical expressions. Even if your kids are not doing multiplication yet, it is a good way to learn or review these numbers. The video also has excellent native-speaker audio. [...]

Online Spanish Games – Letters and Words for Beginning Readers

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Jan 152013
 
Online Spanish Games - Letters and Words for Beginning Readers

These online Spanish games to teach letters are from the Ministerio de Educación of Spain. They are part of a set of activities for children that include games about numbers, the body and the natural world. The letter games are useful for Spanish language learners because they have native speaker audio, so kids learn the letter names and sounds. The activities use the letters in words and include a picture of the word, so children [...]

Spanish Video for Kids – Telmo y Tula

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Jan 092013
 
Spanish Video for Kids - Telmo y Tula

Telmo y Tula is a children’s program co-produced by Motion Pictures, S.A. and Disney España. This Spanish video for kids is excellent for Spanish language learners. In the cartoon series, Telmo and Tula teach kids to cook (Telmo & Tula Pequeños Cocineros) and do crafts (Telmo & Tula Manualidades). There are lots of Telmo y Tula episodes available to watch on YouTube. You can search Telmo y Tula or use this link to the Telmo [...]

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